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SUMMARY:World Day of Social Justice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julio Moraga":julio@moraga.se
DESCRIPTION:\n	(A/RES/62/10)\n\n\n\n	More than 60 per cent of the worl
	d’s employed population\, that is 2 billion women\, men and youth\, earn
	 their livelihoods in the informal economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has put 
	a spotlight on the vulnerability of workers in the informal economy. Infor
	mal workers\, who often lack any form of social protection or employment-r
	elated benefits\, are twice as likely to be poor compared to formal worker
	s. Most people enter the informal economy not by choice\, but due to lack 
	of opportunities in the formal economy.\n\n\n\n	Promoting the transition t
	o formal employment is a necessary condition to reduce poverty and inequal
	ities\, advance decent work\, increase productivity and sustainability of 
	enterprises and expand government’s scope of action\, notably in times o
	f crisis. In accordance with the Transition from the Informal to the Forma
	l Economy Recommendation\, 2015 (No. 204)\, and acknowledging that the pat
	hways to transition to formality depend on national circumstances\, compre
	hensive integrated strategies that tackle multiple drivers of informality 
	work best. Effective gender-responsive formalization strategies combine in
	terventions to increase the ability of the formal economy to provide for d
	ecent work opportunities\, to absorb workers and economic units currently 
	in the informal economy\, and to strengthen the ability of people and ente
	rprises to enter the formal economy. The identification of the right incen
	tives and the elimination of obstacles to formality are essential. In the 
	context of the COVID-19 crisis\, preventing the informalization of formal 
	jobs is also of particular importance.\n\n\n\n	Formalization results from 
	a complex and gradual process. As part of this process\, reliable and rele
	vant statistics are needed to better understand the characteristics and dr
	ivers of the informal economy\, and monitor progress towards formalization
	. Many countries are utilizing new technologies to facilitate the transiti
	on from informal to formal employment through E-formalization tools\, such
	 as electronic database systems for proper identification of employment an
	d wider access to ICTs and e-commerce.\n\n\n\n	The 2030 Agenda and the Sec
	retary-General’s report on Our Common Agenda acknowledge the transition 
	to formality as a priority. The report also calls for road maps to be esta
	blished to integrate informal workers and enterprises into formal economie
	s\, in order to benefit from women’s full participation in the workforce
	\, and to reduce inequalities more broadly. Under a new partnership agreem
	ent between the ILO and UNDP\, the two organizations have agreed to undert
	ake joint programming to generate pathways to formality\, which will also 
	support the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for a Just Tr
	ansition.\n\n
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