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12.
Recognizes that the right to work is interrelated with and interdependent on
other human rights, particularly the right to social security, the right to education and the
right to participate in public affairs, the realization of which would be essential in promoting
young people’s empowerment;
13.
Notes with concern that, according to the most recent report of the International
Labour Organization, Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020, although there has been a
modest economic recovery, youth unemployment remains high and employment quality a
concern, and young people are three times as likely as adults to be unemployed, which
constitutes a serious global problem;
14.
Expresses deep concern that inequalities are widening and there are not enough
jobs, including quality jobs, and emphasizes that full and productive employment and decent
work for young people play an important role in their empowerment and can contribute to,
inter alia, the prevention of extremism, terrorism and social, economic and political
instability, thus contributing to sustainable development and peace;
15.
Stresses the fundamental importance of equal opportunities, education,
technical and vocational training, including the use of new technologies, and that lifelong
learning opportunities and guidance for all, including for women, young people and persons
with disabilities, are necessary for the realization of the right to work;
16.
Encourages States to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, including its Goal 8 on promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and its targets;
17.
Stresses that the Sustainable Development Goals and the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development promote
inclusive and sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity and technological
innovation, and encourage entrepreneurship and job creation, which can be effective
measures to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, forced labour, contemporary forms of
slavery and human trafficking, and that to ensure that no one is left behind, bearing these
targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for
all women and men by 2030;
18.
Recognizes that employment should be a central objective of economic and
social policies at the national, regional and international levels for the sustainable eradication
of poverty and for providing an adequate standard of living, and emphasizes in that regard
the importance of relevant and inclusive social protection measures, including social
protection floors;
19.
Also recognizes the fundamental importance of international cooperation,
including through technical cooperation, capacity-building and the exchange of relevant
lessons learned and good practices, in advancing efforts towards the full realization of the
right to work through inclusive, sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all;
20.
Calls upon States to put in place cohesive and comprehensive policies and to
take the legislative and administrative measures necessary for the full realization of the right
to work for all, including women by, inter alia, considering undertaking policy commitments
and measures to obtain full and productive employment and decent work for all, including
through the establishment, where appropriate, of institutions for that purpose and by further
strengthening tools, such as job services and social dialogue mechanisms, while paying
continuous attention to professional and technical training and initiatives to foster small and
medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives and start-ups, including those that are owned by
women, and considering investing in infrastructure, services and social protection systems to
allow for and to promote equitable sharing of care responsibilities between men and women;
21.
Encourages States to adopt proactive employment policies and partnerships
that aim at generating decent jobs, in particular for young people, and to consider putting in
place specialized services that assist them in identifying and securing available employment,
including by providing access to information channels, technology and job search
mechanisms, and that promote equality and accessibility;
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