Workers Rights are Human Rights
Article 23, Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
- Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
- Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
- Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration for ensuring for themselves and their family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
- Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of their interests.
These rights are not granted or given to workers by governments or employers - they are basic universal human rights that we all are entitled to by virtue of our humanity.
Please note that the salary figures for the Global Teaching Industry and the Global Nursing Industry Comparative are for the year 2000, and the figures for the Global Manufacturing Industry Comparative are for the year 2001. The figures are all in US dollars, which have been calculated using the average $US/$AUS exchange rate for 2000 of .5771 US cents.
Background Information
Introduction to International Labour Standards
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is the specialised UN agency that promotes social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. The ILO was created out of the need for an independent, international organization to ensure that economic development and globalisation did not progress at the expense of the basic, fundamental human rights....
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Trade-labour Linkage and the World Trade Organisation: potentials and pitfalls
Our world has arguably reached a level of social and economic integration never before seen in human history, with increased standards of living for many in northern industrialised countries and for a select few in developing countries. ...
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Global Teaching Industry Comparative
Teachers all over the world are facing the same issues: overcrowded classrooms, low pay caps, lack of resources and funding. In Australia, the ability to organise and bargain collectively allows teachers to form strong unions to fight for and protect their rights at work....
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Global Manufacturing Industry Comparative
The manufacturing industry is one of the world’s largest, and plays a critical role in developing countries. Countries like Fiji, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and China rely heavily on income generated by exports and trade of manufactured goods, particularly textiles....
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Global Nursing Industry Comparative
Globalisation not only affects the trade of manufactured goods, but also has implications for the movement of people and professionals. Like all workers, healthcare professionals in developing countries seek fair pay and opportunities for themselves and their families....
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