The ILO has previously ratified the Equal Remuneration Convention in 1951 , which came into force in 1953 , the Discrimination ( Employment and Occupation ) Convention , which went into force in 1960 and the Maternity Protection Convention , 2000 , which went into force in 2002 . In 1966 , the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights , which went into force in 1976 . UNESCO also adopted the Convention against Discrimination in Education in 1960 , which came into force in 1962 . The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families , adopted by the United Nations General Assembly , went into force in 2003 . The Home Work Convention , adopted by the ILO , went into force in 2000 ; the Convention protects the rights of persons doing paid work out of their home , which is frequently women workers . It offers equal protection regarding working conditions , safety , remuneration , social security protection , access to training , minimum age of employment , and maternity protection
Maternity Protection Convention , 2000
Maternity Protection Convention, 2000
Women in the workforce