Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1981, with the preamble stating:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to equal opportunities and equal treatment for men and women workers: workers with family responsibilities,...
Article 1 provides the definition of "workers with family responsibilities" and Article 3 cites Discrimination Convention to define the discrimination. This Convention is cited by Maternity Protection Convention, 2000.Ratifications
As of May 2015, the convention had been ratified by 44 states. In 2019, Costa Rica ratified the convention. It will enter into force in July of 2020.
