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Argentina - Discrimination and Equality

Indicators

The following indicators should be considered when conducting assessments of compliance (click on links for details):

Legal Framework

• ILO 100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (A-1)
• ILO 111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (A-2)
• UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (A-3)
• UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (A-4)
• Prohibition of discrimination in employment on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin. (A-5)
• Prohibition of discrimination on other grounds (i.e. disability, or sexual orientation) (A-6)
• Protection of migrant workers from discrimination in employment (A-7)
• Prohibition of discrimination in access to and ownership of assets, including property ownership, inheritance and access to other assets or credit (A-8)
• Equal access to education, training, vocation guidance and placement services, maternity protection and parental leave (A-9)
• Laws or other wage determination mechanisms ensuring equal remuneration for work of equal value (A-10)

Government Performance

• Affirmative Action Programs (B-1, B-8)
• Labor Inspectorate (B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5)
• Administrative or Judicial Complaint Mechanism (B-6, B-7)
• Public Education or Sensitivity Campaigns (B-9)
• International Technical Assistance (B-10)
• Relevant Supportive Policies, such as child care (B-11)

Overall Outcomes

• Differences between men and women and among different ethnic, racial, religious or other groups in literacy rates
• Differences between men and women and among different ethnic, racial, religious or other groups in school enrollment rates
• Differences between men and women and among different ethnic, racial, religious or other groups in vocational training enrollment rates
• Documented discriminatory practices, such as widespread sexual harassment or pregnancy testing for job applicants (C-4)
• Employment status—wage or salaried worker, self-employed or contributing family worker (C-5)
• Distribution of women and other potentially vulnerable groups by sector (C-6)
• Distribution of employment in the urban informal sector (C-7)
• Distribution of women and other potentially vulnerable groups by occupation within sectors (C-8)
• Relative unemployment rates (C-9)
• Relative wage data (C-10)

Associated Factors

• Difference between ranking on UN Human Development Index (HDI) and Gender Development Index (GDI) (D-1)
• Fertility rates (D-2)
• Labor force participation rate (D-3)
• Distribution of part-time work (D-4)

Sources

International Sources

ILO

Yearly data of Total and Economically active population, Employment, Unemployment, Hours of Work, Wages, Labour Cost, Consumer Price Indices, Occupational Injuries, Strikes and Lockouts: 1969-2002

• LABORSTA
• Committee Assessment of Source

This database supplies information on national labor administrations.

• Database on Labor Administration (ATLAS)
• Committee Assessment of Source

This source provides quantitative data on a set of 20 core labor market indicators.

KILM 1 provides data on labor force participation rates by gender and age group. KILM 2 provides data on employment-to-population ratio. KILM 3 provides data on wage and salaried workers and self-employed workers (by gender). KILM 4 provides data on the proportion of workers (by gender) in agriculture, industry, and services. KILM 5 provides data on part-time workers (by gender). KILM 6 provides data on the number of persons working more than 40 hours a week as a percentage of total employment. KILM 7 provides data on urban informal sector employment (number of people employed by gender and percentage of urban employment by gender). KILM 8 provides data on the number of unemployed workers by gender and the unemployment rate for males/females. KILM 14 provides data on educational attainment of population 25 years and older, including tertiary education. KILM 15 provides data on nominal and real manufacturing wage indices for male/female. KILM 18 includes data on poverty and income distr

• Key Indicators of the Labor Market (KILM)
• Committee Assessment of Source

Reports to the ILO Governing Body may contain information on country requests and participation in technical assistance projects.

• Committee on Technical Cooperation Reports
• Committee Assessment of Source

International Labor Organization

Information on ratification status, Article 22 reports and comments from the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.

• APPLIS Database
• Committee Assessment of Source

This database contains information from governments, employers' and workers' organizations, that have a role to play under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

• Annual Review Database
• Committee Assessment of Source

As part of the Follow-up to the Declaration, the ILO Director-General submits a Global Report on one of the four categories of fundamental principles and rights at work to the tripartite International Labour Conference each June.

• Global Reports
• Committee Assessment of Source

Database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department. Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications. Each record in NATLEX appears in only one of the three ILO official languages (English/French/Spanish).

• NATLEX
• Committee Assessment of Source

ILOLEX is a trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.

• ILOLEX Database of International Labor Standards
• Committee Assessment of Source

International Labor Organizaton

An Information Base on Equal Employment Opportunities for Women and Men, which sets out international policy instruments including international labour standards as well as national legislation, policies, practices and institutional arrangements introduced by a range of governments, trade unions and public and private sector enterprises.

• e.quality@work
• Committee Assessment of Source

Social Watch

Provide qualitative information related to poverty, equality, and education.

• Country reports

UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Statistical tables provide quantitative data related to poverty and economic development, gender, and education.

• State of the World's Children
• Committee Assessment of Source

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Provide statistics and information on economic and labor conditions, including laws and their enforcement governing wages, hours, and occupational health and safety and information related to discrimination and education.

