INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION 

of June 25, 1958 No. 111

Concerning employment discrimination and occupations

General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

Called in Geneva by Administrative Board of the International Labor Office and gathered there on June 4, 1958 for the forty second session,

Having decided to accept number of offers on employment discrimination and occupations, - Item fourth of the agenda of session,

Having decided to give to these offers the form of the international convention,

In view of that in the Philadelphian Declaration is proclaimed that all people, irrespective of race, belief or floor, have the right to implementation of the material wealth and spiritual development in the conditions of freedom and advantage, economic stability and equal opportunities,

Considering, further, that discrimination represents violation of the rights proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Accepts this June of the twenty fifth day one thousand nine hundred fifty eighth the following Convention which will hereinafter be referred to as as the Convention concerning discrimination (in the field of work and occupations), 1958.

Article 1

1. For the purpose of this Convention the term "discrimination" includes:

a) any distinction, exception or preference based on signs of race, skin color, floor, religion, political convictions, national identity or social origin and having the result liquidation or violation of equal opportunities or the address to the fields of work and occupations;

b) any other distinction, exception or preference having the result liquidation or violation of equal opportunities or the address to the fields of work and occupations as they can be determined by the interested organization member by consultation with the representative organizations of entrepreneurs and workers where those exist, and with other relevant organs.

2. Any distinction, exception or preference based on the specific requirements connected with certain work are not considered as discrimination.

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