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One of the main aspects for attaining decent work is the establishment of egalitarian societies, where men and women have the same opportunities for accessing productive resources, works, social services and education. At UNI, and through our action plans and global agreements, we make decent work not just an objective but also a reality to everybody.



Therefore, as a part of the Campaign on International Day for Decent Work, we decided to write this manual, the second one we have published this year. Our belief is that the democratization of knowledge and information are the essential pillars to balance everybody’s access to a fair labour market. And the first step any worker should take, in any part of the world, is to gather the tools he/she owns to defend his/her right to decent work.



We know disparities among regions and countries are wide, nevertheless and above all, we believe we must strengthen certain concepts that are the basis of the global trade union movement. One of the concepts is the exclusive relationship that exists between human rights and labour rights, a connection that is often overlooked by workers. On this basis, we will resume the importance of the ILO as a promoter of labour-human rights, and we will explain its work, means of action, and developed standards with its supervisory systems, focusing on those conventions that make reference to gender equality and equal opportunities.Finally, in a very significant year for the labour world, we will address the subjects that were dealt with at the last International Labour Conference; after more than 20 years, the issue of gender equality was approached on an exclusive basis.



We hope this manual is a useful tool in the defence of the labour rights struggle for those we represent. This is its objective. This is our goal.



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