Abstract
Examines the scope of the notion of discrimination in law with particular reference to the ILO's Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No.111). Discusses both direct and indirect discrimination grounded in the conventional legal categories of sex, race, disability, etc., and the socially constructed notion of merit and the effects of "intersection" on individuals combining several identities targeted by discrimination. Explores the conceptual and practical implications of different approaches to equality of treatment and opportunity, namely individual justice, social justice and equality as recognition of diversity.