DATE:
09-24-65
29 -- Labor
Equal employment opportunity
Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of
the United States by the Constitution and statutes of the United
States, it is ordered as follows:
Part I -- Nondiscrimination in Government Employment
[Part I superseded by EO 11478 of Aug. 8, 1969, 34 FR 12985, 3 CFR,
1966 - 1970
Comp., p. 803]
Part II -- Nondiscrimination in Employment by Government Contractors
and
Subcontractors
subpart a -- duties of the secretary of labor
Sec. 201. The Secretary of Labor shall be responsible for the administration
and
enforcement of Parts II and III of this Order. The Secretary shall
adopt such rules and regulations and issue such orders as are deemed
necessary and appropriate to achieve the purposes of Parts II and
III of this Order.
[Sec. 201 amended by EO 12086 of Oct. 5, 1978, 43 FR 46501, 3 CFR,
1978 Comp., p. 230]
subpart b -- contractors' agreements
Sec. 202. Except in contracts exempted in accordance with Section
204 of this Order, all Government contracting agencies shall include
in every Government contract hereafter entered into the following
provisions:
``During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees
as follows:
``(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee
or applicant for
employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants
are employed, and that employees are treated during employment,
without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following:
employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms
of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.
The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to
employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided
by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this
nondiscrimination clause.
``(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements
for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that
all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
``(3) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative
of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or
other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by the
agency contracting officer, advising the labor union or workers'
representative of the contractor's commitments under Section 202
of The provisions of Executive Order 11246 of Sept. 24, 1965, appear
at 30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR, 1964 - 1965 Comp., p. 339, unless
otherwise noted.
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