"ILO welcomes US-Brazil global initiative on decent work", 21 September 2023

...The U.S.-Brazil Partnership for Workers' Rights was launched by the Presidents of the two countries, Joseph Biden and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the ILO Director-General, during the UN General Assembly in New York, on 20 September. The event was also attended by trade union officials from the United States and Brazil.

The new partnership identifies five pivotal priority areas for action:

• Safeguarding workers' rights, which includes fighting against forced labour, child labour and workers’ exploitation.
• Fostering safe and decent work by ensuring countries and companies are held accountable for the impact of their investments on workers’ health, wages and rights.
• Championing a worker-centric transition to clean energy, ensuring that the shift to cleaner technologies is equitable and benefits all members of the workforce.
• Ensuring new technologies like artificial intelligence and advanced platforms benefit workers, while safeguarding their rights.
• Tackling workplace discrimination and making sure no one is left behind, to create an inclusive and equitable work environment for all...