INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS RELATING TO WOMEN AND FAMILY

Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs what is the number of international agreements or conventions relating to (i) the status of women and (ii) workers with family responsibilities to which Singapore is a party.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: Singapore is a party to five International Agreements or Conventions on the Status of Women and 20 International Agreements and Conventions on Workers with Family Responsibilities. An inter-Ministry working group is examining various international conventions which Singapore can accede to. It is studying the legal problems associated with acceding to these Conventions, eg, the need to enact new legislation in order for Singapore to be in compliance with these Conventions.

At Annex I(A) (Cols. 219 - 220) is a list of International Agreements and Conventions on the Status of Women. At Annex I(B) (Cols. 221 - 222) is a list of International Agreements and Conventions on Workers with Family Responsibilities. Annex I(A) & I(B) - INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN,INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS ON WORKERS WITH FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES (Cols. 219 - 222)