strategy
Promoting observance of international labour standards
Synonyms:
Improving respect for basic labour standardsEnhancing impact of international standards for work
Promoting human rights of workers
Establishing worker rights
Implementation:
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has worked to guarantee freedom of the right to association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples, promote employment and equal remuneration and has sought to eliminate discrimination and child labour. And by setting safety standards, ILO has helped to reduce the toll of work-related accidents.International labour standards are an essential element in the promotion and protection of human rights, and their implementation is carried out in application of the ILO constitution. ILO assists its constituents, especially in developing countries, to participate more actively in the elaboration and implementation of these standards. Efforts are made to improve interaction between standard-setting and technical cooperation activities. Special emphasis is given to equality of women and the elimination of child labour.
Broader:
Promoting standardsPursuing human rightsEstablishing working standardsStrengthening implementation of human rightsBalancing international quality of working life Narrower:
Eliminating abusive child labourCombating discrimination in employmentRatifying and implementing ILO conventionsEnsuring freedom of association for workersProtecting workers in redundancy situationsDisseminating information on international labour standardsPromoting labour protection clauses in world trade agreementsEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on labour standards Facilitates:
Reducing unemploymentRevising labour legislationExpanding productive employmentHarmonizing international standardsDeveloping comprehensive labour systemsDeveloping international human rights lawSupervising application of standards of workers rightsApplying international standards on the rights of womenExpanding trade union participation in sustainable development Facilitated by:
Ensuring implementation of labour lawsImproving international human rights instrumentsMonitoring government involvement in human rights violations Problems:
Absence of agreed minimum wageDenial of right of equal pay for equal work
Denial of right to collective bargaining
Denial of the right of trade union association
Discrimination in employment
Exploitation of child labour
Exploitation of indigenous populations in employment
Work-related injury
Organizations:
International Labour Organization Subjects:
Social Activity → WorkSocial Activity → Workers
Communication → Promotion
Research, Standards → Standards
Religious Practice → Religion
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
