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World Social Justice Day

20 February

Social justice paves the way for peace and sustainable development.

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February 20, 2026

Equality and dignity for all: The path to social justice.

Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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Discover the data behind the ILO flagship report "The state of social justice 2025".

September 27, 2025

The report cover More than Social Justice 50 indicators . Many of these use ILO Data. Discover the data behind the ILO flagship report " The state of social justice 2025 ". Data indicators by chapter Chapter 1: Basic human rights and capabilities Chapter 2: Equal access to opportunities Chapter 3: Fair distribution Chapter 4: Fair transitions

Achieving Social Justice in the Arab States through a just transition.

February 20, 2024

The ILO Regional office for Arab States, is bringing together leading figures from the world of work, politics and academia to discuss how to achieve greater social justice in the Arab World in a panel discussion. The event will also discuss the new report "Arab States Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2024: Promoting social justice through a just transition." Panelists Ruba Jaradat, Regional Director for Arab States at International Labour Organization (ILO) Mustafa Bairam, Minister, Ministry of Labour, Lebanon Hind Benammar Al-Tarawneh, Executive Secretary, Arab Trade Union Confederation Aya Jaafar, Labour Economist, Regional Office for Arab States at International Labour Organization (ILO) Oussama Safa, Chief of the Social Justice Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) Moderator Karma Ekmekji, Mediation Advisor, Founder of #Diplowomen Panel discussion held on 20 February 2024 at 11:00 until 12:00 (Europe/Paris)

Operationalizing living wages: Collaborative pathways forward.

September 23, 2025

Governments, employers, workers, and private actors share practices aligning with ILO principles. Emphasis is placed on aligning business practices with ILO wage-setting principles through private actors, global supply chains, and multi-stakeholder initiatives. The role of development partners in supporting cooperation, policy coherence, and institutional capacity is also highlighted. Watch Operationalizing living wages: Collaborative pathways forward! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

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20 February
2030 Agenda
80th anniversary of ECOSOC
A new Global Social Contract
A work in progress
Access to the Basic Necessities of Life
Actions on Inclusive & Sustainable social development
Adapt labour institutions to the specific challenges of each transition.
Adapting labour institutions to the specific challenges of each transition
Adapting to the current and emerging challenges

