What grows when women organize? In Mbao, Senegal 🇸🇳, it is not only livelihoods, but confidence, leadership and the courage to speak up for safer work and #EqualPay.
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A centuries-old craft meets digital tools — and livelihoods strengthen. ✨
Arleidis, 16, from the Wayúu community, says “the ancestral and the digital can be combined,” so her community’s work is seen beyond La Guajira. 🏜️
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What does social justice look like in everyday life? Sometimes it looks like a first job.
Miguel Benítez struggled to find work. When someone finally said “yes”, his life changed.
Ahead of #SocialJusticeDay, watch & share his story: ow.ly/qEM050YhYY2 #ThisIsSocialJustice
Jestoni Padua’s journey shows how education, skills and social protection can change a life.
Today, he empowers young people with hope, dignity and decent work in the Philippines. 💼💙
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As a child, Jestoni Go Padua worked making shoes to support his family.
He recounts how he became a school instructor and now helps young people build skills for a better future and decent work.
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Social and labour protection rebuilds lives. Langanani moved from the street to a contracted job managing a buy-back centre—income, benefits and a team he leads. Security brings dignity back. #ThisIsSocialJustice
When childcare is close and trusted, parents—mothers especially—can keep careers on track. For Natalia, that means freedom and equal chances. #ThisIsSocialJustice
Sustainable enterprises power resilient livelihoods.
In flood-prone Bangladesh, Shakti grows vegetables on floating beds and harvests in the dry season—lower cost, toxin-free, climate-smart work that sustains a family.
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“Training gave me independence and a job that helps my community.”
Alaa in Jordan 🇯🇴 now leads a green project creating local jobs and greener spaces.
This is how work can serve people and the planet 💚
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“I went from being homeless to now being a manager.”
Langanani Moleya recounts how a contract, a salary, and social protections moved him from the margins into leadership at an urban regeneration agency—restoring stability, dignity, and belonging.
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“Now I can start working, knowing that my daughter is in a safe place.”
Childcare at work means more freedom and equal chances for working parents.
Ensuring dignity and opportunity — #ThisIsSocialJustice.
Another story from our new campaign, this time from Moldova 👇
Labour rights are human rights 🙌
From informal work to social worker and union leader, Jani stands up so every worker is heard and protected.
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🌊🌱 Sustainable enterprises power resilient livelihoods.
In Bangladesh, Shakti grows toxin-free veg on floating hyacinth beds in the wet months, then harvests on land in the dry.
💡Climate-smart work that sustains a family and feeds a community.
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If social justice had a voice at work, what would it say?
✅ #ThisIsSocialJustice — our new campaign shares what #SocialJustice looks like in people’s daily lives around the world. 🌍
1️⃣ First up: Gjergj, an entrepreneur in Albania: ➡️ ow.ly/kljw50XcgZs
“I don’t just have a job, I have a voice.”
Jani found her power in the union, defending rights and dignity at work.
Ensuring everyone’s rights — #ThisIsSocialJustice.
Another story from our new campaign, this time from Brazil. 👇
Watch the video: www.ilo.org/resource/art...
Ahead of the #SocialSummit2025, we are launching a new campaign, #ThisIsSocialJustice, which shares what #SocialJustice looks like in people’s daily lives.
Meet Gjergj, an entrepreneur in Albania who went from the factory floor to building enterprises that create hundreds of quality jobs.