Source: the guardian
Study of labour conditions in countries including France, Italy and Germany suggests up to 880,000 people being exploited.
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Decent work agenda
Decent work agenda
Promoting Decent work for allWork is central to people's well-being. In addition to providing income, work can pave the way for broader social and economic advancement, strengthening individuals, their families and communities. Such progress, however, hinges on work that is decent. Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives.
The ILO has developed an agenda for the community of work. It provides support through integrated Decent Work Country Programmes developed in coordination with its constituents. Putting the Decent Work Agenda into practice is achieved through the implementation of the ILO's four strategic objectives, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective:
An ILO concept, an international consensus The Decent Work concept was formulated by the ILO’s constituents – governments and employers and workers – as a means to identify the Organization’s major priorities. 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.
Decent Work reflects priorities on the social, economic and political agenda of countries and the international system. In a relatively short time this concept has forged an international consensus among governments, employers, workers and civil society that productive employment and Decent Work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization, reducing poverty and achieving equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development.
Making Decent Work a global goal and a national reality The overall goal of Decent Work is to effect positive change in people’s lives at the national and local levels. The ILO provides support through integrated Decent Work Country Programmes developed in coordination with ILO constituents. They define the priorities and the targets within national development frameworks and aim to tackle major Decent Work deficits through efficient programmes that embrace each of the strategic objectives.
The ILO operates with other partners within and beyond the UN family to provide in-depth expertise and key policy instruments for the design and implementation of these programmes. It also provides support for building the institutions needed to carry them forward and for measuring progress. The balance within these programmes differs from country to country, reflecting their needs, resources and priorities.
Progress also requires action at the global level. The Decent Work agenda offers a basis for a more just and sustainable framework for global development. The ILO works to develop “decent work”-oriented approaches to economic and social policy in partnership with the principal institutions and actors of the multilateral system and the global economy.
The ILO has developed an agenda for the community of work. It provides support through integrated Decent Work Country Programmes developed in coordination with its constituents. Putting the Decent Work Agenda into practice is achieved through the implementation of the ILO's four strategic objectives, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective:
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Decent Work reflects priorities on the social, economic and political agenda of countries and the international system. In a relatively short time this concept has forged an international consensus among governments, employers, workers and civil society that productive employment and Decent Work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization, reducing poverty and achieving equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development.
Making Decent Work a global goal and a national reality The overall goal of Decent Work is to effect positive change in people’s lives at the national and local levels. The ILO provides support through integrated Decent Work Country Programmes developed in coordination with ILO constituents. They define the priorities and the targets within national development frameworks and aim to tackle major Decent Work deficits through efficient programmes that embrace each of the strategic objectives.
The ILO operates with other partners within and beyond the UN family to provide in-depth expertise and key policy instruments for the design and implementation of these programmes. It also provides support for building the institutions needed to carry them forward and for measuring progress. The balance within these programmes differs from country to country, reflecting their needs, resources and priorities.
Progress also requires action at the global level. The Decent Work agenda offers a basis for a more just and sustainable framework for global development. The ILO works to develop “decent work”-oriented approaches to economic and social policy in partnership with the principal institutions and actors of the multilateral system and the global economy.
Source: ILO
Decent work agenda
Monday, January 17, 2011
Manpower to assist survivors of domestic abuse and trafficking | The Business Journal
The Business Journal
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 12:53pm CSTManpower Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with Second Chance Employment Services to assist women who are survivors of human trafficking and domestic abuse find sustainable employment.
Under a memorandum of understanding, Milwaukee-based Manpower (NYSE:MAN) and Second Chance Employment Services will create local collaborations, beginning at pilot locations in the United States and potentially expanding to any of the 82 countries and territories where Manpower operates.
The organizations plan to work together to identify long-term employment opportunities for at-risk women and survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse to prepare them for re-entry into the work force and to help them find and hold sustainable jobs.
“More than 2.4 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking, many destined for sex industry, and 98 percent of sex trafficking victims are women and girls,” said David Arkless, resident of corporate and government affairs for Manpower, a global staffing firm. “There is an urgent need to fight this crime on multiple fronts, and one of the most important things we can do is to empower survivors and at-risk persons, and give them real options for sustainable employment.”
Second Chance Employment Services is a nonprofit organization of human-resources professionals who place women in employment positions free of charge. The group has offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
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