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Together For A Just World

• Anti-migrant and anti-refugee sentiment undermines the most basic prin-
ciples of human dignity.
• Precarious work conditions render fair wages, safe workplaces, and trade
union rights increasingly invisible.
• Deep inequalities in access to education deprive future generations of
equal opportunity.

This picture is not merely a global failure; it is clear evidence that states have
not fulfilled the commitments they undertook under the Declaration.

The Reality: It is capital’s rights, not human rights, that are being protected

In today’s world, many states have normalized:
• applying double standards in human rights,

• restricting freedom of association and collective bargaining,
• legitimizing policies that target vulnerable groups,

• prioritizing the interests of capital over social policy.
This is why, seventy-seven years later, the Universal Declaration of Human Righ-
ts remains an unfinished promise.

The ILC firmly believes that human rights cannot be upheld through commemo-
rative statements alone, but only through concrete, accountable action.

Accordingly, we renew our call to all governments, employers, international or-
ganizations, and societal actors:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights must not merely be remem-
bered; it must be implemented fully, transparently, and without exception.

• Wars and occupations must end; the protection of civilians must be upheld
as the foremost obligation of international law.

• Economic and social rights must be strengthened; secure work, fair wa-
ges, and social protection for workers must be guaranteed.

• All restrictions on freedom of association and collective bargaining must
cease; trade union rights must be recognized as fundamental and non-ne-
gotiable.

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