Outline
The declaration focused on a series of key principles to embody the work of the ILO. These include:
- Labour is not a commodity. (I, a)
- Freedom of expression and of association are essential to sustained progress.
- Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere. (I, c)
- the war against want requires ... unrelenting vigour ... (for) the promotion of the common welfare. (I, d)
- All human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity. (II, a)
To achieve these fundamental goals "effective international and national action" is necessary (IV).
The declaration does not envision its universal principles giving rise to uniform labour standards but expressly states that they "must be determined with due regard to the stage of social and economic development reached by each people," but that "their progressive application to peoples who are still dependent, as well as those who have already achieved self-government, is a matter of concern to the whole civilized world" (V).
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