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Onderwerp: World Day for Decent Work October 7, 2017 - End Corporate
Greed: The World Needs a Pay Rise - ITUC OnLine
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World Day for Decent Work October 7, 2017
End Corporate Greed: The World Needs a Pay Rise
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Day
for Decent Work (WDDW), which will fall on 7 October. Millions of people have
taken part in WDDW events since 2008.
- Since
2015, the richest 1% has owned more wealth than the rest of the planet
(Oxfam).
- 71% of
people say governments should work towards a pay rise for workers (ITUC Global Poll 2017).
- 80% of
people say the minimum wage in their country is too low (ITUC Global Poll 2017).
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Day
for Decent Work (WDDW), which will fall on 7 October. Millions of people have
taken part in WDDW events since 2008, and this year will also be a day for
global mobilisation : all the trade unions in the world will stand up for
decent work. Decent work must be at the centre of government actions to bring
back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. No
action is too big or too small for the World Day for Decent Work - i.e. a table
discussion, a huge demonstration, a protest letter, a flash mob action or
something completely different. This year, the global focus is on the world
struggle for living minimum wages and a pay rise for all workers. Governments
should heed the call from working women and men for decent wages, safe and
secure jobs, and an end to greedy corporations setting the rules of the
economy. This means ensuring that minimum wage-floors must be enough to ensure
a decent standard of living, and that all workers must have the right to join a
union and bargain collectively.
This year, October 7 falls on a Saturday, which means
that some organisations may decide to hold events during the week before or after.
Whatever topics your organisation chooses for the
World Day for Decent Work activities, please keep us informed by sending your
information to wddw@ituc-csi.org.
If you have any questions, please also email to this address.
We will shortly provide further updates on materials
you can use for the World Day, social media and website information, including
examples of activities planned by different organisations.
The ITUC represents 181 million workers in 163 countries
and territories and has 340 national affiliates.
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