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(ii) developing analytical and enforcement tools related to equal pay for equal
work or work of equal value,
(iii) promotion of labor practices that integrate and retain women in the job
market, and building the capacity and skills of women workers, including
on workplace challenges and in collective bargaining,
(iv) consideration of gender issues related to occupational safety and health and
other workplace practices, including advancement of child care, nursing
mothers, and related policies and programs, and in the prevention of
occupational injuries and illnesses, and
(v) prevention of gender-based workplace violence and harassment;
(k) promotion of productivity, innovation, competitiveness, training and human capital
development in workplaces, particularly in respect to SMEs;
(l) addressing the opportunities of a diverse workforce, including:
(i) promotion of equality and elimination of employment discrimination in the
areas of age, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender
identity, and other characteristics not related to merit or the requirements of
employment, and
(ii) promotion of equality, elimination of employment discrimination, and
protection of migrant workers and other vulnerable workers, including low-
waged, casual, or temporary workers;
(m) collection and use of labor statistics, indicators, methods, and procedures, including
on the basis of sex;
(n) social protection issues, including workers’ compensation in case of occupational
injury or illness, pension systems, and employment assistance schemes;
(o) labor relations, including forms of cooperation and dispute resolution to improve
labor relations among workers, employers, and governments;
(p) apprenticeship programs;
(q) social dialogue, including tripartite consultation and partnership;
(r) with respect to labor relations in multi-national enterprises, promoting information
sharing and dialogue related to conditions of employment by enterprises operating