The Search for Peace by the Right to a Decent Work (La Recherche de la Paix par le Droit à un Travail Décent) (in French)

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Claude Lapointe
Keyword(s):  
Decent Work ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals International Legal Protection of Labour Rights of People with Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Валентина Микрина ◽  
Valentina Mikrina ◽  
Дамир Бекяшев ◽  
Damir Bekyashev
Keyword(s):  
Legal Protection ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Regulatory Activity ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Labour Rights ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right

Restriction or lack of capacity to be engaged in labour activities must not become an encumbrance for efficient employment of people with disabilities. International legal protection of such a vulnerable group should be based on the principles of complete equality of rights and full participation in the life of society. The article deals with the international legal mechanisms of labour rights protection of people with disabilities under the acts passed by the UN and ILO. Ensuring due legal protection of labour rights of people with disabilities in the world of work will facilitate their realization of the right to decent work, which is the main goal of the regulatory activity of the ILO.

scholarly journals Public policies and the insertion of old people in the labor market in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Toshye Sato ◽  
Selma Lancman
Keyword(s):  
Public Policies ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Old People ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Government Websites ◽  
The Right ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations

Abstract Objective: Discuss how Brazilian public policies aimed at old people address the right of the old people to decent work, and the promotion of their insertion and maintenance at work. Method: Bibliographic research was carried out to analyze the Brazilian public policies aimed at old people. In order to deepen the analysis of these policies, they were consulted in full on Brazilian government websites. The data was analyzed based on content analysis. Results: Among the public policies aimed at the old people those having some type of work-related disposition provision are: the National Policy for Old People, State Policy for Old People, Statute of the Elderly, and National Health Policy for Old People. The work-related propositions were categorized into: I. Creation of working conditions for old people; II. Preventing discrimination and encouraging the hiring of old people; III. Continuing education for old people; IV. Retirement; V. Work as a choice. Conclusion: Over time, Brazilian public policies aimed at old people have been improving the approach to decent work, and the promotion of the insertion and maintenance of old people in their work. However, there is still a lack of better advances and clarifications about the guidelines and recommendations related to work for old people, emphasizing the importance of work contexts considering the conditions and organizations impacting the possibility of insertion and maintenance of old people at work.

scholarly journals Pengawasan Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing Di Sumatera Barat

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-48
Author(s):  
Lerri Pattra
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Economic Community ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
High Unemployment Rate ◽  
Human Need ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Asean Economic Community ◽  
The Right

The Republic of Indonesia was founded, the Indonesian people have realized that work is a human need for citizens. This is stated and mandated in Article 27 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution which states that "Every citizen has the right to work and a living that is decent for humanity". This has implications for the state's obligation to facilitate citizens to obtain decent work for humanity. However, recently the use of foreign workers has become one of the main issues in Indonesia. Foreign workers are foreign nationals holding visas with the intention of working in Indonesian territory. Constitutionally, the use of foreign workers in Indonesia is regulated in Law no. 13/2003 concerning Manpower and strengthened by Law no. 25 of 2007 concerning Investment. Thus the use of foreign workers cannot be avoided because it is constitutionally very possible. Another factor that influences the presence of foreign workers in Indonesia is the agreement of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which began in 2015. This has provided opportunities for the free use of foreign workers for the ASEAN region. What has always been a problem is the high unemployment rate caused by the lack of employment opportunities for Indonesian citizens.

Supervision and control over observance of labour legislation by state labour service of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 140-146
Author(s):  
Iryna agutina
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Labour Rights ◽  
Legitimate Interests ◽  
Labour Legislation ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Control

The purpose of the article is to investigate the role of state supervision and control over compliance with labour legislation in ensuring decent work. Methodology. The research is based on the analysis and generalization of the available practical, scientific and theoretical material and the formation of relevant conclusions. The following methods of scientific cognition were used in the research: logical-semantic, system-structural, terminological, system-functional, structural-logical, normative-dogmatic, method of generalization. Results. It is established that the effectiveness of supervision and control over compliance with labour legislation is ensured by many factors: regularity, the right choice of goal, the actual elimination of violations, the presence of clear legal regulations for control and supervision. Scientific novelty. It is established that supervision and control over observance of labour legislation is an important and necessary form of protection of labour rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of employees. With the help of this form of protection of labour rights and legitimate interests of employees, the following tasks are solved: ensuring strict implementation of regulations in the field of labour; achieving the quality of implementation of decisions; timely taking measures to eliminate identified violations; identifying positive experiences and putting them into practice. The practical significance lies in the possibility of using materials in law enforcement activities - to improve the practice of applying current legislation in the field of labor rights; educational process - in the teaching of disciplines: "Labour Law of Ukraine", "Employment Protection", "Labour Rights Protection in European Union Countries".

Llanes Escoda, Josefa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ealdama
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
World War ◽  
Welfare Programs ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

Josefa Llanes Escoda (1898–1945) was one of the early social workers in the Philippines. As a social worker she moved from the residual approach and initiated sustainable welfare programs. She was also an advocate for decent work for women. She was able to merge her role as a social worker and as a suffragist by mobilizing members of the National Federation of Women’s Club (NFWC) of the Philippines to educate women on the importance of the right to vote. During World War II, when the social welfare system was in disarray, she mobilized members of the NFWC to feed prisoners of war and other displaced persons. In her own way, she was a freedom fighter.

