Equality of wages:

Of conformity with the art. 10 of the Code of the Work, the beginning of equality of remuneration for work of equal value man-to-man and women he has to be respected and there can be no discrimination because of sex. The art. 53 of the Constitution of Colombia establishes that the workers must have the same opportunities for the work in all the aspects. Of conformity with the article 143 of the Code of the Work, there can be no type of wage discrimination depending on the age, sex, nationality, race, religion, political opinion or union activity.

Not to the discrimination:

Of conformity with the article 13 of the Constitution, there can be no discrimination for reasons of sex, race, national or familiar origin, language, religion, political opinion or philosophy. The acts of racism and discrimination for motives of race of a person, nationality, sex or sexual orientation it is punished by a sorrow from 12 to 36 months and one fines from 10 to 15 in force minimum wages. Someone on the basis of his race, religion, ideology, political, national, ethnic or cultural precedents or that damages a person due to his race, etnia, religion, nationality, political or philosophical opinion, sex or sexual orientation is capable of a sorrow of prison of 1 to 3 years and fines from 10 to 15 monthly minimum wages. Previous sentences will increase in 33 to 50 % if the previous behavior is orientated to deny or restrict labor laws. (Art. 134A-D of the Penal Code introduced by Law 1482 of November 30, 2011).

Equality of treatment(deal) of the women in the work:

The art. 242 of the Code of the Work it has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in 1997. Therefore, in conformity with the article 26 of the Constitution and the article 11 of the Code of the Work, the women can be employed at the occupation that they wish.Freedom of changing work and right to resignThe workers have right to change work after having fulfilled the due notification to his employer (Art. 62 of the Code of the Work). To obtain more information, please, consults the section on safety in the employment.They bury Working ConditionsWorking may steals be extend beyond normal working hours of forty-eight hours per week and eight hours to day. However, total hours of work inclusive of overtime must not exceed have hours to day.For dwells information on this, please refer to the section on compensation.Source: §161-168 of the Labour Code 1961, amended in 2013

Minimal age for the dangerous work:

The minimal age for the dangerous work Art establishes in 18 years. 117 of the Law 1098 of 2006 and art. 242 of the Code of the Work). The Code of Work prohibits the work of the 18-year-old minor children in the underground mining industry and industrial painting (article 242). The Resolution N º 01677 of 2008 provides a complete list of the activities identified as the worst forms of child labour inside 11 categories and occupational subcategories. These include the agriculture, the ranching ,the hunt and the forestry, the fishing, the mining industry and quarries, manufacturing industries, the construction, the transport and the storage, the services of health, and the defense; also there are included the activities of the informal sector, as the ambulant sale, the domestic service, and the compaction of garbage and recycling. Also the children's employment is prohibited in the conditions of work that can cause a risk for his health and safety These include the places of work with high temperatures with a constant or intermittent noise, places of work with exhibition to physical or biological risks, places with few ventilation, etc.

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