Guide to International Labour Standards and Rights at …

1 ILO Guide to International Labour Standards and Rights at work concerning young peopleInternational Labour Standards DepartmentEmployment Policy Department Guide to International Labour Standards and Rights at work concerning young peopleGuide to International Labour Standards and Rights at Work concerning Young PeopleINTERNATIONAL LABOU R STAN DA RDS DE PA RT M EN TEMPLOYMEN T POLICY DE PA RT M EN TThis publication was produced by the Document and Publications Production, Printing and Distribution Branch (PRODOC) of the ILO. Graphic and typographic design, layout and composition, printing, electronic publishing and endeavours to use paper sourced from forests managed in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible : DTP-WEI-REPROG uide to International Labour Standards and Rights at work concerning young people / International Labour Office, International Labour Standards Department, Employment Policy Department.

2 Geneva: ILO, 978-92-2-130838-6 (print) ISBN 978-92-2-130839-3 (web pdf) International Labour Office. International Labour Standards Department; International Labour Office. Employment Policy Dept. youth employment / young worker / workers Rights / ILO Convention / application / working designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion what-soever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors.

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5 The achievement of this global objective necessarily involves improved youth employment prospects, as young people are disproportionately affected by decent work deficits, un-employment and low-quality resolution and conclusions concerning The youth employment crisis: A call for action , adopted by the International Labour Conference in 2012, underlined the urgent need for immediate and targeted measures to tackle the unprecedented youth employment crisis that is affecting most countries worldwide. The Call for Action provides guiding principles to support action on youth employment: it advocates a multi-pronged approach to fostering pro-employment growth and the creation of decent jobs trough macroeco-nomic policies, education, employability, Labour market policies, and the pro-motion of youth entrepreneurship and self-employment and Labour Rights for young stressed in the Call for Action, Tackling youth unemployment should not disregard and weaken the protection to which young workers are entitled.

6 Reflecting the universal strong support to core International Labour stand-ards, policies facilitating access to jobs should not lead to discrimination at work .. Youth employment policies should also encourage the transition from temporary to more stable jobs. In this respect, social dialogue at the national level is instrumental in devel-oping normative and policy frameworks that offer protection to all young workers; at the same time, adequate practices, supervision, and monitoring and evaluation systems must be in place for the relevant norms to be effec-tively applied and Labour Standards are essential to protect the Rights of young workers. While covering different thematic areas, this Guide focuses on the key provisions of Conventions and Recommendations, in particular those of special relevance to young people, based on the 2012 Call for Action.

7 It touches on specific Labour -related problems affecting youth which have been raised in the context of the application of International Labour Standards . Examples of good practices at the country and regional level are to International Labour Standards and Rights at Work concerning Young PeopleThis Guide is intended for ILO constituents and other stakeholders con-cerned with promoting youth employment, and in particular ensuring decent work for young people. It is also aimed at ILO staff and project managers engaged in youth employment initiatives at country level. For young people it provides the necessary information on their Rights at work, as a relevant complement to the ILO s Rights @Work for Youth is hoped that users will find this Guide to be a useful reference for the development and implementation of policies and measures aimed at en-hancing Labour market outcomes for young women and men Vargha Azita Berar AwadDirector Director International Labour Standards Department Employment Policy Department5 Table of contentsPreface.

8 3 Acknowledgements .. 71 . Introduction .. Purpose and structure of the Guide .. Defi n itions .. 12(a) Young persons .. 12(b) International Labour Standards .. 12(c) The social partners .. 13(d) ILO supervisory system .. 142 . General framework of International Labour Standards applicable to young persons .. Fundamental Conventions and related instruments .. 17(a) Freedom of association .. 17(b) Collective bargaining .. 20(c) Protection of workers representatives .. 21(d) The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory Labour .. 22(e) The elimination of child Labour and the protection of children and young persons .. 24(f) Equality and non-discrimination in employment and occupation.

9 27(g) Equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value .. Governance Conventions and employment instruments .. 31(a) Employment policy .. 32(b) Job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises .. 35(c) Cooperatives .. 36(d) Vocational guidance and vocational training .. 36(e) Employment services .. 37(f) Labour administration and inspection .. 426 Guide to International Labour Standards and Rights at Work concerning Young Technical Conventions .. 46(a) Wa g e s .. 46(b) Employment relationship .. 50(c) Hours of work and weekly rest .. 51(d) Termination of employment .. 56(e) Home work .. 57(f) Occupational safety and health.

10 58(g) Social security .. 613 . Specific groups of young workers .. Young women .. 65(a) Occupational gender segregation .. 65(b) Protection against sexual harassment .. 68(c) Maternity protection .. Young workers with family responsibilities .. Young migrant workers .. 71(a) Assistance to migrant workers .. 72(b) Equal treatment and non-discrimination .. Young domestic workers .. Young workers from indigenous communities .. 77(a) Recruitment and working conditions .. 77(b) Vocational training .. 77(c) Social security .. Young persons living with or affected by HIV .. 79(a) Non-discrimination .. 79(b) Access to treatment and other benefits.