(THE GIST OF PIB) Declaration of Philadelphia

(May-2023)

Declaration of Philadelphia

• International Labour Day, popularly known as International Workers’ Day or May Day is observed on May 01.

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• The Declaration of Philadelphia is a statement of aims adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1944 and embodies basic principles of economic justice. 
• It declares the following: 

1. that labour is not a commodity; 
2. that freedom of expression and of association are essential to progress; 
3. that poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere; and 
4. that all human beings, irrespective of race, creed, or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security, and equal opportunity. 

• The Declaration continues to provide a focus for campaigners for international labour standards.

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