A/HRC/29/43 international labour standards, which may lead to a further deterioration in employment conditions and to forced labour. 113. The Special Rapporteur continued to receive reports of individuals who had been forced to work in circumstances unrelated to their occupations or situations, including conscripts, inmates in detention facilities and graduates. The general working population is submitted to a system of subbotniks imposed by authorities. In theory, participation in such work is voluntary, even though, in practice, non-participation results in negative repercussions, such as the non-renewal of employment contracts and the revocation of monthly bonuses (A/HRC/26/44, para. 112). 114. The Special Rapporteur recalls that ILO regards the prohibition of forced labour as the cornerstone of international labour law. P. Discrimination 115. Although the general principles of equality and non-discrimination are guaranteed by article 22 of the Constitution, there is no specific anti-discrimination law or legal provisions encompassing direct and indirect discrimination. A definition of discrimination is found only in the Labour Code.75 As has been indicated in previous reports, courts do not accept discrimination as a basis for lawsuits (see A/HRC/23/52, para. 96). 116. The Special Rapporteur calls upon the authorities to develop a comprehensive antidiscrimination law in accordance with international standards. 1. Gender 117. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women called upon Belarus to consider adopting a law on gender equality or comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, including a clear definition of all forms of discrimination against women, and to put in place a comprehensive policy to overcome stereotypical attitudes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society (see CEDAW/C/BLR/CO/7, paras. 12 and 18 (a)). Participation in political and public life and in decision-making processes, wage disparities, and access to the labour market on an equal footing are recurrent challenges.76 118. With regard to policies to ensure gender equality, including within the framework of the fourth National Plan of Action on Gender Equality (2011-2015), the Special Rapporteur notes the efforts currently under way, but also the recommendations made to the authorities on increasing financial resources for the implementation of the Plan of Action and for the strengthening of the National Council on Gender Policy (see CEDAW/C/BLR/CO/7, paras. 11-12). 119. During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence in 2013, Belarus launched a nationwide public awareness campaign entitled “A house without violence” aimed at 75 76 20 Coalition report (see footnote 4), p. 14. See E/CN.4/2006/36, para. 66; E/C.12/BLR/CO/4-6, paras. 11 (b) and 12; E/C.12/1/Add.7/Rev.1, para. 23; Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/55/38), paras. 355, 359 and 365-366; ibid., Fifty-ninth Session (A/59/38), paras. 351–352 and 357–358; CEDAW/C/BLR/CO/7, para. 32; A/HRC/4/16, para. 43; and A/HRC/15/16, paras. 97.4297.43.