FORCED L ABOUR AND WORKING CONDITIONS ................................................................................ 62
MIGRANT WORKERS - ‘K NOW YOUR RIGHTS’ PAMPHLET .............................................................. 64
COMBATING TRAFFICKING AND ALL FORMS OF SERVITUDE ........................................................... 64
SENSITIZATION AND AWARENESS RAISING ON TIPS ....................................................................... 66
ARTICLE 6 & 7 -RIGHT TO LIBERTY, SECURITY AND FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF J USTICE .................. 68
ARTICLE 6............................................................................................................................................... 68
ARTICLE 7............................................................................................................................................... 68
ADMINISTRATION OF J USTICE ........................................................................................................... 70
ARTICLE 8 - FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND CONSCIENCE ..................................................................... 72
PROHIBITION ON T HE WEAR OF “T IKKA”- (CASE OF MRS S.D V/S T HE RESIDENCE MAURITIUS
HOTEL) ............................................................................................................................................... 73
ARTICLE 9- RIGHT T O RECEIVE INFORMATION AND RIGHT T O EXPRESS OPINION ......................... 73
ARTICLES 10 & 11- RIGHT TO FREE ASSOCIATION AND FREE ASSEMBLY ....................................... 76
ARTICLE 10 ............................................................................................................................................ 76
ARTICLE 11 ............................................................................................................................................ 76
ARTICLE 12 -RIGHT TO FREE MOVEMENT ........................................................................................... 77
ASYLUM SEEKERS .............................................................................................................................. 79
ARTICLE 13- RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS ................................................................... 80
RIGHT T O VOTE ................................................................................................................................. 80
WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS ............................................................................................... 81
ELECTORAL REFORM ......................................................................................................................... 82
ARTICLE 14 - RIGHT TO P ROPERTY ...................................................................................................... 83
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RIGHTS................................................................................ 84
ARTICLE 15 - RIGHT T O WORK............................................................................................................. 84
THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ..................................................................................................... 84
CONDITIONS OF WORK ...................................................................................................................... 86
WORKERS’ RIGHTS BILL ................................................................................................................... 89
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME (YEP) .................................................................................... 90
BACK T O WORK (BTW) PROGRAMME ............................................................................................. 91
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