"While a lot of this might look like normal work, when you consider the position that many of these workers are in, where they have paid extortionate fees for their jobs, have had to work as long as three years to pay off that debt, and have no access to personal identification documents or any control over terms or conditions of work, then this isn't decent work – it is akin to modern slavery".
When a textile worker like Rina from the Philippines tells me she cannot tell her 12 year old son if she will be home to cook him a meal or say goodnight because she is forced to work extra shifts without notice - this is not decent work.
Unsurprisingly, you've got the ability to do decent work in this class and most of you have the ability to do good work, and some of you have, a fair chunk of you have, the ability to do excellent work, though it may take some work on your part to get to that point.
I'm told that Rendon, Gonzalez and other Assembly leaders have done some decent work rescuing this much-needed bill from the trash.
Conversely, these catalytic events provide an impetus for how actors frame and reframe their messages about decent work (in this case) in relation to the global economic downturn.
Finally, this activity will contribute to decent work in rural areas in a systematic and holistic way.
Jointly organized by FAO and the Holy See, the event – "The violation of human rights within the fishing sector and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing" -- will call on countries, international organizations, fisherfolk organizations and the fishing industry to work together to promote human rights and guarantee decent work in this critical economic and food-producing sector.
This approach fosters the spirit of enterprise and decent work, and will preserve dignity and reinforce self-reliance.
While for some this took the form of disengagement (i.e. "decent work" is the ILO's business), others readily reported common ground with the concept of decent work and the DWA.
Goal 8: "Decent Work and Economic Growth" The targets of this goal are linked primarily to growth, productivity and employment.
