Your Voice at Work: Global Reports under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Citation

(2000), "Your Voice at Work: Global Reports under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 24 No. 9. https://doi.org/10.1108/jeit.2000.00324iae.001

Your Voice at Work: Global Reports under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Your Voice at Work: Global Reports under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

International Labour Organization (ILO)2000ISBN 92 2 111504 620 Swiss francs (can be ordered direct from ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 4 route des Morillons, CH-1211-Geneva 22, Switzerland. Tel: +41 22 799 7828. Fax: +41 22 799 6938. E-mail: pubvente@ilo.org. Web site: www.ilo.org/publns)

Keywords: Employee rights, Reports, Protectionism

This is the first Global Report to be released under the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. It examines trends in relation to respect shown for freedom of association and collective bargaining rights around the globe.

The enlargement of democracy around the world has generally improved the context in which the rights are realized. However, an examination of information available to the ILO shows that significant problems still exist.

The report calls for action so that the promises and commitments, made by governments at the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Singapore, the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, and in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, can be realized.

Your Voice at Work underscores the crucial role that freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining play in achieving decent work for all in today's globalizing world. The report concludes that respect for these fundamental principles and rights at work is good for business, for labour, for governments and for civil society, both domestically and internationally.