A fair globalization

On 24 February 2004, the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization released its report, A fair globalization : creating opportunities for all. The Governing Body determined that a report to the International Labour Conference should be prepared, providing initial reflections on the implications of the Commission's report for the ILO and drawing on the March discussions in the Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization. This report therefore starts with an overview of how the ILO can develop a central recommendation of the Commission, that decent work should become a global goal, not just an ILO goal. It then selects six broad policy themes for more detailed reflection, and concludes with some thoughts on how the ILO could respond to the Commission's call for the multilateral system to enhance participation and accountability by mobilizing global tripartism.--Foreword.