All workers have the right to equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation without discrimination on the grounds of sex. Workers have the right to be informed and to be consulted within the undertaking. Workers have the right to take part in the determination and improvement of the working conditions and working environment in the undertaking.
Every elderly person has the right to social protection.
Provisions concerning the protection of women, particularly as regards pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, shall not be deemed to be discrimination as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not prevent the adoption of specific measures aimed at removing de facto inequalities. Occupational activities which, by reason of their nature or the context in which they are carried out, can be entrusted only to persons of a particular sex may be excluded from the scope of this Article or some of its provisions. Article 2 Right to information and consultation 1. The Parties may exclude from the field of application of paragraph 1 of this Article, those undertakings employing less than a certain number of workers to be determined by national legislation or practice.