Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach

Man, who is history has often suffered from injustice and oppression, has always dreamed of equality locally; as well as globally. Indeed, people have been struggled for it in bygone, but usually found it only in the boob of philosophers. In relation to this, it can be observed that it was like a...

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Main Authors: Mohd Ab Malek Md Shah, Jeniwaty Mohd Jody, Mohd Harun Shahudin
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling my.usim-59962015-07-03T02:38:20Z Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach Mohd Ab Malek Md Shah Jeniwaty Mohd Jody Mohd Harun Shahudin Discrimination Islamic ILO Women Equality Man, who is history has often suffered from injustice and oppression, has always dreamed of equality locally; as well as globally. Indeed, people have been struggled for it in bygone, but usually found it only in the boob of philosophers. In relation to this, it can be observed that it was like a mirage which vanishes as you approach it. In fact, it is undeniably true that women also face a greater discrimination in employment, and proactive initiatives must be taken to ensure that they do not persistently to be exploited. In relation to this, spec$c steps should be taken to help women workers in struggling for their rights respectively. Thus, this paper is aimed at analyzing the issue of gender discrimination at the workplace; focusing.from the international legal framework; as well as ,from the Islamic approach. This paper also shall look into the roles and.functions of International Labor Organization (ILO) as the "guardian" of the workers; with regards to their protection of rights of women and welfare holistically. It is hoped that throughout this paper; a better understanding could be achieved pertaining to the sign@cant and unique position of women as a part of the vital component of organizational success respectively. 2012-11-08T07:40:37Z 2012-11-08T07:40:37Z 2012-11-08 Conference Paper http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5996 en
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topic Discrimination
Islamic
ILO
Women
Equality
spellingShingle Discrimination
Islamic
ILO
Women
Equality
Mohd Ab Malek Md Shah
Jeniwaty Mohd Jody
Mohd Harun Shahudin
Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach
description Man, who is history has often suffered from injustice and oppression, has always dreamed of equality locally; as well as globally. Indeed, people have been struggled for it in bygone, but usually found it only in the boob of philosophers. In relation to this, it can be observed that it was like a mirage which vanishes as you approach it. In fact, it is undeniably true that women also face a greater discrimination in employment, and proactive initiatives must be taken to ensure that they do not persistently to be exploited. In relation to this, spec$c steps should be taken to help women workers in struggling for their rights respectively. Thus, this paper is aimed at analyzing the issue of gender discrimination at the workplace; focusing.from the international legal framework; as well as ,from the Islamic approach. This paper also shall look into the roles and.functions of International Labor Organization (ILO) as the "guardian" of the workers; with regards to their protection of rights of women and welfare holistically. It is hoped that throughout this paper; a better understanding could be achieved pertaining to the sign@cant and unique position of women as a part of the vital component of organizational success respectively.
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author Mohd Ab Malek Md Shah
Jeniwaty Mohd Jody
Mohd Harun Shahudin
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Jeniwaty Mohd Jody
Mohd Harun Shahudin
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title Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach
title_short Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach
title_full Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach
title_fullStr Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach
title_full_unstemmed Gender Discrimination at the Workplace: In the Purview of International Legal Framework and Islamic Approach
title_sort gender discrimination at the workplace: in the purview of international legal framework and islamic approach
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