Social justice promotes peace and harmony within and among nations by upholding principles like gender equality, domestic rights, and migrant rights. The International Labour Organization endorsed a Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization in 2008 to help advance social justice amid globalization through employment protections, social dialogue, and fundamental workplace rights. For the United Nations, achieving social justice for all is central to its mission of promoting development and human dignity, as shown by its support of the ILO Declaration highlighting fair outcomes and access to jobs.

1. Social justice is fundamental for
peaceful and thriving harmony within
and among nations. We support the
principles of social justice when we
uphold gender equality or the rights of
domestic peoples and migrants. “We
promote social justice when we
remove barriers, which people face
due to gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability”.
The International Labour Organization collectively endorsed the ILO Declaration on Social
Justice for a Fair Globalization in 2008. From 182-member States, the representatives of
governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations affirm the importance of our tripartite
Organization in helping to accomplish advancement and social justice in the context of
globalization.
For the United Nations, the quest of social justice for all is at the heart of our global mission to
promote development and human dignity. The endorsement of the Declaration on Social Justice
for a Fair Globalization by the International Labour Organization is just the latest example of the
UN system’s commitment to social justice. The Declaration highlights the importance of
guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and
fundamental principles and rights at work.
The highlight of 2019: If You Want Peace & Development, Work for Social Justice – According to
the ILO there are about 2 billion people live in fragile and conflict-affected situations, of whom
more than 400 million are aged 15 to 29. Together we can create better quality jobs, and better
access to jobs, which have the potential to higher incomes and assist to more cohesive and
equitable societies.(Source http://www.un.org/en/events/socialjusticeday/index.shtml;
http://www.un.org/en/events/socialjusticeday/background.shtml).
If you want to join the UN’s efforts for social justice, please have a look at the following positions.

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