decent work

Right to Decent Work

Right to Decent Work

Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family." Article 22 guarantees the right to social security. Article 23 affirms the right to work, as well as to "equal pay for equal work" and "just and favourable remuneration."

The Right to Decent Work - Dispatch from Liberia

3/08/08

"I’m just returning to our office in New York from a weeklong trip to Liberia and Ghana. The trip was in preparation for some events we are doing during our EHHR theme month in September on promoting the right to Decent Work.

This was my third visit to Liberia this year. Each time I visit I see progress. But I also see a country where people work very hard for very small returns..."

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