The KILM serves to showcase the ILO Agenda
The following are some examples of how the KILM can be used to inform policy in key areas of ILO research:
Promoting the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda
The ILO’s Decent Work Agenda aims to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. As a growing number of governments, employers and workers investigate options for designing policies that adhere to the principles of decent work, it is possible that policy-makers will look for possible ways of interpreting the term “decent”. Applying the concept of “decent” to any form of economic activity is a matter for discussion; for example, personal perceptions of what constitutes a decent wage could differ significantly from person to person. That said, there are certain conditions relating to the world of work that are almost universally accepted as “bad” – working but earning an income that does not lift one above the poverty line or working under conditions where the fundamental principals and rights at work are not respected, for instance.
As you state, what I do or do not think of as a decent job might be a lifelong dream for someone less fortunate! Even one whose job it is to pick lettuce. However, I do not believe that someone in that particular vocation could do my job either! Therefore, all is relative. So no, I would not work for $4 per day; my education is worth more than that!
Also, I very much doubt that you would do it yourself. So touche!
Upward motivation should be nurtured and encouraged always!
I will defer back to the subject at hand!
