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Decent work

January 01, 1970

Decent work is employment that "respects the fundamental rights of the human person as well as the rights of workers in terms of conditions of work safety and remuneration. ... respect for the physical and mental integrity of the worker in the exercise of their employment."[1]

Cost of Basic but Decent Living

Decent work is applied to both the formal and informal sector. It must address all kind of jobs, people and families. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), decent work involves opportunities for work that are productive and deliver a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men.[2]

The ILO is developing an agenda for the community of work, represented by its tripartite constituents, to mobilize their considerable resources to create those opportunities and to help reduce and eradicate poverty.[3] The ILO Decent Work Agenda[2] is the balanced and integrated programmatic approach to pursue the objectives of full and productive employment and decent work for all at global, regional, national, sectoral and local levels. It has four pillars: standards and rights at work,[4] employment creation and enterprise development,[5] social protection[6] and social dialogue.[7]

Elements edit

The elements of decent work are:[8]

  • Job Creation - no one should be barred from their desired work due to lack of employment opportunities
  • Rights at Work, including minimum wage - Workers rights include the right to just and favourable conditions, days off, 8-hour days, non-discrimination and living wages for them and their families, amongst others
  • Social Protection - all workers should have safe working conditions, adequate free time and rest, access to benefits like healthcare, pension, and parental leave, among many others
  • Social Dialogue - workers should be able to exercise workplace democracy through their unions and negotiate their workplace conditions as well as national and international labour and development policies

Sustainable development and decent work targets edit

 
Sustainable Development Goal 8

The Sustainable Development Goals also proclaims decent work for sustainable economic growth.[9] The Goal aims to increase labor productivity, reduce the unemployment rate, and improve access to financial services and benefits. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030.[10] The ILO Decent Work Agenda's areas of concern has been mentioned in other development targets such as in reducing poverty and increasing access to education.[11] The UN believes that the ILO Decent Work Agenda plays an active role in achieving sustainable development.[11]

Challenges in implementation edit

Although few disagree with the Decent Work Agenda in principle,[citation needed] actually achieving decent work poses challenges and controversies. In Africa, for example, informal employment is the norm, while well-paying jobs that offer social-protection benefits are the exception.[12] This has been attributed to difficulties in obtaining formal sector jobs due to the creasing pressure of globalization.[12] But there do exist debates on whether reducing the size of the informal economy would bring about social welfare.[13]

In 2006, the ILO highlighted the range and breadth of "decent work deficits", including "unemployment and underemployment, poor quality and unproductive jobs, unsafe work and insecure income, rights that are denied and gender inequality" and drawing these deficits to the attention of states attending a meeting of the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).[14]

In order to achieve the Decent Work Agenda, national and international entities must commit to the objective of the creation of quality jobs and tackle its challenges.[15] However, an obstacle is that it is difficult to convince the citizens of a country that aiding development and job creation abroad is also beneficial domestically.[15] To remain competitive in the world economy, governments are tempted to close markets and lower labor standards which is believed to cause depressing wages and working conditions.[15]

Various actors can affect the provision of decent work, although existing conditions and incentives do not always lend themselves to advancing the Decent Work Agenda. To illustrate:

  • National governments create decent work through economic and industrial policies. However, the forces of globalization – such as downward pressures on wages and reduced macroeconomic policy flexibility – have diminished the ability of national governments to achieve this goal on their own.
  • The European Union committed itself to "contribute" to the decent work agenda in its 2006 Communication, Promoting decent work for all: The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world.[16]

World Day for Decent Work edit

October 7 is the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW).[17] During that day trade unions, union federations and other workers' associations develop their actions to promote the idea of decent work. Actions vary from street demonstrations to music events or conferences held in many countries.

Decent Work, Decent Life Campaign edit

Five organizations, Solidar, ITUC, ETUC, Social Alert International and the Global Progressive Forum, launched the Decent Work, Decent Life campaign at the World Social Forum in Nairobi in January 2007, and has since then worked in an alliance to promote decent work for decent life as solution to poverty. The idea to run a Campaign on Decent Work was conceived at the World Social Forum, 2005, in Porto Alegre. The Campaign targets young people, trade union activists, NGOs and decision makers in developed and developing countries.

