Keywords decent work, international development, human rights, international labor organization, sustainable development goals. The four strategic objectives of decent work as identified by the ilo are. Mar 24, 2016 consistent with the decent work agenda, the pwf incorporates an activist, social justice perspective that seeks to link individual analyses of work related issues to broader social and economic factors, which clearly play a key role in understanding the distribution of resources and access to decent work blustein, 2006, 20. Exports of goods and services as a share of gdp in sadc member states, 20062010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 angola 73. Respect for fundamental employee rights is a prerequisite for a sociallyorientated. Every form of economic policy has social consequences, whereas social policy has a decided influence on the type and scope of economic growth. It challenges all the constituents of the ilo alike. This platform is a hub for catalyzing partnerships, collaboration and coordinated action grounded in evidencebased strategies.
Promoting jobs and enterprise, guaranteeing rights at work, extending social protection and promoting social dialogue are the four pillars of the ilo decent work agenda with gender as a crosscutting theme. Much of the existing literature on decent work has used. In the furtherance of this goal the ilos decent work agenda. The concept of decent work was first proposed by the directorgeneral of the international labour office ilo as a unifying framework and a central priority for the organization in his report to the 87th session of the international labour conference in june 1999. Decent work and the millennium development goalsand ilo information ilo, 2005. Decent work and the millennium development goalsand ilo information folder. Several countries have returned to, or maintained, growth, since the 2008. Ilo local development and decent work resource kit local 2030.
Gender equality is an integral crosscutting theme in the decent work agenda with particular. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Decent work, the key to the 2030 agenda for sustainable. Southern african development community decent work programme 2019. The ilo at work development results 20102011 ii foreword the international labour organization is concerned with the human condition of work, starting from the principle that labour is not a commodity as set out in the ilos constitution. It provides an important milestone in terms of measuring progress to decent work using ilo decent work. For the most part, decent work has been defined via macrolevel economic factors, resulting in thoughtful analyses about the extent to which decent work is available in various countries and regions of the world e. Respect for fundamental workers rights and international labour standards, employment. Agenda 2030 places decent work for all, and the ilo s mandate and purpose of social justice, at the heart of policies for sustainable and inclusive growth and development.
It is assumed that combinations of incorrect policy choices and inappropriate microinstitutional arrangements are the cause of bad work. The ilos strategy for syrian refugees in turkey has five main pillars. Dwcps promote decent work as a key component of national development strategies and constitute a programming tool to deliver on a limited. Decent work is a key area of engagement for the ilo and its members. A comparative analysis of three african countries ilo, oecd and who, geneva and paris, 2006, at 24. Decent work agenda, labour law reform discussed at fourth. May 31, 2017 decent work, the key to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The ilo s decent work agenda productive employment and decent work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization and poverty reduction.
Decent work for domestic workers international labour. Sep 25, 2015 the importance of decent work in achieving the newly adopted agenda for sustainable development is highlighted by the goal 8 which aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic. It concludes that the new 2030 development agenda sadly aligns with marketbased economic growth strategies rather than the realization of the human rights to full employment and decent work for all. As a partnership between the uns international labour organization and the international finance corporation, a member of the world bank group, better work brings diverse groups together governments, global brands, factory owners, and unions and workers to improve working conditions in the garment industry and make the sector more competitive. The way to decent work the four strategic objectives.
Better factories cambodia and the limits of the decent work agenda. The decent work agenda international labour law is a wide and interesting field1 and probably the one of most immediate. Ilo concept of decent work the concept of decent work has been defined by the ilo and endorsed by the international community as opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. The ilo instituted as its main goal decent work for all. Competing conceptualizations of decent work at the. Decent work is a concept that has evolved since the ilo foundation. In support of this the south african government has pledged its commitment to the attainment of decent work and sustainable livelihoods for all. The importance of decent work in achieving the newly adopted agenda for sustainable development is highlighted by the goal 8 which aims to promote. The decent work agenda was cemented into the core of ilo policies, when. Promote opportunities for all women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity declares the recently adopted documentdecent work country programme dwcp for india 20072012. One bottleneck to the advancement of our thinking and advocacy in this area is the lack of a common foundation from which researchers and.
The decent work agenda rests on four pillars, namely employment creation and enterprise development pillar i. This book introduces readers to the concept and theories of decent work and provides a framework for measuring it at the micro, meso and. The tanzania decent work country profile ilo, 2010 was developed in 2009 through discussions with the government of tanzania not covering zanzibar, tanzanian trade unions and employers and the national bureau of statistics. This has little to do with the lack of class analysis and a lot with the balance of forces in societies and in the. While the agendas existence may imply consensus about its meaning, we contend that several conceptualizations of decent work exist in the global policy arena. A human rights lens on full employment and decent work in the. The decent work agenda was first launched at the international labour conference. Key to the development of international norms for decent work is the ilo decent work agenda, a softlaw initiative adopted in 1999. It is now being undertaken with the help of the development partners. It also discusses the relevance and importance of decent work in todays times and introduces the four pillars of decent work, namely, employment creation, social protection, rights at work and social. Geren new york institute of technology bahrain the international labor organization ilo decent work agenda consists of four elements. Decent work and economic growth a gendered analysis.
