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IYCW Statement on Fundamental Principles and Workers Right during the ILC 2024

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Dear Mr./Ms. Chairman.

Thank you for giving us the floor.  The Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work is under threat in many countries. We cannot deny the facts that the shortage of Decent Work opportunities forced many young workers to accept jobs of poor quality, low salary, and even without access to Social Protection.  It is challenged by contractualization, informalization, flexibilization and digitalization of work. These systems that runs in many countries denies the basic rights of workers on Freedom of Association, decent salary and access to social protection.  Please hear the short testimony from Philippines;

 

“My name is Errol and I am a contractual worker for six years now. My salary is 10.7 US dollar for twelve hours of work. The company is not paying my overtime. I have been moving from one job to another and I have no chance to become regular worker. The Contractualization is widespread in the Philippines.”

 

The above testimony of Mr. Errol reflects the situation of many workers in several countries. They are facing multiple challenges in their workplaces like underpayment, low wages, job insecurity, long working hours, lack of social protection, and rights restricted to join association.

This problem may sound repeated and obsolete, but it is a reality that has never been addressed so far by the concerned authorities.  We believe that young workers has right for just work and dignified life. This cannot be achieved if the young workers continue to be exploited.

 

Therefore, we urge the National Governments to strengthen their national laws concerning the abolishment of contractual work system. Likewise not to settle on Minimum Wage but instead on Decent Living Income.

We urge Trade Unions to adopt and extend their membership to the contractual workers and other categories of workers to cover their rights on CBA.

Finally, we ask the ILO for strict implementation on Convention 138 and 182 for the abolishment of all forms of child labor, and the follow-up on Recommendation 204 on the transition from the informal to the formal economy.


The Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work is needed now more than ever.





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