The Campaign’s objectives focus on building awareness of Decent work and on promoting decent work as the only sustainable way out of poverty, democracy and social cohesion.

Success edit

In November 2007, decision makers from European governments and institutions signed the Call to Action of the Decent Work, Decent Life Campaign[18] adding up to the recognition of the Decent Work Agenda. "There is also a growing interest on the part of the EU and international civil society in decent work, as illustrated for instance by: the launch of the Decent Work/Decent Life [Campaign]…".[19]

The Campaign’s Call to Action focuses on seven issues, namely; decent work, workers’ rights, social protection, fair trade, international financial institutions, development aid and migration.

Decent Work, Decent Life for Women Campaign edit

The Decent Work, Decent Life for Women Campaign was a two years campaign launched on International Women’s Day 2008 (March 8) by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the global union federations (GUF). The campaign aims to advocate decent work for women and gender equality in labour policies and agreements and to seek gender equality in trade union structures, policies and activities. The second objective aims at increasing number of women members in trade unions and women in elected positions.

The Campaign's necessity stems from multiple forms of discrimination in both policy and practice on a daily basis women are facing such as the gender pay gap,[20] the lack of maternity protection and the higher unemployment rates among women.[21] Because of the gender bias, women are often paid less and are not given the opportunities to advance in their careers compared to their male counterparts.[22] In Asia, women are mostly employed in the domestic works which is one of the lowest paid, least valued, and least organised sectors. Women's wage growth rate in Asia, excluding China, from 2006 to 2011 was 0.9%.

At the moment 81 national centers in 56 countries participate with various events in this Campaign.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "General Comment 18, 2006 United Nations COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS - THE RIGHT TO WORK, General comment No. 18, Adopted on 24 November 2005, Article 6 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" (PDF). Unhchr.ch. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  2. ^ a b "Decent work". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  3. ^ . International Labour Organization. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007.
  4. ^ [1] December 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [2] December 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [3] December 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ [4] December 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Campaign for Decent Work and Living Wage". Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD). April 16, 2015. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  9. ^ Sustainable Development Goals, Goal 8
  10. ^ . UNDP in the Philippines. Archived from the original on 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  11. ^ a b "Challenges of implementation of Decent Work in the post-2015 Agenda in Europe and its responsibility in the world". www.ilo.org. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  12. ^ a b Ndongo Samba Sylla (27 September 2017). "Why the western model doesn't work". D+C, development and cooperation. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  13. ^ "India's Informal Sector: The Vilified-glorified 'other' Side Of The Formal". Forbes India. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  14. ^ ILO, Tackling the "decent work deficit", published 6 July 2006, accessed 2 October 2022
  15. ^ a b c "Decent jobs for youths". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  16. ^ Commission of the European Communities, Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Promoting decent work for all - The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world, {SEC(2006) 643}, published by EUR-Lex 24 May 2006, accessed 1 November 2022
  17. ^ International Trade Union Confederation, World Day for Decent Work: Wage Justice, published 7 September 2022, accessed 29 September 2022
  18. ^ http://www.actu.asn.au/International/NewsandEvents/KeydecisionmakerscommittoCalltoActionforDecentWorkDecentLife.aspx. Retrieved July 18, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  19. ^ Report on the EU contribution to the promotion of decent work in the world, SEC 2184, Brussels, 2008
  20. ^ [5] July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "ITUC Report" (PDF). Ituc-csi.org\accessdate=2015-09-27. February 2008.
  22. ^ "With science 'held back by a gender gap', Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls". UN News. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

External links edit

  • WDDW, World Day for Decent Work
  • International Labour Organization
  • A Fair Globalization, Making it Happen
  • Decent Work: a better world starts here. A web movie available in 25 languages