The decent work agenda was initially taken forward in decent work pilot programmes. An ilo allying with sex workers will have the double benefit of addressing both the decent work deficits in the sex industry and deficits in the ilos decent work agenda. The document recommends that the hlpf could build on and promote the ilo s green initiative and ilo s guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all as a framework to create policyresponse capacity to integrate the decent work dimension in the transition to sustainable development. The ilo agenda 41 the integration of economic and social policy. Scope of the decent work agenda decent work country programmes mainstreaming dw into the mdg process decent work the primary goal of the ilo today is to promote opportunities for women and men. It is essential to give people decent work opportunities and an important means of assisting our constituents workers, employers and governments in making the decent work agenda a reality. The decent work agenda was formulated by the ilo in 1999. This article is within the scope of wikiproject organized labour, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles related to organized labour on wikipedia. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Ilo decent work agenda, as well as with the labor rights in ilo conventions. The decent work agenda is relatively devoid of analyses of the causes of indecent work and processes contributing to its amelioration. The ilo decent work agenda dwa is implemented at the country level through decent work country programmes dwcps that have been established as the main vehicle for delivery of ilo support to member states. Decent work country programmes have been developed, in coordination with ilo members, to identify decent work deficits in member countries and to devise targets and strategies to overcome such deficits. T he concept of decent work was launched in these terms in 1999.
Development cooperation builds bridges between the ilos standardsetting role and women and men everywhere. May 15, 2012 promote opportunities for all women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity declares the recently adopted documentdecent work country programme dwcp for india 20072012. Union minister u thein swe of the ministry of labour, immigration and population said in his opening speech. International labour office ilo conceptualised decent work in 1999. In my view the really critical point is the lack of policy prescriptions the ilo derives from its decent work concept. Decent work, the key to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. With decent work now included as a specific goal within the sdgs sdg 8, a considerable number of donors have started to recognise that supporting the decent work agenda is a growing priority for development assistance.
It was based on one of the organizations most important principles, which includes to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignityilo 1999b. The ilo decent work agendas areas of concern has been mentioned in other development targets such as in reducing poverty and increasing access to education. How the ilo works international labour organization. The opening ceremony of fourth national stakeholders forum for implementing the decent work agenda and labour law reform was held at park royal hotel in nay pyi taw yesterday morning. Gender equality is an integral crosscutting theme in. Ilo decent work agenda and social enterprises alex rigotti meis. Employment and decent work international cooperation.
The agenda proposes to focus the ilos 1999 work around four strategic objectives or pillars. The international labour organizations decent work agenda, which recognizes the central role of work to the wellbeing of all people, can help americans rethink the role of our social contract. Download pdf open epub full article content list abstract. The ilo has developed an agenda for the community of work looking at job creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective. The ilos decent work agenda outlines four directions creating jobs, guaranteeing rights at work, extending social protection, promoting social dialogue ilo, 2015. Similar to the catalytic role that the ilo played in supporting decent work for domestic workers, for sex workers, the organisation can help to overcome the stigma and.
However, it is here that the desire to work more closely with other international agencies becomes important. The ilo s decent work agenda outlines four directions creating jobs, guaranteeing rights at work, extending social protection, promoting social dialogue ilo, 2015. Ii decent work and the informal economy isbn 9221124290 issn 00746681 first published 2002 the designations employed in ilo publications, which are in conformity with united nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the. To respond to the global employment challenge, the international labour organization ilo formulated the concept of decent work and developed a decent work agenda. By the time when we were completing this report some major changes took place in political atmosphere and resultantly in the world of work.
Southern african development community decent work. Respect for fundamental workers rights and international labour standards, employment promotion, social protection and social dialogue. The conference guide, agenda and daily bulletin are available on the ilos website. The ilos decent work agenda productive employment and decent work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization and poverty reduction. Nov 21, 2014 ilo concept of decent work the concept of decent work has been defined by the ilo and endorsed by the international community as opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. The 105th session of the ilos international labour conference is taking place in geneva, 30 may 10 june. Enhancing decent work agenda in workplace iii trade unions efforts through social dialogue in nepal its too late already. Ijerph free fulltext decent work, ilos response to the.
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. Decent jobs for youth the global initiative for action. Decent jobs for youth is the global initiative to scale up action and impact on youth employment in support of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The document recommends that the hlpf could build on and promote the ilos green initiative and ilos guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all as a framework to create policyresponse capacity to integrate the decent work dimension in the transition to sustainable development. The goal of decent work therefore requires to be pursued through each of the four strategic objectives of the ilo, as well as through a balanced and integrated pursuit of these objectives in their totality.
Decent work for sex workers as ilos centenary treat. The chapter provides ilos perspective on the agenda of decent work. Concept and indicators dharam ghai the primary goal of the ilo today is to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equality, security and human dignity ilo, 1999a, p. A human rights lens on full employment and decent work in. Respect for the dignity of work is consistent with and essential for sustainable development. And in 2014, the g20 declared employment creation as its priority objective. While the agenda s existence may imply consensus about its meaning, we contend that several conceptualizations of decent work exist in the global policy arena.
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