Employment Rights of Female Employees in the Construction Industry: the Case of Bole Arabssa Condominium Housing Building Project in Addis Ababa
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study evaluates and assesses the status of employment rights of female employees in
construction industry based on a case study conducted in Bole Arabssa condominium houses
building construction project site in Addis Ababa. There is no a research conducted on
construction industry female employee’s employment rights to study gender segregation.
Therefore, the basic objective of the study is assessing the status of employment rights of female
employees in the construction industry. The study analyses the existing different legal
instruments and policy frameworks that safeguarded rights of female employees. It addresses the
major challenges of female employees in the construction industry, the nature and root causes
for the violation of employment rights of female employees in the area, and lived experiences of
female employees at construction workplace.
The study used qualitative research method where different data collection tools were used
during the research. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used. The study has
explored, interpreted, and evaluated meanings, lived experiences of informants, collected
through interview, Focus group discussion, observation and informal talks. The findings of the
study point at the multifaceted violation of rights of female construction workers and the myriads
of challenges they face.
This study found that the practice employment rights of female employees in the construction
industry are far from what human rights documents supposed to. Violation of the right to work
(discrimination from employment such as segregation during employment and protection from
unemployment), violation of rights at work (violation of employment rights at workplace such as
wage discrimination, absence of maternity protection, health and safety protections) and job
insecurity and workload are violations of female employee’s basic employment rights that faced
them at workplace.
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Employment rights, Construction industry, Female