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STORY: ILO / WORK SUMMIT BARBADOS KENYA MADAGASCAR
TRT: 4:12
SOURCE: ILO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 JUNE 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1.Various shots, Building E exterior at the Palais des Nations, United Nations headquarters in Geneva,
2.Various shots, arrival of Andry Rajoelina, President, Madagascar at Palais des Nations, the United Nations’ headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
3.SOUNDBITE (French) Andry Rajoelina, President, Madagascar:
“There can be no social justice without access for everyone. Access to health, access to education, access to training, access to food, and also access to employment. Because employment is the very foundation of a fair and equitable society.”
[FRENCH]
« Il n'y aura pas de justice sociale sans qu'il y ait l'accès pour tout un chacun. Le citoyen accès à la santé, accès à l'éducation, accès à la formation, accès à la nourriture, également accès à l'emploi. Car l'emploi, c'est le fondement justement d'une société juste et équitable.»
4.Wide shot, President Rajeolina at the podium
5.SOUNDBITE (French) Andry Rajoelina, President, Madagascar:
“The fight against inequality at work must be conducted with greater international cooperation. I appeal for international mobilisation to support efforts to revive sustainable growth. It is our duty to show solidarity to ensure that social justice becomes a reality, and that decent work is a right accessible to current and future generations.”
[FRENCH]
« La lutte contre les inégalités au travail doit être menée avec une coopération internationale renforcée. Je lance ainsi un appel sur la nécessité d’une mobilisation à l’échelle internationale pour soutenir les efforts de relance d’une croissance durable. Il est de notre devoir d’être solidaires pour que la justice sociale devienne une réalité, et que le travail décent soit un droit accessible aux générations actuelles et futures. »
6. Various shots, arrival of William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic, Kenya at the Palais des Nations
7. SOUNDBITE (English) William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic, Kenya
“It is my position that we should stop the useless conversation about the North versus the South. The North is as in trouble as is the South when it comes to matters of climate change. And we should have a different conversation. A conversation that will give us a win win outcome.”
8. Wide shot, President Ruto at the podium
9. SOUNDBITE (English) William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic, Kenya
“For social justice for all to translate into meaningful transformation of the conditions of work, and for the World of Work summit to fully articulate the aspirations of the constituencies represented here, we have to urgently invest in ambitious ways of getting millions of unemployed people, especially in the Global South, to work, and to take bold institutional measures to deliberately create opportunities for them.”
10.Various shots, arrival of Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados at Palais des Nations
11.SOUNDBITE (English) Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados:
“There's clear disparity in this world between the North and the South within our own countries and across all boundaries. And it's up to us to be able to recognize that each person deserves the dignity that tends to be in the human.”
12. Wide shot, President Mottley at the podium
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados:
“I support a Global Coalition for Social Justice. There’s a deep recognition that to make this world a better place, there is no one topic, or one organization, or no one leader who can allow it to happen. To make our world a better, fairer place we need a coalition of the willing to work together.”
14. Various shots, World of Work Summit – Social Justice for All at the Palais des Nations
Andry Rajoelina, President, Madagascar; William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic, Kenya and Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados addressed delegates at the ILO’s World of Work Summit 2023.
They are among 17 Heads of State and Government to speak at the high-level summit, which is taking place from 14 to 15 June, under the theme of “Social Justice for All”.
Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar said, “There can be no social justice without access for everyone,” reiterating that “Access to health, access to education, access to training, access to food, and also access to employment. Because employment is the very foundation of a fair and equitable society.”
He also said, “The fight against inequality at work must be conducted with greater international cooperation.
The Madagascar President appealed for “international mobilisation to support efforts to revive sustainable growth. It is our duty to show solidarity to ensure that social justice becomes a reality, and that decent work is a right accessible to current and future generations.”
President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto, said, “It is my position that we should stop the useless conversation about the North versus the South.”
He explained, “The North is as in trouble as is the South when it comes to matters of climate change. And we should have a different conversation. A conversation that will give us a win win outcome.”
President Ruto said “For social justice for all to translate into meaningful transformation of the conditions of work, and for the World of Work summit to fully articulate the aspirations of the constituencies represented here, we have to urgently invest in ambitious ways of getting millions of unemployed people, especially in the Global South, to work, and to take bold institutional measures to deliberately create opportunities for them.”
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados said, “There's clear disparity in this world between the North and the South within our own countries and across all boundaries. And it's up to us to be able to recognize that each person deserves the dignity that tends to be in the human.”
She also said, “I support a Global Coalition for Social Justice. There’s a deep recognition that to make this world a better place, there is no one topic, or one organization, or no one leader who can allow it to happen. To make our world a better, fairer place we need a coalition of the willing to work together.”
Other participants will include high-level representatives from the United Nations, other international organizations, and employers’ and workers’ organizations.
Participants will discuss policies and actions that can advance social justice and highlight the key role of social justice in creating a more sustainable and equitable world.
