Definition
Decent work is understood as the one that allows favorable conditions for its execution, gives equal treatment, and provides fair remuneration (ILO 2018a). In appropriate workplaces, employees’ safety is ensured as well as their social insertion and participation. There is opportunity for personal development and freedom to express opinions and engagement in matters involving the employees’ rights. Equality in the treatment of men and women is sought, since women represent half of the world’s population and their inclusion in access to decent jobs would contribute to poverty eradication as well as better access to education, health, and nutrition for their dependents (ILO 2018a; UN Women 2018a).
Introduction
In the first section, a discussion about the history of how the concept of decent work emerged, as well as the main foundations attributed to it, was made. Later, these foundations were...
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The authors would like to thank Jameson McQueen, Wellyngton Silva de Amorim, Samara da Silva Neiva, and Jop van Dijk for their contributions on the revision of this entry. This study was conducted by the Research Centre on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (Greens) from the University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), in the context of the project BRIDGE (Building Resilience in a Dynamic Global Economy: Complexity across scales in the Brazilian Food-Water-Energy Nexus), funded by the Newton Fund, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina and the Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK).
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Castro, B.C.G., do Livramento Gonçalves, G., de Andrade Guerra, J.B.S.O. (2020). Women’s Access to Decent Work. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_1-1
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