#TimeFor8 as unions support Sustainable Development Goals push at UN
Four years on from the historic signing of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs SDGs The Sustainable Development Goals were one of the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. The members States launched a new set of future international development goals, which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post-2015 development agenda. ), the focus is turning to Goal 8 and decent work. Last week’s adoption of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work is a renewal of the social contract, giving strong impetus to SDG 8 as central to achieving the UN’s development agenda. That’s why the ITUC is saying its #TimeFor8.
ILO renews social contract with Centenary Declaration, adopts anti-violence Convention and holds governments to account for violations
The 100th Anniversary Conference of the International Labour Organisation has concluded with the adoption of two major instruments, a Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, and a crucial new international Convention to tackle violence and harassment at work.
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New technology allows employers to avoid paying minimum entitlements and exclude workers from labour laws.
ILO Centenary Conference: moving together for a New Social Contract
Unions from around the world have taken to the streets of Geneva to demand an ILO fit for the 21st century. Thousands of trade union representatives, carrying the voice of the millions of workers they represent, showed their commitment to curbing abuse in the world of work and establishing a New Social Contract.
The IMF should support the financing of universal social protection, health and education
A new IMF framework on social spending misses an opportunity to align with international standards and end a focus on short-term spending cuts, narrow targeting and wage suppression.