Address challenges; progress and lessons learned
Address the concerns of the Left Behind
adopting AI to enhance productivity
Advancing Equity; Security and Solidarity
Advancing inclusive pathways to poverty eradication
Advancing social development & social justice through coordinated; equitable and inclusive policies.
Africa
AI
AI Ethics
AI Threats
AI Tools
AI-exposed jobs
apply international social security standards
Arab States
Artificial Intelligence
ASEAN
Asia and the Pacific
Assessing the state of social justice in the world
Automation
Available skills
Barriers and enablers of Access to equal opportunities for Decent & Productive employment
Basic human rights and capabilities
Campaign
celebrate the legacy of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development
Centenary of the ILO Conference Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS)
Chairperson of the Governing Body
Circle Economy Foundation
Circular Economy
Circular Jobs Global Baseline Report
Civil Society Organizations
Climate; Digital and Demographic shifts are reshaping work at record speed.
Collective bargaining rights are deteriorating
Commission for Social Development (CSocD)
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
Committee on the Application of Standards (CAN)
Comprehensive global assessment of employment in circular economy activities
Consultative status
Coordinated & Inclusive Partnerships.
create just and equitable societies
crosscutting responses to advance social justice is crucial
CSocD64
CSocD65
Decent work
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Descent work as a foundation for social inclusion & cohesive societies
Digital Technologies
Digital Transformation
Discussing the Labour dimension of Human Rights due diligence/RB and supply chains in a Just Transition
Diversify labour force participation
Do employment-responsive policies work?
Drive inclusive and equitable development
Economic Rights
ECOSOC
Education & Skills Development
elevating living standards
Embbeding a Social Lens into policymaking
Employers’
End Child Labour; Forced Labour & Labour rights abuses
Engaging young people in employment programmes
Enhance the Council's effectiveness and agility
Equal access to opportunities
Equality and dignity for all: The path to social justice
Equitable growth in a changing world of work
Eradicating poverty & Ensuring dignity through resilient care and support systems.
Europe and Central Asi
Examine the shortcomings of current macroeconomic models in addressing today's fundamental challenges
Experience-based reflection
Explore how inclusive systems are critical for responding to climate risks
Fair distribution
Fair labour practice
Fair transitions
Family-Centered Care
Far from eradicating poverty
Finance Committee (FC)
Flagship report
Focus on occupations
Focus on Social Progress
Focus on the intersection of social protection & climate resilience
Focus on the role of impact assessments; diagnostics and social dialogue
Focus on training and equipping workforces
Freedom and Dignity
Freedom to hold opinions without interference
Freedom to seek; receive and impart information & ideas through any media
Fundamental principles and rights at work
Future of Work
Gender equality at work
Generate momentum for placing social justice at the heart of the multilateral agenda in 2026 and beyond
Generated AI
Global Coalition for Social Justice
Global Employment Policy Review
Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All
Global macroeconomic policy
Group of Friends for Decent Work
Highlight the key role of strong social protection systems
Highlighting the importance of addressing persistent inequality and low wages
Housing
How AI capabilities are changing the human Work?
How AI may alter relationship between Tasks & Technology
How labour regulation can be made more impactful and inclusive?
How social protection systems can reduce poverty and inequalities
How to deliver a sustainable dose of social justice
Human rights
Human-centered approaches
Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
Identify and analyse the management mechanisms and components required for the development of public policies
Identifying enduring strengths; Persistent Gaps & Structural Reforms needed
ILC113
ILC114
ILO Governing Body
ILO PROSPECTS programme
improve administrative and financial governance
Inclusion Strategies
Inclusive labour markets
Inclusive; Rights-based & Gender-responsive labour market policies
Income Poverty
Increasing social protection coverage and adequacy
Innovative & Resilient Approaches
Institutions and norms for Social Cohesion
integrating “just transition” principles
Intense debate about which workers are most exposed by AI
Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (CINTERFOR)
International Labour Organization
International Labour Standards
ITU
Just Digital and Green Transitions to Leave No-One Behind
Labour market
Labour Rights
Latin America
Launch of the Asia-Pacific Minimum Wage Digital Repository System
Leaving No One Behind
Legal Rights
leverage adequate financing
Living Wages
Local innovations that reduce poverty and support livelihoods
Make the ILO's governance structure fairer and more inclusive
Meaningful social dialogue relies entirely on freedom of expression
Meaningful Youth Engagement for Decent Work
Measuring progress towards social justice
Member States
MSMEs
Multilateral cooperation
Non-Governmental Organizations
North America
Panel Discussions
Panelists
Persistent gender gap in labour force and high informality rates
Plenary debates
Plenary meetings
Plenary sessions
Policymakers
Poorly fed workers
Promoting and stimulating vocational training
Promoting fundamental rights at work
Put social justice at the centre of policymaking: in every sector. Everywhere.
Regulating for Decent Work
Renewed commitment to Social Development and Social Justice
Representatives of governments
Resilient supply chains
Right to collective bargaining
Right to disconnect
Right to Economic security & Equal opportunity
Right to Education
Right to equal pay for work of equal value
Right to equality before law and equal
Right to favourable working conditions
Right to form and join a trade union
Right to freedom from slavery & forced or compulsory labour
Right to maternity protection
Right to protection against unemployment
Right to pursue Material Well-being & Spiritual Development
Right to Rest and Leisure
Right to Safety & Health at work
Right to self-determination
Right to Social Security
Right to Work
Rights-based economic policies
Risks of substitution versus the potential for genuine augmentation of labour & human abilities.
Role of Employers & The Private sector in Social Jjustice
Roundtable discussions
SDG 1
SDG 10
SDG 17
SDG 6
SDG 7
SDG 8
SDG 9
Shaping global economic and social cooperation
Side Events
Skills shortages
Social actors
Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)
Social and solidarity economy actors
Social Challenges amidst Global Transformations
Social Dialogue
social dialogue and partnerships
Social Justice
Social justice means fair and equal treatment for everyone
Social participation; Empowerment and Co creation are essential to meet the needs of all population groups
Social partners
Social Protection
Social protection for all
Social Rights
Social workers
Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Stakeholders
Standard-Setting Committee on Biological Hazards
Standard-Setting Committee on Decent Work in the Platform Economy
Stark inequalities
Statistical Data
Strengthen demographic resilience
strengthen domestic economies
strengthen legal frameworks
Strengthen societies; Protect rights and build resilience for all
structural transformations
Sustain progress towards the SDGs by 2030 and beyond
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Sustainable enterprise development
The advancement of lifelong learning systems
The essential role of social workers in advancing coordinated; equitable and inclusive social development
The impact of AI on labour markets
The impact of globalisation and technological advancements
The opportunities & challenges AI poses for jobs and skills worldwide
The social dimension of sustainable development.
The State of Social Justice
The world-of-work dimensions of AI
TICAD9
Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Transformative; Equitable; Innovative and Coordinated Actions for the 2030 Agenda and its Goals for a sustainable future for all
Tripartism
UHC2030
UN partners
UNDESA
UNECE
UNESCO
UNFPA
UNHQ
UNICEF
Unilateral coercive measures
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations general Assembly
United Nations Human Rights Council
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Universal & Lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social Justice
Universal Social Health Protection
Unproductive workers
UNU-WIDER
Voluntary trust fund
what social justice means today
What works in supporting host communities and forcibly displaced persons
Where the labour market effects will be felt first AI
Work–Life Policies
Workers' delegates
Workers' Exposure to AI
Workers’ organizations
Working Poverty rate
Workshops
World Day of Social Justice
World Health Organization (WHO)
world of work
World of Work Summit
World Social Protection Report 2024 - 2026
World Social Report
World Summit For Social Development
Youth employment practitioners

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