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Belgium - 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

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

Department of Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue, Belgium

Potentially useful information available in English

• Department of Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue, Belgium, website
• Committee Assessment of Source

Government, Belgium

Potentially useful information available in English

• Government, Belgium, website
• Committee Assessment of Source

National Institute of Statistics, Belgium

Potentially useful information available in English

• National Institute of Statistics, Belgium, 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

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

Academic and Other Research

University of Melbourne Legal Research Centre

Database includes links to laws by jurisdiction

• Law database
• Committee Assessment of Source