7.
Also invites relevant United Nations functional bodies and specialized
agencies, in particular the International Labour Organization, intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations to monitor the situation of
women migrant workers and to submit reports thereon through normal channels;
8.
Recommends to the Centre for Human Rights to include the promotion and
protection of the human rights of women migrant workers in its programme of work
relative to its advisory training and information services, and to submit to the
General Assembly, through the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and
Social Council, its report thereon;
9.
Reiterates the recommendation of the General Assembly, contained in
its resolution 48/110, for the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for
Equality, Development and Peace, which is to be held at Beijing in
September 1995, to address the issue of violence against women migrant workers;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to see to the development of concrete
indicators to determine the situation of women migrant workers in sending and
receiving countries as a basis for future action;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its
thirty-ninth session a copy of his report to the General Assembly at its
forty-ninth session, relative to violence against women migrant workers, which
should include the reports to be submitted by the Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, the Centre for Human Rights, relevant United Nations functional
bodies and specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations and
non-governmental organizations.
Resolution 38/8.
Equal pay for equal work and work of
equal value*
The Commission on the Status of Women,
Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1990/15 of 24 May 1990,
Recalling the principle of equal remuneration as referred to by the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,
Recalling the Equal Remuneration Convention of 1951 (No. 100) and
Recommendation (No. 90) of the International Labour Organization,
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the
priority theme of equal pay for work of equal value, 26/ which is based on a
study by the International Labour Organization, 27/
Recognizing that wage differentials continue to persist worldwide between
men and women and that legislation on equal pay has not been enacted and/or
implemented in many countries,
*
For the discussion, see chap. IV.
26/
E/CN.6/1994/2.
27/
Ibid., annex.
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