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Community Legal Centres Queensland believes that workers should be treated fairly and equally, particularly in the areas of pay, dismissal and working conditions.

Community Legal Centres Queensland supports Article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 

Community Legal Centres Queensland advocates

  • reflection in employment law of the principle of non-discrimination;
  • Evidence-based development of law and policy with respect to the incidence of unemployment among particular groups within society.

Listed below are a range of research papers, submissions, news articles and items of interest that provide additional information on this subject area.

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