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Back No. 138/2016 University Women of Europe (UWE) v. Sweden

The complaint was registered on 24 August 2016 and relates to Articles 1 (Right to work), 4§3 (Right to a fair remuneration - non-discrimination between women and men with respect to remuneration) and 20 (Right to equal opportunities and treatment in employment and occupation without sex discrimination) in conjunction with Article E (non-discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter. The organisation complains that Sweden fails to observe the principle of equal pay for women and men for equal, similar or comparable work in breach of the above-mentioned provisions.

Case-document no. 1, Complaint registered on 24 August 2016

Case-document no. 2, Submissions by the Government on the merits

Case-document no. 3, Observations by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Case-document no. 4, Response from the University Women of Europe to the Government's submissions on the merits

Case-document no. 5, Observations by EQUINET

Case-document no. 6, Observations by the European Commission

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 4 July 2017.

Decision on admissibility of Complaint 138/2016

Decision on the merits of Complaint 138/2016

Resolution CM/ResChS(2020)6 of the Committee of Ministers of 9 September 2020

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