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33. Acknowledges the important nexus between international migration and
social development, and stresses the importance of enforcing labour law effectively
with regard to migrant workers’ labour relations and working conditions, inter alia,
those related to their remuneration and conditions of health, safety at work and the
right to freedom of association;
34. Recognizes that, since the convening of the World Summit for Social
Development in Copenhagen in 1995, advances have been made in addressing and
promoting social integration, including through the adoption of the Madrid
International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, 10 the World Programme of Action for
Youth, 11 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 12 the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 13 and the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action; 14
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35. Stresses that the benefits of economic growth should be distributed more
equitably and that, in order to close the gap of inequality and avoid any further
deepening of inequality, comprehensive social policies and programmes, including
appropriate social transfer and job creation programmes and social protection
systems, are needed;
36. Recognizes the importance of providing social protection schemes for the
formal and informal economy as instruments to achieve equity, inclusion and
stability and cohesion of societies, and emphasizes the importance of supporting
national efforts aimed at bringing informal workers into the formal economy;
37. Stresses that poverty eradication policies should, inter alia, ensure that
people living in poverty have access to education, health, water and sanitation and
other public and social services, as well as access to productive resources, including
credit, land, training, technology, knowledge and information, and ensure that citizens
and local communities participate in decision-making on social development
policies and programmes in this regard;
38. Recognizes that the social integration of people living in poverty should
encompass addressing and meeting their basic human needs, including nutrition,
health, water, sanitation, housing and access to education and employment, through
integrated development strategies;
39. Reaffirms that social integration policies should seek to reduce
inequalities, promote access to basic social services, education for all and health
care, eliminate discrimination, increase the participation and integration of social
groups, particularly young people, older persons and persons with disabilities, and
address the challenges posed by globalization and market-driven reforms to social
development in order for all people in all countries to benefit from globalization;
40. Urges Governments, with the cooperation of relevant entities, to develop
systems of social protection and to extend or broaden, as appropriate, their
effectiveness and coverage, including for workers in the informal economy,
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Report of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, 8–12 April 2002 (United Nations publication,
Sales No. E.02.IV.4), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.
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Resolution 50/81, annex, and resolution 62/126, annex.
12
Resolution 61/106, annex I.
13
Resolution 61/295, annex.
14
Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4–15 September 1995 (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II.
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