Decent work and economic growth

Decent work and economic growth

What's the ILO

The International Labour Organization is an organism specialized in the United Nations and it is in charge of work matters and labour relations.

Declaration of worker's rights

Whereas economic growth is essential but not sufficient to ensure equity, social progress and the eradication of poverty, confirming the need for the ILO to promote strong social policies, justice and democratic institutions

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/economic-growth/https://www.ilo.org/declaration/thedeclaration/textdeclaration/lang--en/index.htm

what's the goal?

Why?

Sustained and inclusiveeconomic growth candrive progress, createdecent jobs for all andimprove living standards

Providing youth the bestopportunity to transitionto a decent job

To promote inclusive andsustainable economicgrowth, employment anddecent work for all.

What can we do to fix these issues?

It was founded in 1919 and its objective is the protection and promotion of the work rights

These categories are: freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of forced or compulsory labour, the abolition of child labour and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Cambodian female workers in Nike, Asics and Puma factories suffer mass faintings

Women working in Cambodian factories for some of the most famous sportswear brands are suffering from repeated mass disasters because of their working conditions.

They were in several dangerous situations like fires because of the temperature of their work place and had really bad times. Their respective brands tried to improve their worker's work places but said it was a complex situation.