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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 12h

Ahead of the #SocialSummit2025, we are launching a new campaign, #ThisIsSocialJustice, which shares what #SocialJustice looks like in people’s daily lives.

Meet Gjergj, an entrepreneur in Albania who went from the factory floor to building enterprises that create hundreds of quality jobs.

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 1d

She crossed the sea to harvest crops—then came home to harvest independence. 🌾

Fatima turned experience into entrepreneurship with ILO’s WAFIRA project.
On International Day of #RuralWomen, get inspired by her story 👉 ow.ly/UpCH50XbxpM

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 2d

The world of work is changing fast. Climate change, technology and shifting demographics bring risks and opportunities.

The question is: will fairness keep pace?

🎧Listen to this episode to find out: ow.ly/QTXU50XatE9

#SocialJustice #SocialSummit2025

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 3d

In the last 30 years:

⬇️ Child labour
⬇️ Poverty
⬆️ Education

But fairness? Still uneven.

🎧Explore the conversation on how to put fairness at the centre of decision-making as the world heads toward #SocialSummit2025: ow.ly/rrkV50Xatbt

#SocialJustice

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 6d

All workers have the right to a safe and healthy working environment, where physical and mental health are protected and promoted.

Let’s make mental health at work a reality for everyone.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #DecentWork

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 7d

Progress has been made, but social justice remains out of reach for millions 🌍

The ILO's report reveals persistent challenges that hinder the path towards #SocialJustice worldwide.

👉Discover more: ow.ly/3Lae50X0JOT

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 8d

What’s changed in the last 30 years?

✔️ Longer lives
✔️ Less poverty
✔️ More education

And yet, frustration, insecurity, and inequality remain.

New ILO report explains 👇 #SocialJustice

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 9d

🙌 Celebrating World Day for #DecentWork today! #SocialSummit2025

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 10d

In the last 30 years:

⬇️ Child labour
⬇️ Poverty
⬆️ Education

But fairness? Still uneven.

ILO’s new report calls for action now 👉 https://ow.ly/cYgn50X1hWO

#SocialJustice

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 13d

🗓️ 1 month to go!

From 4–6 Nov the world gathers in Doha, Qatar 🇶🇦 for the Second World Summit for Social Development to accelerate social development and renew our shared commitment to people-centred development.

🌍 https://social.desa.un.org/world-summit-2025
#SocialSummit2025

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 14d

The world is healthier, wealthier, better educated than 30 years ago. But entrenched inequalities & fragile trust still hold us back.

As we head to #SocialSummit2025, the ILO’s flagship report sets the agenda for fairness.

📖 Read 👉 https://ow.ly/3Lae50X0JOT #SocialJustice

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 15d

By 2050, Europe & Central Asia will have ~10M fewer workers due to ageing, low fertility & fewer young entrants.

Adapting means investing in care, lifelong learning & inclusive labour markets & retaining older workers longer.

🎧Listen: https://ow.ly/qSQh50X4Qtn

#OlderPersonsDay

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 16d

📍30 years after the Copenhagen World Summit on Social Development:

Child labour ⬇️

Poverty ⬇️

Social protection ⬆️

Yet inequality has stalled & trust in institutions is fragile.

👉The call for fairness is urgent.

📖 ow.ly/3Lae50X0JOT #SocialJustice #SocialSummit2025

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 17d

Social justice doesn’t happen by chance.
It is the result of deliberate choices in policy, institutions and cooperation.

📖 Discover the findings of the
ILO’s State of Social Justice 2025: buff.ly/QAHcrzE
#SocialJustice

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 20d

The State of Social Justice report shows:

🔹 Where we’ve advanced
🔹 Where we’ve stalled
🔹 Why the world is still far from fair

Read now 👉 www.ilo.org/resource/new...

#SocialJustice

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Alain Berset @alain-berset.coe.int · 22d

Yesterday, the @coe.int joined the Global Coalition for Social Justice at #UNGA with DG Gilbert F. Houngbo to enhance our cooperation with @ilo.org, at a time when social inequalities drive polarisation and democratic backsliding.

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 22d

🔹 Healthier.
🔹 Wealthier.
🔹 Better educated.
🔻 But millions feel left behind, excluded from opportunity and dignity at work.

📢 The ILO’s new report reviews 30 years of progress and persistent gaps 👉 ow.ly/3Lae50X0JOT

#SocialJustice

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · 28d

Equal work deserves equal pay, regardless of gender.

Yet, women earn on average 20% less than men for the same work.

⏰ End inequality. End the gender pay gap. #EqualPayDay

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 16

In the last 30 years:
📉 Poverty fell
👶 Child labour declined
🛡️ Social protection expanded

But inequality & informality still hold millions back.

Ahead of #SocialSummit2025, the ILO’s new report will call for stronger action on #SocialJustice.

↪️ ow.ly/NmxU50WUpiW

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 15

“The care house will allow women to study, work, and take part in decisions — while their children grow up learning our traditional songs."

From weaving mochila bags 🧵 to building community-led childcare, Arhuaco women are reshaping the way care work is valued.

Read their story: ow.ly/jnua50WWyWg

International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 12

Shared challenges call for shared solutions. 🌍

Through South-South and Triangular Cooperation, the ILO supports countries in the Global South to build decent work and #SocialJustice together.

#SouthSouthCooperation

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 11

📅 4–6 Nov 2025, Doha 🇶🇦

📢The Second World Summit for Social Development: a moment to strengthen cooperation for social progress and #SocialJustice.

Learn more: www.ilo.org/about-ilo/il... #SocialSummit2025

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 10

At the heart of the ILO’s work is tripartism:
Governments, employers & workers working together to advance #SocialJustice. 🗝️🗝️🗝

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 9

Forced labour❌
Decent work✅

Everyone has the right to work in freedom and dignity.

#EndForcedLabour #DecentWork

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International Labour Organization @ilo.org · Sep 8

🌍 85.2% of people in the region are covered by at least one social protection benefit, but large sub-regional variations remain.

Stronger systems are vital for resilience and climate action.

↪️📖 A new ILO report explains: ow.ly/utP850WT4CG

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