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30 June, 1999The global economy does not pass a human decency test, ILO Director General Juan Somavia says to trade unions.
HELSINKI: The benefits of the global economy are not reaching people around the world, the new ILO Director General Juan Somavia said at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Congress in Helsinki this week. The global economy does not pass a human decency test.
Lack of jobs is the problem in Europe and is at the top of the ETUC Congress agenda. "Decent work" is the expression used by the ILO.
According to Trade Union News, from Finland, the "new ILO", undergoing a reform process under Somavia, largely agrees with the ETUC about the meaning of "decency": granting and defending the fundamental rights of workers, effective social protection and social dialogue between labour market partners, governments and international institutions.
The ILO is the only global institution working on this basis of the tripartite system, Somavia said. He envisaged a role for the ILO in globally integrating sectors which have so far been segmented.
Lack of jobs is the problem in Europe and is at the top of the ETUC Congress agenda. "Decent work" is the expression used by the ILO.
According to Trade Union News, from Finland, the "new ILO", undergoing a reform process under Somavia, largely agrees with the ETUC about the meaning of "decency": granting and defending the fundamental rights of workers, effective social protection and social dialogue between labour market partners, governments and international institutions.
The ILO is the only global institution working on this basis of the tripartite system, Somavia said. He envisaged a role for the ILO in globally integrating sectors which have so far been segmented.