Jobs Jobs Jobs: Decent Work for Development
Date: 2007-08-17
Jobs Jobs Jobs is a three-year project which aims to demonstrate that Decent Work is fundamental for development and the eradication of poverty.
Decent Work is a concept developed by the International Labour Organization, and supported by trade unions, NGOs and other civil society organisations. It brings together the quantity of employment with the quality of the employment
created. The main elements of Decent Work are employment creation, workers’ rights, social protection and social dialogue.
Decent Work is now recognised as a route out of poverty for millions of people.
Not any job is a good job! Half of the world’s workers earn less than two dollars a day. They have no job or depend on precarious working conditions. While it is clearly the case that employment is central to poverty reduction, it is
only Decent Work that can allow people to fulfil their right for a Decent Life.
Growth is not enough! International trade and economic growth alone cannot eradicate poverty. In many countries wealth is continuously concentrated within a few hands. DecentWork is a key mechanism by which wealth is redistributed and poverty eliminated.
A key component of the project has been the elaboration of 8 case studies in countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. These provide examples of the link between Decent Work and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals which range from halving extreme poverty to providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015.
The case studies will feed a wide range of advocacy activities including seminars and campaign materials in different European countries.
Read the case studies
Decent work and the textile industry Case study on Cambodia
Midwifery as Decent Work Case study on SEWA’s experience in India
Is job creation enough to tackle poverty? Case study on South Africa
Market vendors and street traders Case study on social dialogue in Zambia
Migrant workers and labour rights Case study on China and Thailand
Decent Work and the agro-export industry Case study on Peru
Working in the maquiladoras Case study on Guatemala and Nicaragua
Lea los informes en español
El Trabajo Decente en la industria textil: El caso de Camboya
Ser comadrona: ¿Un Trabajo Decente? Experiencia de SEWA en la India
¿Es suficiente crear trabajo para erradicar la pobreza? El caso de Sudáfrica
La economía informal en Zambia Historias de comerciantes y vendedores ambulantes
Los trabajadores inmigrantes y sus derechos Casos de China y Tailandia
Crecimiento económico y desarrollo Agricultura de exportación en Perú
Trabajando en las maquilas: El caso de Guatemala y Nicaragua
Jóvenesteleoperadores y Trabajo Decente: El caso de Filipinas
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The project – supported by the EU – is coordinated by: SOLIDAR (www.solidar.org)
Progetto Sviluppo (Italy – www.cgil.it/prosvil)
Olof Palme Center (Sweden – www.palmecenter.org)
War on Want (UK – www.waronwant.org).
Other organisations involved are: ISCOS (Italy), One World Action (UK), the Johannes Mickelson Center (Estonia), and four Global Network (www.theglobalnetwork.net) partners - Plades (Peru), Learn (The Philippines), SEWA (India), and LRS (South Africa).
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This seminar was organized with the financial support of the European Union.
Reference Number of the Grant Contract: ONG-ED/2004/097-517-167
Title of the Action: JOBS JOBS JOBS - “Decent work” for all, the key to eradicating poverty”