International Labour Organization: Significant progress in global poverty reduction, social justice remains a serious challenge

The International Labour Organization released a report on the 24th, pointing out that despite significant progress in education, poverty reduction, and productivity over the past 30 years, deep-rooted inequalities, lack of trust, and slow progress in key areas are hindering global social justice. The report shows that since the 1995 United Nations World Summit for Social Development, the global extreme poverty rate has dropped from 39% to 10%, the phenomenon of child labor has been significantly reduced, and over half of the population has been included in social security systems for the first time. However, 71% of income is still determined by birth environment, 58% of workers are still in informal employment, the gender employment gap is as high as 24%, and at the current rate, it will take a century to eliminate the global gender pay gap. The report calls on countries to take emergency action to ensure the fair distribution of economic benefits, effectively address environmental, digital, and demographic transitions, and place social justice at the core of policies.