World Day for Decent Work – 7 October
It is good to ask ourselves the question: WHAT IS DECENT WORK?
And October 7th is a good day to answer it!
- Since 2015, the richest 1% has owned more wealth than the rest of the planet (Oxfam).
- 71% of people say governments should work towards a pay rise for workers (ITUC Global Poll 2017).
- 80% of people say the minimum wage in their country is too low (ITUC Global Poll 2017).
« The rules are stacked against working people, and that is why we have unprecedented and destructive levels of economic inequality and insecurity while a small number of global conglomerates like Amazon amass incalculable riches for a very few. There is enough wealth in the world to meet the challenges of our time – creating decent work for all, ensuring universal social protection, tackling climate change and all the other things that need to be done to ensure that people can live in dignity on a sustainable planet. But the rules need to change. And to achieve that, we need to build workers’ power. »
Source: Text: 2015wddw.org www.ituc-csi.org Images: ilo.org International Trade Union Confederation
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