• Country reports
• Committee Assessment of Source

UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The Institute for Statistics collects quantiative information on education (access and participation, resources, literacy and attainment). See also metadata for source notes and definitions.

• Education Statistics
• Committee Assessment of Source

UNICEF

Statistics section provides a snapshot of economic and social indicators (from the State of the World's Children Reports).

• Information by Country
• Committee Assessment of Source

United Nations

Includes State Party Reports and the Conclusions and Observations of UN Committees relating to the CCPR, CEDAW, CERD, CESCR, CMW, CRC.

• Treaty Body Database
• Committee Assessment of Source

World Bank

This database provides gender-related information on health, labor force participation, and educational attainment by country and region.

• GenderStats
• Committee Assessment of Source

Provides statistical information on poverty and economic development, gender, child labor, and education. Includes information on definitions and sources.

• World Bank Development Indicators
• Committee Assessment of Source

National Sources

Consejo Nacional de la Mujer

Potentially useful information available in Spanish only.

• Council website
• Committee Assessment of Source

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Potentially useful information available in Spanish only.

• Ministry website
• Committee Assessment of Source

Ministry of Labor, Argentina

Includes links to national statistics, legislation, information on collective bargaining, labor inspection and other resources.

• Agency Website (in Spanish)
• Committee Assessment of Source

Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security

Potentially useful information available in Spanish only.

• Ministry website
• Committee Assessment of Source

National Institute of Statistics and Census

Abridged information available in English, but Spanish version is much more comprehensive.

• Institute website
• Committee Assessment of Source

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses

The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) is the technical government agency responsible for the coordination and supervision of all public statistical activities taking place in the Argentine territory. (An abridged English version of the webiste is available).

• Agency Website (in Spanish)
• Committee Assessment of Source

Superintendence of Labour Risks

Potentially useful information available in Spanish only.

• Division website
• Committee Assessment of Source

U.S. Government Sources

U.S. Department of Labor

The Foreign Labor Trends (FLT) report series is designed to be an informative and authoritative source of information on labor institutions, practices, and recent key developments in the countries reported.

• Foreign Labor Trends report
• Committee Assessment of Source

U.S. State Department

Section 5 covers "Discrimination Based on Race, Sex, Disability, Language, or Social Status

• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
• Committee Assessment of Source

Nongovernmental Organizations

Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales

Under "Documents" can be found "Presentation before the Committee on the Rights of the Child," which discusses national child laws and the situation of working children. The report, "Argentina: Shadow Report from the NGOs to CEDAW Committee" touches on discrimination and equality, and trafficking. The "Publications" section includes annual reports on human rights which may be ordered.

• Center website

Child Rights Information Network

The information network compiles information regarding the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights according to theme and country. Themes include child rights, armed conflict, disability, discrimination, education, health, HIV/AIDS, juvenile justice, macroeconomics, media, sexual exploitation, UN special session on children, and violence against children

• Child Rights Information Network
• Committee Assessment of Source

General Confederation of Labor

Potentially useful information available in Spanish only.

• Confederation website

Human Rights Watch

Country reports examine the most pressing human rights issues in each country. These differ for each country, as do the frequency of the reports for each country.

• Overviews of Human Rights Developments
• Committee Assessment of Source

Instituto Social Y Politico de la Mujer

Under "Documentos" are papers that discuss women's work and other women's issues.

• Institute website

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

Brief country-specific reports on issues of compliance with internationally recognized core labor standards.

• Country Reports: WTO & Labour Standards
• Committee Assessment of Source

The 2003 edition of the Annual Survey details violations of trade union rights in 133 countries during the year 2002. These violations range from provisions in national legislation which restrict legitimate trade union activity, through outright bans on freedom of association, to intimidation, wrongful detention, torture and murder of trade unionists.

• Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights
• Committee Assessment of Source

International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW)

An archive of country reports submitted to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

• IWRAW Country Reports
• Committee Assessment of Source

Publications on international women's rights can be ordered.

• various publications
• Committee Assessment of Source

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights

This database contains approximately 2,500 units of measurement on workers rights, extracted from approximately 100 public and confidential source documents including guidelines and questionnaires used by monitoring organizations, multinational corporations, and trade associations; public reports by governmental bodies and non-government organizations; public corporate reports; and others. Database provides indicators and source lists, but no specific data.

• Measurement Units for Workers Rights (MUWR), on-line database service
• Committee Assessment of Source

Social Accountability International

SA8000, a voluntary workplace standard patterned on those of the International Organization of Standardization was created in 1997 by the Council on Economic Priorities (a U.S. NGO), and is administered by another NGO, Social Accountability International (SAI).

• SA800
• Committee Assessment of Source

Solidar

Updates include news snippets on trade and labor standards, with special attention to the role of the European Union in the WTO

• International Updates
• Committee Assessment of Source

Women's Human Rights Resources

Compilation of articles, documents, books, references to conventions and laws, and links with information on women's international human rights law

• Women's Human Rights Resources Database
• Committee Assessment of Source