4. States parties have also undertaken to eliminate all forms of discrimination, including all forms of
discrimination against women, and to promote the equal enjoyment of all human rights. Nondiscrimination and equal treatment are the key components of economic, social and cultural rights
since vulnerable and marginal groups including refugees and internally displaced persons are
disproportionately affected by a failure of the state to respect, protect and fulfill these rights.
5. The right to property in article 14 of the Charter relating to land and housing entails among other
things the following:
• Protection from arbitrary deprivation of property;
• Equitable and non-discriminatory access, acquisition, ownership, inheritance and control of land
and housing, especially by women;
• Adequate compensation for public acquisition, nationalisation or expropriation;
• Equitable and non-discriminatory access to affordable loans for the acquisition of property;
• Equitable redistribution of land through due process of law to redress historical and gender
injustices;
• Recognition and protection of lands belonging to indigenous communities;
• Peaceful enjoyment of property and protection from arbitrary eviction;
• Equal access to housing and to acceptable living conditions in a healthy environment.
6. The right to work in article 15 of the Charter entails among other things the following:
• Equality of opportunity of access to gainful work, including access for refugees, disabled and other
disadvantaged persons;
• Conducive investment environment for the private sector to participate in creating gainful work;
• Effective and enhanced protections for women in the workplace including parental leave;
• Fair remuneration, a minimum living wage for labour, and equal remuneration for work of equal
value;
• Equitable and satisfactory conditions of work, including effective and accessible remedies for work
place-related injuries, hazards and accidents;
• Creation of enabling conditions and taking measures to promote the rights and opportunities of
those in the informal sector, including in subsistence agriculture and in small scale enterprises
activities;
• Promotion and protection of equitable and satisfactory conditions of work of women engaged in
household labour;
• The right to freedom of association, including the rights to collective bargaining, strike and other
related trade union rights;