Labour's platform for the Americas : Decent work for sustainable development

Labour’s Platform for the Americas Decent Work for Sustainable Development Labour’s Platform for the Americas was developed by the union movement of the region with representatives from the Inter-American Regional Workers’ Organization (ORIT), the Andean Labour Consultative Council (CCLA), the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL), the Central America and Caribbean Union Coordination (CCSCAC), the So [...] Labour’s Platform for the Americas 2 We, the working women and men of the Americas and the Caribbean, united as brothers and sisters in the Inter-American Regional Workers’ Organization (ORIT), the Andean Labour Consultative Council (CCLA), the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL), the Central America and Caribbean Union Coordination (CCSCAC), the Southern Cone Union Coordination (CCSCS) and the nat [...] The active participation of national unions in all phases of loan negotiation and project financing is essential to monitor the social and labour impact of programs implemented and to ensure transparency and participation in the entire process. [...] The governments of the Americas must ensure that the courts dealing with labour disputes respect and apply the principle that justice delayed is justice denied, and fulfill their obligation to defend the rights of working men and women. [...] The countries of the Americas must undertake a serious effort to balance the needs of family and those of the workplace, so that work is compatible with family life and caring for children, the sick, the disabled and the elderly.