council direct februari implement principl equal treatment men women access employ vocat train promot work condit eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe council resolut januari social action programm includ prioriti action purpos achiev equal men women access employ vocat train promot work condit includ pai regard pai council adopt februari direct eec approxim law member state relat applic principl equal pai men women commun action achiev principl equal treatment men women respect access employ vocat train promot respect work condit appear equal treatment male femal worker constitut object commun harmon live work condit maintain improv inter alia further treati confer specif power purpos definit progress implement principl equal treatment matter social secur ensur mean subsequ instrument adopt direct articl purpos direct put effect member state principl equal treatment men women access employ includ promot vocat train work condit condit refer paragraph social secur principl herinaft refer quot principl equal treatment quot view ensur progress implement principl equal treatment matter social secur council act propos commiss adopt provis defin substanc scope arrang applic articl purpos provis principl equal treatment discrimin whatsov ground sex directli indirectli refer marit famili statu direct prejudic member state exclud field applic occup activ train lead thereto reason natur context carri sex worker constitut determin factor direct prejudic provis protect women pregnanc matern direct prejudic measur promot equal opportun men women remov exist inequ affect women opportun area refer articl oj oj oj oj articl applic principl equal treatment mean discrimin whatsov ground sex condit includ select criteria access job post sector branch activ level occup hierarchi end member state measur ensur law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment abolish provis contrari principl equal treatment includ collect agreement individu contract employ intern rule undertak rule govern independ occup profess declar null void amend law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment concern protect origin inspir longer found revis similar provis includ collect agreement labour manag request undertak desir revis articl applic principl equal treatment regard access type level vocat guidanc vocat train advanc vocat train retrain mean member state measur ensur law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment abolish provis contrari principl equal treatment includ collect agreement individu contract employ intern rule undertak rule govern independ occup profess declar null void amend prejudic freedom grant member state privat train establish vocat guidanc vocat train advanc vocat train retrain access basi criteria level discrimin ground sex articl applic principl equal treatment regard work condit includ condit govern dismiss mean men women guarante condit discrimin ground sex end member state measur ensur law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment abolish provis contrari principl equal treatment includ collect agreement individu contract employ intern rule undertak rule govern independ occup profess declar null void amend law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment concern protect origin inspir longer found revis similar provis includ collect agreement labour manag request undertak desir revis articl member state introduc nation legal system measur enabl person wrong failur appli principl equal treatment mean articl pursu claim judici process recours compet author articl member state measur protect employe dismiss employ reaction complaint undertak legal proceed aim enforc complianc principl equal treatment articl member state care provis adopt pursuant direct relev provis forc brought attent employe mean place employ articl member state put forc law regul administr provis order compli direct month notif immedi inform commiss thereof part articl part articl member state carri examin revis law regul administr provis refer year notif direct member state period assess occup activ refer articl order decid light social develop justif maintain exclus concern notifi commiss result assess member state commun commiss text law regul administr provis adopt field cover direct articl year expiri month period laid subparagraph articl member state forward inform commiss enabl draw report applic direct submiss council articl direct address member state brussel februari council presid thorn