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mental integrity of the worker in the exercise of their employment 1 Cost of Basic but Decent Living Decent work is applied to both the formal and informal sector It must address all kind of jobs people and families According to the International Labour Organization ILO decent work involves opportunities for work that are productive and deliver a fair income security in the workplace and social protection for families better prospects for personal development and social integration freedom for people to express their concerns organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men 2 The ILO is developing an agenda for the community of work represented by its tripartite constituents to mobilize their considerable resources to create those opportunities and to help reduce and eradicate poverty 3 The ILO Decent Work Agenda 2 is the balanced and integrated programmatic approach to pursue the objectives of full and productive employment and decent work for all at global regional national sectoral and local levels It has four pillars standards and rights at work 4 employment creation and enterprise development 5 social protection 6 and social dialogue 7 Contents 1 Elements 2 Sustainable development and decent work targets 3 Challenges in implementation 4 World Day for Decent Work 5 Decent Work Decent Life Campaign 5 1 Success 6 Decent Work Decent Life for Women Campaign 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksElements editThe elements of decent work are 8 Job Creation no one should be barred from their desired work due to lack of employment opportunities Rights at Work including minimum wage Workers rights include the right to just and favourable conditions days off 8 hour days non discrimination and living wages for them and their families amongst others Social Protection all workers should have safe working conditions adequate free time and rest access to benefits like healthcare pension and parental leave among many others Social Dialogue workers should be able to exercise workplace democracy through their unions and negotiate their workplace conditions as well as national and international labour and development policiesSustainable development and decent work targets edit nbsp Sustainable Development Goal 8 The Sustainable Development Goals also proclaims decent work for sustainable economic growth 9 The Goal aims to increase labor productivity reduce the unemployment rate and improve access to financial services and benefits Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour slavery and human trafficking With these targets in mind the goal is to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men by 2030 10 The ILO Decent Work Agenda s areas of concern has been mentioned in other development targets such as in reducing poverty and increasing access to education 11 The UN believes that the ILO Decent Work Agenda plays an active role in achieving sustainable development 11 Challenges in implementation editAlthough few disagree with the Decent Work Agenda in principle citation needed actually achieving decent work poses challenges and controversies In Africa for example informal employment is the norm while well paying jobs that offer social protection benefits are the exception 12 This has been attributed to difficulties in obtaining formal sector jobs due to the creasing pressure of globalization 12 But there do exist debates on whether reducing the size of the informal economy would bring about social welfare 13 In 2006 the ILO highlighted the range and breadth of decent work deficits including unemployment and underemployment poor quality and unproductive jobs unsafe work and insecure income rights that are denied and gender inequality and drawing these deficits to the attention of states attending a meeting of the UN s Economic and Social Council ECOSOC 14 In order to achieve the Decent Work Agenda national and international entities must commit to the objective of the creation of quality jobs and tackle its challenges 15 However an obstacle is that it is difficult to convince the citizens of a country that aiding development and job creation abroad is also beneficial domestically 15 To remain competitive in the world economy governments are tempted to close markets and lower labor standards which is believed to cause depressing wages and working conditions 15 Various actors can affect the provision of decent work although existing conditions and incentives do not always lend themselves to advancing the Decent Work Agenda To illustrate National governments create decent work through economic and industrial policies However the forces of globalization such as downward pressures on wages and reduced macroeconomic policy flexibility have diminished the ability of national governments to achieve this goal on their own The European Union committed itself to contribute to the decent work agenda in its 2006 Communication Promoting decent work for all The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world 16 World Day for Decent Work editOctober 7 is the World Day for Decent Work WDDW 17 During that day trade unions union federations and other workers associations develop their actions to promote the idea of decent work Actions vary from street demonstrations to music events or conferences held in many countries Decent Work Decent Life Campaign editFive organizations Solidar ITUC ETUC Social Alert International and the Global Progressive Forum launched the Decent Work Decent Life campaign at the World Social Forum in Nairobi in January 2007 and has since then worked in an alliance to promote decent work for decent