Social Sustainability
Working Conditions
The terms and environment of employment — hours, pay, safety, rest, leave and treatment at work — central to the ILO decent work agenda.
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Working conditions encompass the contractual and physical circumstances of employment: wages, working time, rest periods, leave, occupational safety and health, job security and freedom from harassment. Decent working conditions are a core component of the ILO's decent work agenda and SDG 8.
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