Improving tripartite cooperation to ensure equitable sustainable development
Synonyms:
Strengthening capacity for tripartite cooperation for sustainable development
Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends that particular attention should be given to strengthening the capacity of each of the tripartite social partners (governments and employers' and workers' organizations) to facilitate greater collaboration towards sustainable development.
Claim:
Trade unions, employers and governments should cooperate to ensure that the concept of sustainable development is equitably implemented.