Abstract:

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that decent work is both a means and an end to achieve sustainable development and eradicate poverty. Accordingly, the ILO Decent Work Agenda – an integrated policy framework – has a fundamental role to play in mitigating the specific social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities of indigenous peoples, and tackling their high levels of poverty. Without decent work, indigenous women and men cannot realize their full potential as the crucial agents of change necessary for inclusive and sustainable development and progress in combating climate change. The Decent Work Agenda is thus essential for empowering indigenous women and men, and ensuring that they are not left behind.