Adopted in 1998, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work is an expression of commitment by governments, employers' and workers' organizations to uphold basic human values - values that are vital to our social and economic lives. More >
The Declaration covers four fundamental principles and rights at work |
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17 June 2013
The fishing sector is an important source of employment, income and food production for many countries. But there are serious incidents of abuse in some fisheries and fishing vessels. By Beate Andrees, head of the ILO’s Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour.
04 June 2013
The recent Arab uprisings have exposed the gaping decent work deficits in Arab labour markets, including the exclusion of women. Despite being increasingly educated, most women are either jobless or invisible in the Arab workforce. The Jordanian government has prioritized the economic participation of women and adopted a host of women-friendly policies in recent decades. These policies have aimed to expand access to education, promote healthcare and strengthen institutional reform through legislation. But despite these advances, women’s role in the labour market remains minimal. This is reflected in the persisting gap between males and females in the workforce, rising women’s unemployment rates and declining wages in occupations dominated by women such as education, manufacturing and health. This underscores the serious obstacles to implementing comprehensive measures aimed at guaranteeing non-discrimination between men and women in the labour market. Discrimination against women in the workplace remains enshrined in national laws, regulations and procedures across the region – and widely practiced social and cultural norms.
31 May 2013
This report examines recent literature and consolidates existing knowledge about forced labour and human trafficking in the fisheries, with the focus on fishing vessels engaged in commercial marine fisheries. It considers institutional and legal frameworks as well as multistakeholder initiatives that have the potential to affect the safety, living and working conditions of fishers. It also echoes the discussions of a consultation on forced labour and human trafficking in the fishing sector, held by the ILO in September 2012 and which identified some key priorities for a global action programme.
21 January 2013
the Programme for the Promotion of the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (DECLARATION) in collaboration with the International Labour Standards Department (NORMES), has developed a “Step-by-step guide to promote ethnic diversity and equality in the workplace”, which will be the second module of a guide on combating different grounds of discrimination at the workplace. In January 2012, a small group of selected experts on racial discrimination from different regions discussed the first draft of the guide with a view to improving it in terms of content to make it as comprehensive, useful and user-friendly as possible. The comments received at this experts meeting have been incorporated into a revised draft which the Office now considers ready for pilot testing.
In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour, the ILO said that the global number of child labourers had declined from 222 million to 215 million, or 3 per cent, over the period 2004 to 2008, representing a “slowing down of the global pace of reduction.” The report also expressed concern that the global economic crisis could “further brake” progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
Forced labour is the antithesis of decent work. The least protected persons, including women and youth, indigenous peoples, and migrant workers, are particularly vulnerable. Modern forced labour can be eradicated with a sustained commitment and resources.
Provides a global picture of job-related discrimination, citing both progress and failures in the struggle to fight discrimination ranging from traditional forms such as sex, race or religion, to newer forms based on age, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status and disability.
