The Decent Work concept was formulated by the ILO’s constituents – governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations – as a means to identify the Organization’s major priorities and to modernize its approach for the twenty-first century. It is based on the understanding that work is a source of personal dignity, family stability, peace in the community, democracies that deliver for people, and economic growth that expands opportunities for productive jobs and enterprise development...
Type Fact sheet Date issued 2006 Unit responsible Communication and Public Information Subjects decent work Download English - pdf 30 KB