of criminal laws, penalties and examples of the implementation of
such laws.
ii)
Indicate the legislative and administrative measures taken to ensure
the rights to unionise, to collective bargaining, and to strike.
iii)
Give details on efforts made to provide adequate protection against
unfair or unjustified, arbitrary and constructive dismissal, and other
unfair labour practices.
iv)
Indicate what practical steps have been taken to realise the right of
everyone to gain their living by work which they freely choose and
accept. Attention should be given to steps identified in the Principles
and Guidelines to foster creation of employment.
v)
Indicate the legislative and administrative steps taken to ensure the
right of everyone to equitable and satisfactory conditions of work,
including safe and hygienic working conditions, equal pay for equal
work, rest, leisure and reasonable limitation of working hours, periodic
holidays with pay, public holidays with pay, and parental leave.
vi)
Indicate what legislative and administrative steps have been taken to
ensure equality and non-discrimination in access to decent work and
promotion without discrimination of any kind to members of
vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. Please indicate what steps
have been taken to comply with paras 59 (x) to (xvi) of the Principles
and Guidelines1 in this respect.
C. Right to Health
i)
Indicate what legislative and administrative steps have been taken to
ensure the provision of essential drugs to all those who need them,
as periodically defined under the WHO Action Programme on
Essential Drugs, and particularly anti-retroviral drugs.
ii)
Indicate what legislative and administrative steps have been taken to
ensure universal immunisation against major infectious diseases and
to prevent, treat and control epidemic and endemic diseases.
iii)
Indicate how national plans and policies adopted and implemented by
the State meet the requirements of paras 67 (vi) to (xviii), 2 particularly
what plans aim to ensure access for all to adequate medical care and
treatment in the event of sickness or accident. This should include
proximity of the individual to affordable, quality health facilities.
iv)
Indicate measures that have been taken to ensure that any
privatisation of the health sector does not constitute a threat to the
availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health facilities,
goods and services.
1
These refer to the obligations of the states to take special measures to ensure Equality and
Non-Discrimination and the rights of members of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
2
Obligations relating to developing and implementing National Plans, Policies and Systems,
which should ensure access for all, without discrimination, to adequate medical care and
treatment in the event of sickness or accident.
3