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Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization
concludes. ILO Director-General calls for “Decent Work Movement”
LISBON (ILO News) – An International Labour Organization
Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization concluded today
with a call of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia for a “decent
work movement” to overcome the challenge of growing inequality
and achieve fair globalization.
“I am not alone in saying that I leave here personally
touched by the mood and energized and empowered by the can do
and will do spirit.” Mr. Somavia said. “Put it all
together, that’s action. That’s a decent work movement
in the making.”
In his closing remarks, the Minister of Labour Vieira Da Silva
from Portugal who hosted the forum said "This is a game,
where, if everybody plays by the rules, everybody will win:
employers, unions and workers. Those who don't play by the rules
should bear the consequences."
The ILO Director-General highlighted some of the points of
consensus that came out of the three-day debates, including
that:
- Decent work for a fair globalization is an accepted common
sense approach.
- Decent work is at the heart of policy coherence.
- A fair globalization begins at home with fair domestic policies.
- A solid social floor that integrates social investments
with market opportunities is a key component for development.
- Sustainable enterprises have to be competitive both in their
products and their processes.
- Power lies in dialogue, as it builds partnership.
Mr. Somavia concluded the Forum by underlining that “there
is only one way to get out to our destination of decent work
and a fair globalization, that is by never forgetting the overarching
reality of our interdependent world: 'We’re all in the
same boat’”.
The Lisbon Forum gathered over 300 representatives of the ILO
tripartite social partners – governments, workers and employers
– as well as representatives of parliaments, civil society
and government and opinion to discuss a wide range of globalization
issues, in the light of a turbulent economy, and seek ways of
promoting decent work as the key to economic, social and environmental
sustainability and inclusiveness.
For more information: http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Events/Symposiaseminarsandworkshops/lang--en/WCMS_083618/index.htm
