The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7) 2016, para. 47g
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- [The right to just and favourable conditions of work relates to specific workers:] Self-employed workers: Where unable to earn a sufficient income, such workers should have access to appropriate support measures. Self-employed female workers should benefit from maternity insurance on an equal basis with other workers. Legislation on occupational health and safety should cover self-employed workers, requiring them to undertake appropriate training programmes, and be aimed at raising their awareness on the importance of rest, leisure and limitations on working time. Small-scale farmers who rely on unpaid family labour to compensate for difficult working conditions deserve particular attention;
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- CESCR General Comment No. 23, The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7) (2016), para. 47g.
- Paragraph number
- 47g
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