Owner-manager businesses and youth employee perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluyemi Theophilus Adeosun ◽  
Temitope Owolabi
Keyword(s):  
Job Security ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Satisfactory Outcome ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
The Right

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the perspective of youth employees about owner manager businesses. The owner-manager business (a one-man business) is the most common in Lagos. Hence, an inquiry into their management style and how it impacts youth employees within the context of decent work is important to explore.Design/methodology/approachThe study used the convenience sample technique to obtain data from 382 owner-managers and youth employees who work in owner-managed businesses across various sectors. They were administered a questionnaire with carefully structured questions, with an 81% return rate. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) technique was used to identify the prominent parameters, and the hypothesis tested and validated accordingly.FindingsThe study identified three prominent factors that youth consider when working for an owner-manager business, i.e. the workplace factor, geographical factors and employee benefit. Consequently, issues regarding sustainable employment, conducive working conditions, job security and pension are paramount in the youths' view. Many owner-managers do not respect labour laws, and job security is low in owner-managed businesses; hence, they experience high turnover as most youth work in one-man businesses to gain experience.Originality/valueThe owner-manager business is the most predominant in the country and yet is under-researched. Furthermore, the perception of youth employees regarding owner-manager businesses provides a better understanding of performance and expected satisfactory outcome required from youth employees and how they can be met through proper channelling of their energies to the right tasks.

Providing a foundation for decent work and adequate income during health and economic crises: constitutional approaches in 193 countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 1087-1105
Author(s):  
Aleta Sprague ◽  
Amy Raub ◽  
Jody Heymann
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Member States ◽  
Income Security ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right ◽  
Almost All

PurposeAs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads globally, the economic and health consequences are disproportionately affecting marginalized workers. However, countries' existing labor and social security laws often exclude the most vulnerable workers from coverage, exacerbating existing inequalities. Guaranteeing the rights to adequate income even when ill, decent working conditions and nondiscrimination in constitutions may provide a foundation for protecting rights universally, safeguarding against counterproductive austerity measures, and providing a normative foundation for equality and inclusion as economies recover. The purpose of this article is to examine the prevalence of these rights globally and assess some of their early impacts amid the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe authors created and analyzed a database of constitutional rights for all 193 United Nations member states. All constitutions were double coded by an international multidisciplinary, multilingual team of researchers.FindingsThis study finds that 54% of countries take some approach to guaranteeing income security in their constitutions, including 23% that guarantee income security during illness. Thirty-one percent guarantee the right to safe working conditions. Only 36% of constitutions explicitly guarantee at least some aspect of nondiscrimination at work. With respect to equal rights broadly, constitutional protections are most common on the basis of sex (85%), followed by religion (78%), race/ethnicity (76%), socioeconomic status (59%), disability (27%), citizenship (22%), sexual orientation (5%) and gender identity (3%). Across almost all areas, protections for rights are far more common in constitutions adopted more recently.Originality/valueThis is the first study to systematically examine protections for income security and decent work, together with nondiscrimination, in the constitutions of all 193 UN member states.

scholarly journals El trabajo decente, una alternativa para reducir la desigualdad en la globalización: el caso de México

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (66) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Gálvez Santillán ◽  
Esthela Gutiérrez Garza ◽  
Esteban Picazzo Palencia ◽  
Jesús Osorio Calderón
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Nuevo Leon ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Work Index ◽  
Nuevo León ◽  
The Right

La globalización de la economía en la época actual ha propiciado, entre otras cosas, un aumento en la desigualdad económica y en la precarización laboral, tanto entre los países como dentro de ellos. La Organización Internacional del Trabajo elaboró la propuesta Trabajo decente, como alternativa para avanzar hacia una mayor igualdad, promover condiciones mínimas para que los trabajadores puedan cubrir sus necesidades básicas, laborar en el marco de la legislación vigente y fomentar el derecho a la participación sindical. En este artículo se tomó el caso de México para ejemplificar cómo la globalización económica ha contribuido a profundizar las desigualdades. También se analizan las condiciones de trabajo decente en las regiones noreste (Coahuila, Nuevo León y Tamaulipas) y sur (Chiapas, Guerrero y Oaxaca), donde hay grandes contrastes, muestra los aspectos en los que se pueden aplicar políticas para mejorar la calidad de los empleos, y avanzar hacia una mayor igualdad.Palabras clave: globalización; desigualdad; precarización laboral; índice de trabajo decente; regiones. AbstractEconomic globalization in modern times has led to an increase in economic inequality, not only between countries but also inwardly thereof, and job insecurity, among other things. The International Labour Organization (ilo) has developed a proposal known as Decent Work, as an alternative to move towards greater equality, promoting minimum conditions for workers to meet their basic needs, work in the framework of existing legislation, and promoting the right to union participation. By taking as an example the case of Mexico, this paper discusses how economic globalization has contributed to the deepening of inequalities between countries and within them. Also, it analyzes the conditions of decent work at the country level and in the Northeast (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas) and South (Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca) of Mexico, where there are large contrasts, showing the areas where policies can be applied to improve the quality of jobs and thus move towards greater equality.Key words: globalization; inequality; labor precariousness; decent work index; regions. 

scholarly journals Fulfillment of Labor Rights for Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 272-280
Author(s):  
Nazifah Nazifah ◽  
◽  
Dewa Gede Sudika Mangku ◽  
Ni Putu Rai Yuliartini
Keyword(s):  
Labor Rights ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Physical Background ◽  
The Right ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The purpose of this research is to fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities to obtain jobs following their fields without reducing their rights. The research method used is normative juridical with literature study. Decent work is a right for every human being without exception. Various racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds that are part of a human's identity do not become a barrier for him to get his right. Likewise with the physical or non-physical conditions that underlie a human being. Every human being who has a certain physical or non-physical background also has the same rights to get decent work, including persons with disabilities. The State of Indonesia ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into Law Number 19 of 2011. In the preamble of the law, it was explained that the countries that signed the convention had the obligation to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities and promote their participation in the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural spheres is based on equal opportunities, meaning that the Indonesian Government is obliged by law to fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities, especially about the right to work in Indonesia.

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