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ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 		3
The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the present Covenant.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
7
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work which ensure, in particular:
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
9
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
10.1
The widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is the natural and fundamental group unit of society, particularly for its establishment and while it is responsible for the care and education of dependent children. Marriage must be entered into with the free consent of the intending spouses.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
10.2
Special protection should be accorded to mothers during a reasonable period before and after childbirth. During such period working mothers should be accorded paid leave or leave with adequate social security benefits.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 		14.1
States Parties shall take into account the particular problems faced by rural women and the significant roles which rural women play in the economic survival of their families, including their work in the non-monetized sectors of the economy, and shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the application of the provisions of the present Convention to women in rural areas.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
ILO 156
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No 156) 		ILO 156
With the aim of creating effective equality of opportunity and treatment for men and women workers, this ILO convention requires ratifying states to make it a goal of national policy to enable persons with family responsibilities who are engaged or wish to engage in employment to exercise their right to do so without being subject to discrimination and, to the extent possible, without conflict between their employment and family responsibilities. The convention also requires governments to take account of the needs of workers with family responsibilities in community planning and to develop or promote community services, public or private, such as childcare and family services and facilities.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
European Social Charter
European Social Charter (Revised) 		Part II
The Parties undertake, as provided for in Part III, to consider themselves bound by the obligations laid down in the following articles and paragraphs.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Part#I.8
Employed women, in case of maternity, have the right to a special protection.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Part#II.8
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of employed women to the protection of maternity, the Parties undertake:
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Part#II.8.1
to provide either by paid leave, by adequate social security benefits or by benefits from public funds for employed women to take leave before and after childbirth up to a total of at least fourteen weeks;
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Part#II.8.3
to provide that mothers who are nursing their infants shall be entitled to sufficient time off for this purpose;
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Part#II.16
With a view to ensuring the necessary conditions for the full development of the family, which is a fundamental unit of society, the Parties undertake to promote the economic, legal and social protection of family life by such means as social and family benefits, fiscal arrangements, provision of family housing, benefits for the newly married and other appropriate means.
5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
ADRDM
American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man 		II
All persons are equal before the law and have the rights and duties established in this Declaration, without distinction as to race, sex, language, creed or any other factor.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
XIV
Every person has the right to work, under proper conditions, and to follow his vocation freely, insofar as existing conditions of employment permit. Every person who works has the right to receive such remuneration as will, in proportion to his capacity and skill, assure him a standard of living suitable for himself and for his family.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
ACHR
American Convention on Human Rights 		26
The States Parties undertake to adopt measures, both internally and through international cooperation, especially those of an economic and technical nature, with a view to achieving progressively, by legislation or other appropriate means, the full realization of the rights implicit in the economic, social, educational, scientific, and cultural standards set forth in the Charter of the Organization of American States as amended by the Protocol of Buenos Aires.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Protocol of San Salvador
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Protocol of San Salvador) 		7
The States Parties to this Protocol recognize that the right to work to which the foregoing article refers presupposes that everyone shall enjoy that right under just, equitable, and satisfactory conditions, which the States Parties undertake to guarantee in their internal legislation, particularly with respect to:
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
ACHPR
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights 		15
Every individual shall have the right to work under equitable and satisfactory conditions, and shall receive equal pay for equal work.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
18.3
The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also censure the protection of the rights of the woman and the child as stipulated in international declarations and conventions.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
ACRWC
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 		20.2
State Parties to the present Charter shall in accordance with their means and national conditions take all appropriate measures:
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
20.2.b
to assist parents and others responsible for the child in the performance of child-rearing and ensure the development of institutions responsible for providing care of children;
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
20.2.c
to ensure that the children of working parents are provided with care services and facilities.
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 		13
States Parties shall adopt and enforce legislative and other measures to guarantee women equal opportunities in work and career advancement and other economic opportunities. In this respect, they shall:
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
13.h
take the necessary measures to recognise the economic value of the work of women in the home;
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
13.l
recognise that both parents bear the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of children and that this is a social function for which the State and the private sector have secondary responsibility;
 5.4 (5. Gender equality)

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location