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Doha, Qatar: Represented by H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour and the president of the 111th International Labour conference (ILC), Qatar led the World of Work Summit yesterday. The summit is a part of the 111th ILC that is being held in Geneva, Switzerland until June 16, under the presidium of Qatar.
This year's summit, themed Social Justice for All, was graced by numerous dignitaries including heads of state, prime ministers, ministers from over 20 member countries of the organisation and representatives from international, governmental, and labour organisations, along with workers and employers.
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The World of Work Summit, which is held annually on the sidelines of the International Labour Conference, is one of the most prominent events that bring together workers, employers and governments to contribute to finding effective solutions to the challenges facing the world in the labour sector.
The two-day summit, scheduled for June 14 and 15, underscored the central role of social justice in the creation of a sustainable and fair global society. It deliberated on methods for enhancing collective action aimed at fostering social justice and aligning various policies.
The platform offers attendees a chance to share perspectives and priorities concerning social justice and to showcase their ongoing and committed actions to advance social justice.
H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour and President of ILC in its 111th session, reiterated that social justice is a fundamental tenet of the International Labour Organisation. He highlighted the significance of accomplishing social justice in the workplace as it bolsters productivity, especially by enhancing dialogues among the tripartite constituents of production.
He noted that the crises that afflicted the world during the past years and their negative effects on the labour market increased the importance of the need for more social justice and the promotion of decent work worldwide, explaining that there are many facts that direct the world of work such as inequality, security and the exacerbation of poverty, which requires everyone to work hard to find ways to achieve social justice.
H E Gilbert Houngbo, ILO's Director-General, said that various clusters of people globally are affected by an absence of equality and social justice. This situation propels them to take chances to better their circumstances.
He highlighted the necessity for social justice, which can enhance productivity across the economies of multiple nations as well as support diverse sectors within the labour market.
For his part, H E Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, explained that the world of labour is changing continuously and rapidly, which leads to an increase in poverty, which affects the lives of thousands of people around the world, pointing to the need to draw a road map for a just transition in the work environment for a better future for work based on social justice.
In his turn during the summit, H E Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation, stressed that the global labour market faces many challenges and difficult obstacles at the level of wage inequality, which has become more disparate since the beginning of the last century, indicating that this disparity directly affects the most vulnerable groups and social cohesion.