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37A - Every citizen has the right to engage in any employment or occupation.
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CEDAW - 35 The State party should: (a) Take measures to enhance awareness among women employees, including migrant women, about the provisions of the Employment Act, in particular on sexual harassment, and about remedies available to protect their rights; (b) Provide sex-disaggregated data on the position of women in the labour market and reduce the gender pay gap, including by addressing occupational sex segregation and enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value; (c) Design and implement public policies to extend social protection coverage to women in the informal economy and self-employed women; (d) Address obstacles preventing women from entering the labour market by implementing measures to promote the reconciliation of family and work responsibilities of women and men; (e) Regulate and monitor the working conditions of migrant women employed as domestic workers in order to protect them from exploitative labour, through increased inspections and the imposition of fines on abusive employers; (f) Promote opportunities for women to seek employment in the tourism sector. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
UPR - 141.98 Continue to realise the right to work for its citizens, including through providing opportunities for vocational training and technical education for young people Universal Periodic Review
133.201 Promote and increase the employment of women, especially in public and political life Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle
133.202 Continue to promote gender equality, in particular women’s economic participation and representation at all levels of decision-making, and ensure the effective implementation of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, including with adequate funding and staffing to implement the domestic violence prevention strategic plan and national action plan Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle
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