(a) whether the International Labour Organisation had
presented a vision of `decent work` and a `social floor` that
help people to face globalisation and had suggested to arrange
the policies that would enable the workers to work with equity,
freedom and human dignity; and
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard and
measures the Government intend to adopt to achieve it?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL)
(a) & (b) : The International Labour Organisation`s
constituents, i.e. Governments, Workers and Employers in the
June, 1999 International Labour Conference, endorsed DG ILO`s
proposal that the single over-riding goal of the ILO for the next
decade and beyond, must be to promote opportunities for people to
obtain decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom,
equity, security and human dignity. The long term objective is
to promote decent work in a sustainable environment. The
immediate objective is to put in place a social floor for the
global economy in ways which meet the concerns of developing
countries and working families. The Government Delegation from
India also endorsed the above proposal. The various elements in
the theme of `decent work` will be kept in mind by the Government
while formulating government`s economic and social policies.