The south african government has pledged its commitment to the attainment of decent work and sustainable livelihoods for all workers and has undertaken to mainstream decent work imperatives into national development strategies. 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. The ilo seeks to promote decent work through integrated decent work country programmes. Achieving the goal of decent work and full, productive employment, a. Productive employment and decent work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization and poverty reduction. Sixteenth american regional meeting brasilia, may 2006 decent work in the americas. Decent work is a term originally coined by the international labour organisation ilo in a report published in june 1999, when it described the goal of decent work as not just the creation of jobs, but also the creation of jobs of acceptable quality. At its 329th session march 2017, the ilo governing body held a highlevel.
Since 1999, the ilo works according to the socalled decent work agenda. Statement of catholicinspired organizations on decent. Provisional agenda ilo online forum decent work in the. Decent work is a multifaceted concept that goes beyond having a job. However, it is here that the desire to work more closely with other international agencies becomes important. Full and productive employment and decent work dialogues at the economic and social council vii 3 an integrated global agenda to achieve full and productive. Agenda 2030 places decent work for all, and the ilos mandate and purpose of social justice, at the heart of policies for sustainable and inclusive growth and development.
An agenda for the hemisphere, 200615 report of the directorgeneral international labour office. And in 2014, the g20 declared employment creation as its priority objective. Key to the development of international norms for decent work is the ilo decent work agenda, a softlaw initiative adopted in 1999. The international labour organisation and international trade. Enhancing decent work agenda in workplace iii trade unions efforts through social dialogue in nepal its too late already. The overarching objectives of the ilo decent work agenda are to meet the universal aspiration for social justice, to reach full employment, to ensure the sustainability of open societies and the global economy, to achieve social cohesion and to combat poverty and rising inequalities. The workplace today is safer and fairer, and employment has lifted millions out of extreme poverty and created a sizeable middle class in developing economies. Mar 24, 2016 the overarching objectives of the ilo decent work agenda are to meet the universal aspiration for social justice, to reach full employment, to ensure the sustainability of open societies and the global economy, to achieve social cohesion and to combat poverty and rising inequalities. 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. It is suitable for bestowing appreciation on the working person, for.
The agenda proposes to focus the ilos 1999 work around four strategic objectives or pillars. In the meantime, the decent work agenda has been widely accepted as an important strategy to fight poverty and foster development. The result should be clear directions for ilo presence in africa. Decent work has featured prominently in international policy fora and statements. Decent work and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. We would also like to thank the attendees of the expert meeting on youth and decent work indicators in agricultural statistics held in june 2018, whose comments and suggestions significantly improved the document. Decent work as the expression of the ilos resolve to bring all the components of economic. This article compares the parallel development of quality of employment measures in the european union with the ilos decent work agenda and concludes that the former has advanced much further. This report may also be consulted on the ilo internet site. To promote this goal the ilo s asia pacific members have committed themselves to an asian decent work decade 20062015, and in doing so reaffirmed their commitment to achieving full, productive and decent employment for all their people by 2015. Geren new york institute of technology bahrain the international labor organization ilo decent work agenda consists of four elements. In the ilos view, decent work must be the goal and the means of development. The decent work agenda was initially taken forward in decent work pilot programmes. Thirty years after the adoption of the only international convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ilo report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.
The concept of decent work started to be used by international labor organization ilo in international labor conference meeting for the first time in 1999. A comparative analysis of three african countries ilo, oecd and who, geneva and paris, 2006, at 24. With the adoption of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, the addis ababa action agenda and the paris climate agreement, world leaders committed member states to end extreme poverty and to set the world on a path for sustainable development. This article examines how the international labour organizations ilo decent work agenda integration into poverty reduction strategies has provided the wherewithal for closer cooperation with. Decent work is a fundamental pillar of the 2030 agenda that calls for promoting sustained. 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 decent work agenda with its four strategic objectives employment, social security.
Sep 14, 2018 nonetheless, the ilo declaration on social justice for a fair globalization recommends that member states may consider the establishment of appropriate indicators or statistics, if necessary with the assistance of the ilo, to monitor and evaluate progress of the decent work agenda ilo 2008. Since its founding in 1919, the organization has made an effort to create a social framework for peace and stability. The smerelyilo decent work agenda contains four inseparable, interrelated and mutually. Productivity growth in small enterprises is another. Monitor and advance the implementation of the decent work, decent life agenda for. The ilo s decent work agenda productive employment and decent work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization and poverty reduction. Promoting policy coherence for decent work and full. These are crucial to advancing the entire sustainable development agenda. The ilos decent work agenda productive employment and decent work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization and poverty reduction. Crucially, however, it failed to acknowledge two relevant international legal frameworks, the decent work agenda of the international labour organization ilo and the right to decent work in international human rights law. 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. Ilo, decent work agenda and key issues facing young people.
