Addressing a conference held by the Ministry of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) to review the work of labour, people with meritorious services and social security in 2022 and sketch out tasks in 2023, the PM praised the ministry for its efforts and contributions to the socio-economic development achivements of the country.

He said that the sector must always adapt, innovate, and promptly propose mechanisms, policies related to institutions and coordination for better management.

The sector and localities must ensure the effective and transparent implementation of policies towards people with meritorious services to the revolution. Photo: Baotintuc

The leader highlighted that social policies have been well performed and poverty reduction, child protection and care, and gender equality promotion carried out comprehensively and effectively.

However, he also pointed out a number of shortcomings and limitations in the sector, and requested it to continue efforts to deal with them, stressing the ministry must perfect mechanisms and policies, thus creating a legal corridor and an open environment for people and businesses to easily access policies on labour, employment, and social security.

The sector and localities must ensure the effective and transparent implementation of policies towards people with meritorious services to the revolution, and mobilise all resources to take care of the lives of people with meritorious services, and do well the embellishment and upgrade of works dedicated to martyrs, the PM said.

Social justice vital for an equitable recovery
the International Labour Organization (ILO), Social justice vital  as the driving forces for a human-centred recovery, as well as promoting increased investment in social policies and institutions built on social dialogue.

Today, labour standards, employment policies and social protection matter more than ever. The ILO’s latest Monitor on the world of work paints a deeply worrying picture for social justice.

Globally, we still have a deficit of hours worked that is the equivalent of 40 million full-time jobs, compared with the pre-crisis level in the fourth quarter of 2019. Behind this global figure is a very uneven and imbalanced situation.

While high-skilled occupations have experienced some employment recovery, employment in low- and medium skilled occupations remains below pre-crisis levels.

The latest ILO Global Wage Report shows that global real wages fell in the first half of 2022, resuming the long-term trend for real wage growth to be lower than productivity growth in many developed countries. This is compounded by the fact that for developing countries, growth in informal jobs has been outpacing the growth in formal jobs.
The monetary and fiscal tightening in advanced countries to get inflation under control, and the debt burden in developing countries are having a negative impact on employment.
These trends are exacerbating poverty, inequalities, and economic insecurity. They are also reducing the capacity to address other injustices, including child labour, forced labour and human trafficking.
So, what the world needs right now is a strong and sustained dose of social justice. Decent work – such as access to jobs, rights at work, social protection, and social dialogue – is key to advancing social justice.

To this end, ILO aim to launch in 2023 a Global Coalition for Social Justice, together with a wide range of partners.
Its purpose is to create a global momentum to contribute to the reduction and prevention of inequalities and to ensure that social justice is prioritized in national and global policymaking and activities, in development cooperation and in financial, trade and investment agreements.
If we are to build just, sustainable, and resilient societies to achieve lasting peace, we must have social justice. The Global Coalition for Social Justice is both necessary and urgent.