Skip to main content
. 2021 Dec;23(2):153–165.

TABLE 1.

Key work rights in the ICESCR

Article 6 Right to decent work
  • to gain living by freely chosen work

  • to technical and vocational programs

  • to policies to achieve economic and social development

  • to conditions that safeguard political and economic freedoms

Article 7 Right to favorable conditions of work
  • to fair wages and a decent living

  • to safe and healthy working conditions

  • to rest and reasonable working hours

Article 8 Union rights
  • of workers to join and form trade unions

  • of trade unions to function freely

  • to collective bargaining

  • to strike

Article 9 Right to social protection
  • to social security

  • to social insurance