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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Lebanon (RATIFICATION: 1977)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1. Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its first report on this Convention and in the reports submitted to the United Nations under Article 9 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply, in accordance with the report form for Convention No. 111, more detailed information on the actual measures taken to promote equality of access to vocational training and to various levels of employment.

2. Having noted that there appear to be no constitutional or legislative provisions proscribing, specifically, discrimination based on sex and political opinion, the Committee would appreciate it if the Government could indicate what measures are taken to eliminate discrimination based on these grounds with respect to employment and occupation (as defined in Article 1.3 of the Convention).

3. Article 3. The Committee notes that ratification of the Convention has given it the force of law and that other legislative and practical measures have also been taken which apply the provisions of the Convention. The Committee would ask the Government to indicate, in accordance with the report form, the measures taken to obtain the cooperation of employers' and workers' organizations and other appropriate bodies and describe the form taken in any such cooperation.

4. The Committee would ask the Government to indicate whether there exist any procedures under which persons who consider themselves to have been victims of discriminatory practices in employment and occupation may have recourse.

5. The Committee would ask the Government to indicate whether any measures have been taken or are contemplated to eliminate any statutory or other provisions or administrative practices which might be found inconsistent with the implementation of the Convention.

6. The Committee notes that article 12 of the Constitution of Lebanon guarantees all citizens the right to hold public office and that, as a provisional measure, article 95 of the Constitution provides for members of the various religious sects to be represented equitably in public employment. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply information on the manner in which article 95 has been applied.

7. Having also noted that the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination have had legislative force in Lebanon since 1971, the Committee would ask the Government to supply information on the results achieved as concerns employment and occupation since 1971.

8. The Committee would also ask the Government to supply particulars of the manner in which any placement services under the direction of the national authority ensure observance of the policy mentioned in Article 2, and of the means available to these services and to those who use them to ensure such observance.

9. Article 4. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate any legislative or administrative measures and national practice which might affect the employment or occupation of persons suspected of, or engaged in activities prejudicial to the security of the State, and give particulars of the right of appeal available to the persons concerned.