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UN and partners launch initiative to reach equal pay for women at work

Empowering women with equal pay, impacts other key goals, such as promoting inclusive societies, reducing poverty, and creating conditions for decent work and gender equality while tying into the UNSDGs

 

The United Nations labor agency and Organization’s entity promotion of women’s rights launched a new coalition to secure women’s rights. According to Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO), “equal pay for work of equal value” is essential. Earnings for women remain 17 percent below men’s rates, according to data provided by the  Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Women who earn equal pay can look after their families and invest in their children’s education and health. Equal pay for women leads to inclusive societies with job opportunities that help reduce poverty.

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http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/un-and-partners-launch-initiative-to-reach-equ...

 

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