Source: UN News: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 00:01 am
The institution working for the progress and betterment of women – UN Women has appealed to bridge the salary gap between men and women and ensure equal pay for equal work, expressing solidarity with women workers around the world, expressing solidarity with women workers around the world. This day is celebrated every year on 18 September.
Un women Has reminded that the governments had reiterated this commitment in the Beijing Declaration and Action Plan (1995) and 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Despite this, even today women get 20 percent less income from men for equal functions. This difference is even more for racial and ethnic minorities, migrant women and disabled women. This inequality weakens the rights and income of women and hinders the inclusive economic development.Ilo) “Equal pay for equal work” contained in Convention-100 is not only a fundamental right but also the cornerstone of sustainable development and gender equality. The need for a solid step has now emphasized the need to take concrete steps immediately to achieve 2030 agenda, as well as an urge to intensify collective efforts from government institutions, governments, employers, labor organizations and research institutes. And an appeal was made to create justice processes and to take forward the demand for equal pay through collective negotiations from labor organizations to make justice procedures, transparency in salary processes and workplaces in salary processes.
