I would also note that in this 50th Anniversary year, the ILO adopted a new Declaration on Fundamental Rights . This was done with the leadership and partnership of the labor and business communities. We build on that mission today. We are here to make the promise of 50 years ago the practice of today. And we are here to affirm that, at its most basic level, labor rights are human rights.
Freedom of association is a human right.
The right to collective bargaining is a human right. Non-discrimination in employment is a human right. Non-discrimination in employment is a human right. Freedom from forced labor and abusive child labor is a human right. And we know these rights are justified on at least three grounds.