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reaffirms that opportunities for men and women to obtain productive work in
conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity are essential to ensuring
the eradication of hunger and poverty, the improvement of economic and social
well-being for all, the achievement of sustained economic growth and sustainable
development of all nations and a fully inclusive and equitable globalization;
14. Stresses the importance of removing obstacles to the realization of the
right of peoples to self-determination, in particular of people living under colonial
or other forms of alien domination or foreign occupation, which adversely affect
their social and economic development, including their exclusion from labour
markets;
15. Reaffirms that violence, in its many manifestations, including domestic
violence, especially against women, children, older persons and persons with
disabilities, is a growing threat to the security of individuals, families and
communities everywhere; total social breakdown is an all too real contemporary
experience; organized crime, illegal drugs, the illicit arms trade, trafficking in
women and children, ethnic and religious conflict, civil war, terrorism, all forms of
extremist violence, xenophobia, and politically motivated killing and even genocide
present fundamental threats to societies and the global social order; they also
present compelling and urgent reasons for action by Governments individually and,
as appropriate, jointly to foster social cohesion while recognizing, protecting and
valuing diversity;
16. Recognizes that full and productive employment and decent work for all,
which encompass social protection, fundamental principles and rights at work and
social dialogue, are key elements of sustainable development for all countries and
are therefore a priority objective of international cooperation;
17. Stresses that policies and programmes designed to achieve poverty
eradication, full employment and decent work for all should include specific
measures to foster social integration, including by providing marginalized socioeconomic sectors and groups with equal access to opportunities and social
protection;
18. 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;
19. Reaffirms that social integration policies should seek to reduce
inequalities, promote access to basic social services, education for all and health
care, increase the participation and integration of social groups, particularly youth,
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;
20. Also reaffirms the commitment to promote the rights of indigenous
peoples in the areas of education, employment, housing, sanitation, health and social
security, and also notes the attention paid to those areas in the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 8
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