
It involves opportunities for work that are productive and deliver a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for all, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men. (International Labour Organization)
Decent work is related to MEDA’s core purpose of building resilient and sustainable businesses and livelihoods for people in the Global South. It’s at the heart of MEDA’s Towards an Equal World, where our strategic goal is to create or sustain decent work for 500,000 people by 2030.
In order to respond to global changes with sustainable and successful solutions, we have a comprehensive plan that is designed to be intersectional in its solutions.
Anti-racism, gender equality and social inclusion
Innovation and technology adoption
Partnerships and contextual knowledge
Environmental sustainability
and climate action
Mennonite Economic Development Associates is an international economic development organization that creates business solutions to poverty.
MEDA International is a Canadian non-share capital not-for-profit corporation incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.
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