UNPACKING DECENT Dr.

Sreerupa Sengupta
WORK
REFLECTION 1: VISUALISE YOUR IDEAL WORKPLACE

What are your aspirations in your work life?

What makes an organization a great workplace?
 Decent work -1999 - Concept of Decent Work was
introduced by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
in its 87th Session

Decent Work embodies -

Equity

Inclusivity

Sustainability

Development
DECENT WORK
ENCOMPASSES…
Economic Goals
EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Enhancing Productivity
Creating a suitable Macroeconomic
Environment for Jobs
Investment
Crisis Response
Technology and Employment
Promoting Entrepreneurship
Social Goals
SOCIAL PROTECTION
Social Security
Safety at workplace
Health and Work
Fair Conditions at Work
RIGHTS AT WORK
Freedom of Association
Abolition of Forced Labour & Child Labour
Non-Discrimination
PROMOTION OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE
Decent Work Indicators (formulated by International Labour
Organisation in 2008)

employment adequate decent combining work that

opportunities earnings and working work, should be
productive time family and abolished
work personal
life
stability and equal safe work social social
security of opportunity environme security dialogue,
work and nt employers’ and
treatment in workers’
employment representation
Work and Workplace discussions are part of
current development discussions
– Lays down an action plan for –
– PEOPLE
– PLANET
– PEACE
– PROSPERITY
– PARTNERSHIP
– Mantra: Leave No One Behind
– Focuses on three dimensions of
development – social, economic
and environmental
– Aim: To end extreme poverty. Fight
inequality and injustice. Tackle
climate change.
Goal Targets
8: DECENT 8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth and, in particular, at least 7 per cent GDP growth
WORK AND per annum in the least developed countries
ECONOMIC
8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological
GROWTH upgrading and innovation

8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job
creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation

8.4 Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and
production

8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women
and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for
work of equal value

8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce proportion of youth not in employment, education or

training

8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of
the worst forms of child labour, eradicate forced labour

8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all
workers

8.9 By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism

8.10 Expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
 NEW LABOUR CODES IN INDIA, 2020

Minimum Wage Social Security

Code Code

Occupational,
Safety, Health Industrial
and Working Relations Code
Conditions Code
ACCREDITATION OF ORGANISATIONS:
ENSURING ORGANISATIONS FOLLOW
DECENT WORK AGENDA

The organisation is based in New York. It has

been certifying workplaces since 1980s. A
global authority on recognizing, building and
sustaining High-Trust and Performance Culture
at workplaces.
TRANSLATING DECENT WORK AGENDA INTO
ACTION

Policy

Communicatio
Practice n
 DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION: PILLARS
OF DECENT WORK
AGENDA
 REFLECTION 2
Watch this video –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6uuIHpFkuo

Do you think there are definite perceptions about men and women?
Are these perceptions natural or acquired?
What do these perceptions tell us about the society?
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CAN BE
ALONG LINES OF…
“Diversity is being invited to
the party; Inclusion is being
asked to dance” (Stanford,
2021)

Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is

at the heart of mainstreaming
Decent Work Agenda in a
workplace.

Diversity and inclusion are

investments not a cost
 DRIVERS FOR D&I
PRACTICE AT WORK
Human Rights case for diversity
Right to Work - Article 23 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Article 23 states: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to
just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
ILO Convention No. 111 - Discrimination (Employment and
Occupation) Convention, 1958
ILO Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183)
ILO HIV and AIDS Recommendation, 2010 (No. 200)
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006
2012: ILO initiated Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Promoting Rights,
Diversity and Equality in the World of Work (PRIDE) Project
Indian Constitution: Articles 39 and 41 – Right to Work and Right to equal pay for
equal work
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
National policy on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, 2010
(for details refer to
https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/NationalPolicyonHIVAIDS.pdf)
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Ethical case for diversity– ‘it is the right
thing to do’ – linking diversity and
inclusion with corporate social
responsibility (CSR)
Regulatory case for diversity – e.g.
India: Company’s Act 2013 – Section 149
(1) – makes it mandatory to have at least
one woman director on board
Business case for diversity
Development Case for Diversity:
SDG8: Create positive, productive and
creative work environment
SDG 10: Reduce Institutional Inequality
 INCLUSIVE
COMMUNICATION
 REFLECTION 3:
What parameters will you use to understand inclusivity of social media of your
organisation?

Talking about biases –

Procter & Gamble, The Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovY6yjTe1LE
HOW TO MAKE COMMUNICATION INCLUSIVE?

Focus on accurate
Address stereotypes
imagery

Use appropriate
language (e.g. person Share Multiple
with disability, Voices and
person living with Perspectives
HIV)

Establish editorial
Use inclusive emojis
guidelines
 Clarity Human
(Be clear on your (Make sure your voice
objectives) is warm and respectful)

Audience Track your communication

(Have you considered how your (review how your communication
audience would like to receive the is being perceived/received)
information?)
Create a fair and
equitable workplace