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Together For A Just World

Inequalities, the Labour Crisis, and the Common Vision

Poverty and income inequality, exacerbated by the neoliberal glob-
al system, debt dependency, precarious employment, conflicts, and
wars, have emerged as structural challenges threatening the human
value of work and social stability. These issues have not only eco-
nomic but also deep political and social consequences that under-
mine democratic participation and social cohesion.

In developing countries in particular, growing economic fragility,
indebtedness, the encroachment of multinational corporations,
non-compliance with labour and environment standards, corrup-
tion, financialization of the economy, the rising cost of living, and the
erosion of social protection mechanisms have aggravated inequal-
ities within the global labour market. This situation requires com-
prehensive global policies that ensure a fair redistribution of wealth,
strengthen social protection systems, uphold human and labour
rights, and support development models that regard labour as a hu-
man value rather than a commodity.

Participants emphasized that the increasing restrictions imposed
on freedom association, dismissals, and legal limitations in many
countries pose a threat not only to the trade union movement but
also to the sustainability of democracy and social peace. The ILC
and OATUU jointly called for the protection of trade union rights, the
strengthening of collective bargaining mechanisms, and the recog-
nition of trade union representation as a universal human right.

Migration, while a natural outcome of global inequalities and crises,
has increasingly been politicized and weaponized by populist and
far-right movements, fueling xenophobia and extremism. The ILC
and OATUU underline that migrants and refugees are not a threat
but an integral part of the global workforce and human community.
They call for the protection of migrant workers’ rights, the promotion
of inclusive societies, and the rejection of all forms of racial, ethnic,
or religious discrimination that undermine social cohesion and soli-
darity among peoples.

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