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Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 13
1.1. Background of study 13
1.2. Purpose of the study 14
1.3. Legal issue 15
1.4. Scope and Delimitation 15
1.4. Significance of Study 16
1.5. Methodology of Study 17
1.6. Structure of Paper 18
CHAPTER TWO: THE PROTECTION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE RIGHT OF GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN WORKERS IN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK 20
2.1. General Introduction to the gender equality 20
2.1.1. General concept of the gender equality 20
2.1.2. Definition of gender equality 21
2.2. Facts and Key challenges of the gender equality and women worker's right in regions 22
2.2.1. Overview on the arising facts of gender equality and women's workers in regions 22
2.2.2. Key challenges of the promotion and the protection of gender equality and women worker's right 27
2.3. International human rights on the protection and promotion of the gender equality and the right of women's worker 30
2.3.1. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) 31
2.4. International labour organization on the protection and promotion of the gender equality and the right of women's worker 34
2.4.1. The Equal Remuneration Convention 35
2.4.2. Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 36
2.4.3. Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention 37
2.4.4. Maternity Protection Convention 38
2.5. ASEAN Regional Organization on the protection and promotion of the gender equality and the right of women's worker 39
2.5.1. ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) 39
2.5.2. ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and the Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) 40
2.5.3. ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organizations (ACWO) 41
CHAPTER THREE: GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN WORKERS'S RIGHT IN ASEAN COUNTRIES 44
3.1. The key issues of the gender inequality and women rights violation in workplace 44
3.1.1. Gender wage gap and mistreatment 44
3.1.2. Sexual harassment in workplace 45
3.1.3. Maternity protection in workplace 46
3.2. Case studies of gender equality and women worker rights situation in ASEAN 47
3.2.1. Cambodia 48
3.2.2. Lao PDR 53
3.2.3. Myanmar 59
3.2.4. Vietnam 63
3.3. Analysis on the CLMV countries condition regarding gender equality and women worker's rights in workplace 68
CHAPTER FOUR: LESSON LEARN FROM EUROPEAN UNION LABOUR LAW 70
4.1. European Union Regional Organization on the protection and promotion of the gender equality and women worker's right 71
4.1.1. EU Charter of fundamental rights 72
4.1.2. The European Union Labour law 73
4.2. Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) 84
CHAPTER FIVE: A PROPOSAL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DRAFT ASEAN AGREEMENT ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS 90
5.1. Draft ASEAN agreement on the promotion and protection of the rights of workers 91
5.1.1. Overview of the draft agreement 91
5.1.2. Objective and purpose of the draft agreement 93
5.1.3. Article 6 94
5.2. A proposal on the implementation on the draft ASEAN agreement on the promotion and protection of the rights of workers 96
5.2.1. National Level 96
5.2.2. Regional level 101
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION 104
REFERENCES 106