80 years after the Declaration of Philadelphia, how has social justice advanced?
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Declaration of Philadelphia, leading personalities from the world of work are convened to discuss the validity and relevance of its principles in the contemporary context of Latin America and the Caribbean.
This meeting will focus on exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the region to ensure labour rights and promote social justice and decent work. It will prioritise concrete actions to address persistent challenges, as well as new factors influencing the labour sphere.
Host
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Ana Virginia Moreira GomesILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
Speaker(s)
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Manuela TomeiDeputy Director-General of the ILO's Employment and Social Protection Node -
Deborah Thomas FelixFormer President of the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago -
Humberto VillasmilProfessor at UCV (Venezuela) and former ILO Standards specialist
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About the Declaration
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), meeting in Philadelphia at its Twenty-sixth Session, adopted on 10 May 1944 the Declaration of its aims and objectives and of the principles which should inspire the policy of its Member States.
The Declaration includes the following principles:
- Labour is not a commodity.
- Freedom of expression and association are essential to continued progress.
- Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
- All human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity.
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