life as solution to poverty The idea to run a Campaign on Decent Work was conceived at the World Social Forum 2005 in Porto Alegre The Campaign targets young people trade union activists NGOs and decision makers in developed and developing countries The Campaign s objectives focus on building awareness of Decent work and on promoting decent work as the only sustainable way out of poverty democracy and social cohesion Success edit In November 2007 decision makers from European governments and institutions signed the Call to Action of the Decent Work Decent Life Campaign 18 adding up to the recognition of the Decent Work Agenda There is also a growing interest on the part of the EU and international civil society in decent work as illustrated for instance by the launch of the Decent Work Decent Life Campaign 19 The Campaign s Call to Action focuses on seven issues namely decent work workers rights social protection fair trade international financial institutions development aid and migration Decent Work Decent Life for Women Campaign editThe Decent Work Decent Life for Women Campaign was a two years campaign launched on International Women s Day 2008 March 8 by the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC and the global union federations GUF The campaign aims to advocate decent work for women and gender equality in labour policies and agreements and to seek gender equality in trade union structures policies and activities The second objective aims at increasing number of women members in trade unions and women in elected positions The Campaign s necessity stems from multiple forms of discrimination in both policy and practice on a daily basis women are facing such as the gender pay gap 20 the lack of maternity protection and the higher unemployment rates among women 21 Because of the gender bias women are often paid less and are not given the opportunities to advance in their careers compared to their male counterparts 22 In Asia women are mostly employed in the domestic works which is one of the lowest paid least valued and least organised sectors Women s wage growth rate in Asia excluding China from 2006 to 2011 was 0 9 At the moment 81 national centers in 56 countries participate with various events in this Campaign See also edit nbsp Organized labour portal Convention on domestic workers Critique of work Dignity of labour Forced labour Happiness at work International labour law International Labour Organization ILO International Monetary Fund IMF International Trade Union Confederation ITUC Job satisfaction Labor rights Neo liberalism Occupational safety and health Right to work Social clause Trade union Washington Consensus World Bank Group World Trade Organization WTO References edit General Comment 18 2006 United Nations COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS THE RIGHT TO WORK General comment No 18 Adopted on 24 November 2005 Article 6 of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights PDF Unhchr ch Retrieved 2015 09 27 a b Decent work www ilo org Retrieved 2020 03 10 Working out of Poverty International Labour Organization Archived from the original on December 30 2007 1 Archived December 15 2007 at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived December 30 2007 at the Wayback Machine 3 Archived December 30 2007 at the Wayback Machine 4 Archived December 9 2007 at the Wayback Machine Campaign for Decent Work and Living Wage Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development APWLD April 16 2015 Retrieved 2020 03 10 Sustainable Development Goals Goal 8 Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth UNDP in the Philippines Archived from the original on 2019 01 27 Retrieved 2019 01 27 a b Challenges of implementation of Decent Work in the post 2015 Agenda in Europe and its responsibility in the world www ilo org 2015 03 17 Retrieved 2020 03 10 a b Ndongo Samba Sylla 27 September 2017 Why the western model doesn t work D C development and cooperation Retrieved 5 October 2017 India s Informal Sector The Vilified glorified other Side Of The Formal Forbes India Retrieved 2020 03 10 ILO Tackling the decent work deficit published 6 July 2006 accessed 2 October 2022 a b c Decent jobs for youths The Financial Express Retrieved 2020 03 10 Commission of the European Communities Communication from the Commission to the Council the European Parliament the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Promoting decent work for all The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world SEC 2006 643 published by EUR Lex 24 May 2006 accessed 1 November 2022 International Trade Union Confederation World Day for Decent Work Wage Justice published 7 September 2022 accessed 29 September 2022 http www actu asn au International NewsandEvents KeydecisionmakerscommittoCalltoActionforDecentWorkDecentLife aspx Retrieved July 18 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help dead link Report on the EU contribution to the promotion of decent work in the world SEC 2184 Brussels 2008 5 Archived July 3 2008 at the Wayback Machine ITUC Report PDF Ituc csi org accessdate 2015 09 27 February 2008 With science held back by a gender gap Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls UN News 2020 02 10 Retrieved 2020 03 10 External links editWDDW World Day for Decent Work International Labour Organization A Fair Globalization Making it Happen Decent Work a better world starts here A web movie available in 25 languages ILO Decent work agenda Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Decent work amp oldid 1219642736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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