Decent work, employment creation, social protection, rights at work and social dialogue represent integral elements of the new 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The 2030 agenda for sustainable development supports the realization of the. The concept of decent work integrates the four pillars of ilos activities. Preserving and extending decent work as a key pillar in the national response to covid19 in the caribbean monday 6 april 2020, 10. The international labour organisation ilo was founded in 1919. Ilo bodies consist of representatives of governments, employers and workers from the 186 member states. Decent work for all is therefore the principle that guides the ilo s work. Nonetheless, the ilo declaration on social justice for a fair globalization recommends that member states may consider the establishment of appropriate indicators or statistics, if necessary with the assistance of the ilo, to monitor and evaluate progress of the decent work agenda ilo 2008. Full and productive employment and decent work dialogues at the economic and social council vii 3 an integrated global agenda to achieve full and productive employment and decent work 79. Suggestions for an extension of the notion of decent work article pdf available in journal of social philosophy 434 december 2012 with 1,930 reads.
The global deal is also meant to be an operational tool. 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. The decent work agenda was formulated by the ilo in 1999. A human rights lens on full employment and decent work in the. We are most grateful to the international labour organization ilo for developing the local development and decent work lddw resource kit. Decent work is a concept that has evolved since the ilo foundation in 1919 and. The international labor organization ilo has been promoting decent work standards since 1919, and we have come a long way since. This second version presents several enhancements and additions to the previous version and we think that it will provide a useful. 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. By the time when we were completing this report some major changes took place in political atmosphere and resultantly in the world of work. The agenda has been incorporated in the millennium development goals of the united nations.
Several countries have returned to, or maintained, growth, since the 2008. Employment, decent work for all and social protection. The ilo instituted as its main goal decent work for all. 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. Decent jobs for youth the global initiative for action. 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. Microsoft word provisional agenda ilo online forum decent work in the covid19 response author. We are now presenting the second version of the ilo manual on decent work indicators, guidelines for producers and users of statistical and legal framework indicators. However, when it comes to individual donors development and cooperation policies, there is a lack of evidence about how the decent work agenda should be supported and financed. Decent work in the post2015 development agenda international trade union confederation brie. Jobs are a key concern for the people in surveys and opinion polls all around the word. Guidelines for measuring youth employment and decent work. The decent work agenda brings together the goals of rights at work, employment, social protection and social dialogue in a consolidated, gendersensitive vision which guides economic and social policy choices across the board. Pdf this paper critically examines the notion of decent work at the heart of.
This platform is a hub for catalyzing partnerships, collaboration and coordinated action grounded in evidencebased strategies. The ilo agenda 39 in keeping with its charter, the international labour organization ilo has the mission of improving the work and living conditions of individuals. Decent work, the key to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The primary goal of the international labour organization is to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work, in. The four strategic objectives of decent work as identified by the ilo are.
Sustainable development, decent work and green jobs. The ilo framework work indicators covers ten substantive elements corresponding to the four strategic pillars of the decent work agenda full and productive employment, rights at work, social protection and the promotion of social dialogue, as following. Each unit of the ilo today determines its programme so as to contribute to one or more of these decent work goals. Part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 localizing the sdgs. Localizing the decent work agenda through southsouth and citytocity. Furthermore, crucial aspects of decent work are broadly rooted in the targets of many of the other 16 goals. After the second world war, the ilo became the first united nations specialised agency. 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. Employment and decent work international cooperation. We support the international labour organization ilo effort to include the decent work agenda within the post2015 framework, reflecting and animating the principles expressed in the ilo declaration of philadelphia 1944 which states that labour is not a commodity notably, this principle. The csdh therefore proposed farreaching structural changes to bring about decent work and health for all. A human rights lens on full employment and decent work in. Why the decent work agenda is reshaping sustainability.
195 887 921 124 503 505 608 233 394 1117 760 334 475 530 989 1119 852 44 55 294 1300 103 776 334 751 1368 337 21 662 469 324 569 984 659 390 130 1305 1434 313 1480 369 1307 877 1372 1451 26