HLPF 2019 - Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

The Workers and Trade Unions Major Group has produced its submission to the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019) that will take place in New York on 8-19 July. The text is the result of a broad collaboration from trade unions from all around the world.

In the submission, the trade union movement calls for a New Social Contract between governments, business and workers, with a Universal Labour Guarantee that provides all workers with a protection floor. The document also takes into account how specific SDGs connect to the positions and proposals.

The document is divided in six chapters, including a chapter on recommendations, which are structured in four main pillars:

  • I. Recommendations to governments
    • Labour rights implementation (SDG 8 and SDG 16)
    • Inclusive labour markets policies (SDG 8 and SDG 4)
    • Expansive policies on wages (SDG 8 and SDG 10)
    • Implementation of social protection systems (SDG 8 and SDG 10)
    • Climate justice and Just Transition (SDG 8 and SDG 13)
  • II. Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and the promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all (SDG4)
  • III. Decent work and private sector accountability as drivers for sustainable development (SDG8)
  • IV. Address the global wage crisis (SDG 10)
  • V. Just Transition is central to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG13)
  • VI. Building peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, through access to justice and accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels (SDG 16)

 

Download the full text

Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality (full version)
download
open

Download the short version

Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality (summary)
download
open