Also highlights impact of globalization and need to reduce “Decent Work” deficits
International Labour Organization Director-General Juan Somavia today urged government, worker and employer delegates at the ILO’s annual labour conference to develop policy tools for a global “Green Jobs Initiative” aimed at achieving an environmentally-sustainable process of development.
In an address also highlighting a wide range of issues, from the impact of globalization to reducing “decent work deficits”, Mr. Somavia said the Organization was “moving forward” through its Decent Work Agenda, which had been endorsed by the United Nations and other international and regional bodies, including the G-8 Summit in Germany last week.
“We can show important advances in our cooperation around decent work objectives on each of these issues in so many countries”, he said. “But we know that we cannot go it alone. Delivering on the Decent Work Agenda means ensuring that other organizations and other policies are also working with us.”
Mr. Somavia said a key issue for action now was decent work as part of economic, social and environmental policies.
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