5—Amendment of section 3—Objects of Act
(1)
Section 3—after paragraph (c) insert:
(ca) to
promote and facilitate employment; and
(2)
Section 3—after paragraph (f) insert:
(fa) to
establish and maintain an effective safety net of fair and enforceable
conditions for the performance of work by employees (including fair wages);
and
(fb) to
promote and facilitate security in employment; and
(3)
Section 3(i)—after "industrial disputes" insert:
, and to ensure compliance with any obligations arising under this Act
(4) Section 3(m) and
(n)—delete paragraphs (m) and (n) and substitute:
(m) to
help prevent and eliminate unlawful discrimination in the workplace; and
(n) to
ensure equal remuneration for men and women doing work of equal or comparable
value; and
(o) to
facilitate the effective balancing of work and family responsibilities.
(5)
Section 3—after its present contents as amended by this section (now to
be designated as subsection (1)) insert:
(2) In exercising
powers and carrying out functions under this Act, the Court, the Commission
and other industrial authorities are to have regard (where relevant) to the
provisions of—
(a) the
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999 (See Schedule 9); and
(b) the
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention 1981 (See Schedule 10);
and
(c) the
Workers' Representatives Convention 1971 (See Schedule 11).