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The Right to Equal Pay for Equal Work

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 Human Rights Concept

Women workers have the right to equal pay for equal work

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Article 7 (a) (1)

  • The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work which ensure, in particular remuneration which provides all workers, as a minimum, with fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value without distinction of any kind, in particular women being guaranteed conditions of work not inferior to those enjoyed by men, with equal pay for equal work. 

Ethiopian Constitution, Article 42 (1) (d)

  • Women workers have the right to equal pay for equal work.
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    • Central Ethiopia
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    • Oromia
    • Sidama
    • Somali
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