| dc.description.abstract | The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, On the basis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, reaffirming the principle of non-discrimination and proclaiming that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and before the law, and declaring that all efforts must be made to provide every worker, without distinction on grounds of sex, with equality of opportunity and treatment in all social, cultural, economic, civic and political fields, Conscious of the resolutions, declarations, covenants, Conventions and Recommendations of the United Nations and the specialised agencies, particularly the instruments adopted by the International Labour Organisation designed to eliminate discrimination against women and to promote equality of opportunity and treatment for them, Convinced of the special importance of the guarantee of equal rights and opportunities for men and women in their economic and social life and in social development, Aware of the great economic, social and cultural differences existing among the various regions and countries of the world and among areas within countries and which condition the rate of progress towards greater equality of opportunity and treatment, Considering that the establishment of a new international economic and social order in accordance with United Nations Resolutions will contribute towards ensuring better employment, conditions of work and life for women, especially in developing countries, Aware of the need to devote particular attention to the situation of women in countries under foreign domination or subject to the practices of apartheid, Aware of the invaluable role of women workers in every national economy and of the need to enable women to exercise their right to gainful employment, regardless of family situation, on a footing of equality with men and to maximise their contribution to development, Aware that the position of women cannot be changed without changing also the role of men in society and in the family, Concerned that considerable discrimination against women workers persists and is incompatible with the interests of the economy, the development of social progress, social justice, the fundamental rights of men and women, and the «welfare of the family and society, Convinced that women's lack of vocational qualifications is one of the causes of such discrimination, Convinced that all efforts must be made to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and treatment for women workers in law and practice, Conscious of the important responsibility and contribution of the ILO in stimulating efforts to this end, Aware also of the needs of developing countries and the need to achieve full employment as a basis for more balanced and equitable economic and social development, Conscious that women's problems in the world of work can be approached and solved only within the same general framework of economic and social development as those of men, Believing that a long-term programme of practical international action will improve the situation of women and increase their effective participation in all sectors, Desirous therefore of setting forth certain principles as targets to be achieved progressively in relation to the integration of women in economic life, understanding that such integration presupposes deliberate planning of different social functions; Solemnly proclaims this Declaration on the occasion of International Women's Year. | en_US |
