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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 38
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- 2 (c) Ensuring the right to freedom of movement, including the freedom to choose one’s place of residence and employment;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 30
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- 1 (c) Violations of all aspects of the right to freedom of movement, including forced assignment to State-designated places of residence and employment, often based on the songbun system, and denial of the right to leave one’s own country;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 41
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- 25. Underscores that there is an urgent need to create an environment at the national and international levels that is conducive to the attainment of full and productive employment and decent work for all as a foundation for sustainable development, and that an environment that supports investment, growth and entrepreneurship is essential to the
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 40
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- 24. Recognizes the important contribution of workers’ and employers’ organizations in the area of full and productive employment and decent work for all, and the importance of promoting equitable representation, participation and leadership in such organizations;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 37
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- 21. Also recognizes the fundamental importance of international cooperation, including through technical cooperation, capacity-building and the exchange of relevant lessons learned and good practices, in advancing efforts towards the full realization of the right to work through inclusive, sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 36
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- 20. Recognizes that employment should be a central objective of economic and social policies at the national, regional and international levels for the sustainable eradication of poverty and for providing an adequate standard of living, and emphasizes in that regard the importance of relevant and inclusive social protection measures, including social protection floors;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 32
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- 16. Encourages States to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including its Goal 8 on promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and its targets;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 25
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- involvement in the labour market;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 23
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- 8. Emphasizes that the right to work entails, inter alia, the right not to be deprived of work arbitrarily and unfairly, and that States, in accordance with the relevant obligations in relation to the right to work, are required to put in place appropriate measures ensuring the protection of workers against unlawful dismissal;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 22
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- 7. Also stresses that States, as provided for by the relevant international legal instruments, should prohibit forced and compulsory labour and punish perpetrators for its use in all its forms;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 20
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- 6. Stresses that the freedom to work, which is included in the right to work, entails the right to pursue professional options under equal conditions, especially for those
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 19
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- 5. Recognizes that ensuring equality and non-discrimination in access to work is crucial in addressing the social prejudices and disadvantages that might exist in the labour market;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 16
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- 2. Reaffirms, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to the opportunity to gain his or her living by work that he or she freely chooses or accepts, and that States should take appropriate steps to progressively achieve the full realization of that right, including technical and vocational guidance and training programmes, policies and techniques, to achieve steady economic, social and cultural development and full and productive employment under conditions safeguarding the fundamental political and economic freedoms of the individual;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 15
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- 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the relationship between the realization of the right to work and the implementation of relevant targets of the Sustainable Development Goals;1
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 14
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- Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, representatives of employers and workers, the private sector, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and international organizations, in particular the agencies of the United Nations system and international financial institutions,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 13
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- Emphasizing also that the right to work is not only essential for realizing other human rights but also an inseparable and inherent part of human dignity, and is important in ensuring the satisfaction of human needs and values that are central to a dignified life,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 9
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- Acknowledging also the work of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, in particular the International Labour Organization, in supporting the efforts of States to promote inclusive, sustained economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all and the full realization of the right to work, and recognizing the important
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 8
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- Acknowledging the work of the treaty bodies, in particular the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in relation to the right to work,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 7
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- Recognizing the primary role, mandate, expertise and specialization of the International Labour Organization within the United Nations system in relation to the promotion of decent work and full and productive employment for all, and recalling its initiatives and activities in that regard, including the Decent Work Agenda, and the centenary initiatives of the Organization,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 5
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- Recalling General Assembly resolution 63/199 of 19 December 2008, entitled “International Labour Organization Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization”, and Economic and Social Council resolutions 2007/2 of 17 July 2007, on the role of the United Nations system in providing full and productive employment and decent work for all, and 2008/18 of 24 July 2008, on promoting full employment and decent work for all,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Question of realization in all countries or economic, social and cultural rights, para. 35
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- 20. Recognizes and encourages the important contributions of regional organizations, national human rights institutions and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions, business enterprises and trade unions, to the question of the realization and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including training and information activities;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Adequate housing as a component of the rights to an adequate standard of living, and the right to non-discrimination in this context, para. 18
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- Deeply concerned that investment in housing has often become primarily a financial instrument solely and exclusively focused on seeking high returns, disconnecting it from its social function as a place to live in security and dignity,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work 2017, para. 11
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- Emphasizing also that the right to work is not only essential for realizing other human rights but also an inseparable and inherent part of human dignity, and is important in ensuring the satisfaction of human needs and values that are central to a dignified life,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2015, para. 16
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- Convinced that the elimination of the current distortions in the agricultural trading system will allow local producers and poor farmers to compete and to sell their products, thereby facilitating the realization of the right to adequate food,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Violence against women migrant workers 1995, para. 6
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- Recognizing that it is for the sending countries to protect and promote the interests of their citizens who seek or receive employment in other countries, to provide them with appropriate training/education and to apprise them of their rights and obligations in the countries of employment,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2014, para. 39
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- Expresses concern at the negative impact on the full enjoyment of the right to adequate food of insufficient purchasing power and the increased price volatility of agricultural commodities on international markets, particularly on people in developing countries and on net food-importing countries;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2013, para. 39
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- Expresses concern at the negative impact on the full enjoyment of the right to adequate food of insufficient purchasing power and the increased price volatility of agricultural commodities on international markets, particularly on people in developing countries and on net food-importing countries;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2012, para. 40
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- Stresses the need to address the root causes of excessive food price volatility, including its structural causes, at all levels, and the need to manage the risks linked to high and excessively volatile prices in agriculture commodities and their consequences for global food and nutrition security;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2012, para. 39
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- Expresses concern at the negative impact on the full enjoyment of the right to adequate food of insufficient purchasing power and the increased price volatility of agricultural commodities on international markets, particularly on people in developing countries and on net food-importing countries;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2011, para. 34
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- Expresses concern at the negative impact on the full enjoyment of the right to adequate food of insufficient purchasing power and the increased price volatility of agricultural commodities on international markets, particularly on people in developing countries and on net food-importing countries;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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