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This Order invalidated Order No 256, which listed heavy work and work with harmful and dangerous working conditions in which the employment of women was prohibited. Order No 256’s list of prohibited work for women included 70 types of work and 558 professions. Among the priority factors were the physical stress associated with lifting and carrying loads, forced working posture, vibration, and other similar tasks that could affect a woman's body and reproductive health.

The Expert Council on issues of consideration of appeals on facts of discrimination on the basis of gender (hereinafter “the Expert Council”), which was created under the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine with the purpose of responding to complaints and appeals from citizens regarding gender discrimination.

This case was initiated by nine citizens of Somalia, Eritrea, and Guinea, who for various reasons left their countries of origin and were detained by border guards of Ukraine while trying to cross Ukraine’s border with Hungary and Slovakia. Among the applicants was a pregnant underage girl (the eighth applicant) who had been repeatedly abused, humiliated, and beaten by her husband in Guinea. As a result, she had suffered a miscarriage during a previous pregnancy while in Guinea.

This Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine defines the procedure for the Ministry of Justice’s gender-based expert legal review of current legislation and draft legislation (–“review”). The Ministry of Justice may conduct a review itself or engage experts from state bodies, enterprises, representatives of scientific institutions, public associations, international organizations  upon agreement.

Pursuant to the Association Agreement between Ukraine, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, (“the Association Agreement”), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (“CMU”) approved the Action Plan for the implementation of the Agreement (“the Plan”). The Plan provides for amendments to regulatory legal acts and the development of new legislation to fulfill obligations under the Association Agreement.

The Cabinet of Ministers established the Interagency Council on Family, Gender Equality, Demographic Development, Prevention, and Counteraction to Domestic Violence and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (“the Council”). The Council is a temporary advisory body. The first main tasks of the Council are to promote the implementation of effective state policy on family, gender equality, prevention, and combating domestic violence.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (“the CMU”) and the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy (“the Commissioner”) introduced this amendment to help strengthen the executive branch’s implementation of gender equality in all spheres of society. Furthermore, the Commissioner organizes the performance of the CMU's powers in ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men in all spheres of society.

The Procedure defines the rules for determining the status of a victim of human trafficking based on relevant information. The document requires that a victim submit an application to establish status to their local state administration. The Procedure determines victims’ rights to receive shelter, medical, psychological, and other government assistance. If the application is approved, the victim of human trafficking is issued a certificate.

The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 'On Approval of the Model Regulation on the mobile brigade for social and psychological assistance to victims of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence' (No 654) of 2018 defines the basic principles of activity and organization of a mobile brigade of social and psychological assistance to victims of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence. The term “mobile brigade” means specialized support service.

The Model Regulation defines that the main tasks of the shelter are to provide a place for a safe temporary 24-hour stay and comprehensive assistance (psychological, medical, informational, legal and other services) for victims of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence.