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religion, color, sex, national origin or disability. The Contractor shall take affinnative <br /> action to ensure that qualified and approved applicants are employed, and that employees <br /> are treated during employment without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, or <br /> national origin. Such action shall include,but not be limited to the following: <br /> employment, upgrading, demotion, recruitment advertising, layoff,transfer, or <br /> termination, rates of pay or other compensation, and selection for training, including <br /> apprenticeship. The Contractor shall also notify any and all suppliers or subcontractors of <br /> his obligations under this agreement related to this provision. <br /> In the event of the Contractor's non-compliance with any provisions of this Equal <br /> Employment Opportunity Clause, the Illinois Human Rights Act Rules and Regulations <br /> of the Illinois Department of Human Rights ("Department"), the Contractor may be <br /> declared ineligible for future contracts or subcontracts with the State of Illinois or any of <br /> its political subdivisions or municipal corporations, and the agreement may be canceled <br /> or voided in whole or in part, and such other sanctions or penalties may be imposed or <br /> remedies invoked as provided by statute or regulation. During the performance of this <br /> contract, the Contractor agrees as follows: <br /> A) That it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment <br /> because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental <br /> handicap unrelated to ability, or an unfavorable discharge from military service; and <br /> further, that it will examine all job classifications to determine if minority persons or <br /> women are underutilized and will take appropriate affirmative action to rectify any such <br /> underutilization. <br /> B) That, if it hires additional employees in order to perform this agreement or any portion <br /> thereof it will determine the availability (in accordance with the Department's Rules and <br /> Regulations) of minorities and women in the area(s) from which it may reasonably recruit <br /> and it will hire for each job classification for which employees are hired in such a way <br /> that minorities and women are not utilized. <br /> C) That, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by it or on its behalf, <br /> it will state that all applications will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination <br /> because of race, color,religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental <br /> handicap unrelated to ability, or an unfavorable discharge from military service. <br /> D) That it will send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which it <br /> has or is bound by a collective bargaining or other agreement or understanding, a notice <br /> advising such labor organizations or representative of the Contractor's obligations under <br /> the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Department's Rules and Regulations. If any such <br /> labor organization or representative fails or refuses to cooperate with the Contractor in its <br /> efforts to comply with such Act and Rules and Regulations, the Contractor will promptly <br /> 23 <br />