World Day for Decent Work! Get Involved
October 7th, you have an opportunity to participate in the World Day for Decent Work.
JOIN WITH WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD IN RAISING
OUR VOICES TO DELIVER A SINGLE STRONG AND UNITED
MESSAGE.
A FUNDAMENTAL TRANSFORMATION OF GLOBALISATION IS
NEEDED. AND THE TIME FOR THAT CHANGE IS NOW.
WORKERS EVERYWHERE DEMAND DECENT WORK
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. WORK WHERE OUR HUMAN
RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED FULLY. WORK WHICH IS SAFE
AND HEALTHY. WORK WHICH PROVIDES FOR ACCEPTABLE
PAY AND PROTECTION FOR US AND FOR OUR FAMILIES.
WORK WHERE PROBLEMS AND CONFLICT ARE RESOLVED
THROUGH DIALOGUE AND AGREEMENT
NOT DIKTAT AND REPRESSION.
On 7 October, people around the world are marking the World Day for Decent Work. According to the World Day for Decent Work website:
"Starting in the Pacific, passing through all of the time zones and ending on the western coast of the Americas, the workers of the world are mobilising in workplace meetings, through demonstrations, in public debates, with cultural and media events, via the internet."
"...In (every) country, working families are bearing the brunt of the financial, food and energy crisis - the deepest crisis is that this globalized economy has ever known.
Pulling out of that crisis, restoring workers' living standards, respecting their rights requires fundamental change. Change to put fairness and equity back at the centre of public policy so that globalization works for all, not just the privileged few."
Get Involved
You can join events on the ground, add your own to the 'World Day for Decent Work' map, or participate online by signing the Decent Work Decent Life - Call To Action.
There are more than 350 events in more than 100 countries planned. On October 7, from sunrise in Fiji to Sundown in Alaska, the International Trade Union Federation (ITUC) is updating the World Day For Decent Work website live as video, pictures and other information comes in from around the world.
On the World Day for Decent Work (7 October 2008) the Decent Work Decent Life - Call to Action will be presented to the highest EU political representatives in Brussels. At the end of the year the Call to Action will be presented to development aid donors attending the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha (29 November- 2 December 2008).
