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Acknowledging also the work of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, in
particular the International Labour Organization, in supporting the efforts of States to
promote inclusive, sustained economic growth, full and productive employment and decent
work for all and the full realization of the right to work, and recognizing the important
contributions made by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment
of Women in relation to the realization of the right to work for women,
Reaffirming that all human rights, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights,
including the right to development, are universal, indivisible, interdependent, interrelated and
mutually reinforcing, and that all human rights must be treated in a fair and equal manner, on
the same footing and with the same emphasis,
Emphasizing that States should undertake to guarantee that the right to work is to be
exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion,
political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status,
Emphasizing also that the right to work is not only essential for realizing other human
rights but also an inseparable and inherent part of human dignity and social justice, and is
important in ensuring the satisfaction of human needs and values that are central to a dignified
life,
Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key
elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally
agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and
that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, representatives of
employers and workers, the private sector, national human rights institutions, civil society
organizations and international organizations, in particular the agencies of the United Nations
system and international financial institutions,
Recognizing also that, on the one hand, the development of automation enabled by
advanced technologies, including robotics and artificial intelligence, brings the promise of
higher productivity, job creation, better services and improved well-being, while on the other,
it entails challenges that may have a broader impact on jobs, skills, wages and the nature of
work itself that may vary widely across different regions and within countries,
Recognizing further that climate change poses an existential threat for some, and has
already had an adverse impact on the full and effective enjoyment of the human rights
enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the right to work,
Acknowledging that the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and
Beyond provided a policy framework and practical guidelines for national action and
international support to improve the situation of young people, and such recent international
initiatives as the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, led by the International Labour
Organization, and the United Nations Youth Strategy, which considers decent work one of
its priorities,
1.
Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights on the relationship between the realization of the right to work and the enjoyment of
all human rights by young people;1
2.
Reaffirms, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to the opportunity to
gain his or her living by work that he or she freely chooses or accepts, and that States should
take appropriate steps to progressively achieve the full realization of that right, including
technical and vocational guidance and training programmes, policies and techniques, to
achieve steady economic, social and cultural development and full and productive
employment under conditions safeguarding the fundamental political and economic freedoms
of the individual;
3.
Also reaffirms, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights, the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions
of work that ensure, in particular, remuneration that provides all workers, as a minimum, with
fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value without distinction of any kind,
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