…As UN Women Backs ILO On Gender Equality In Workplace
As the global community marks the International Equal Pay Day 2026 today, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has reaffirmed its commitment to a fundamental principle for work of equal value deserves equal pay for workers globally.
In a Note released today, the ILO noted that despite the logicality of the fundamental principle, women around the world continued to earn 18 per cent less than their men counterparts in workplace.
It maintained that “this is not just a statistic. It is millions of women whose work supports families, businesses, communities and economies, but who are still not being paid fairly”, stressing that the injustice must change.
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The ILO clarified: “Together, governments, employers and workers can remove the structural barriers that underpin this injustice and strengthen the laws and institutions that promote equal pay. And through social dialogue, including collective bargaining, they can address the undervaluation of work done by women, strengthen pay transparency, build fairer wage structures, and ensure that women have an equal voice in shaping their economic life.
“The world of work is changing profoundly. But our principles remain steadfast.
“The new Resolution concerning the ILO transformative agenda for gender equality in the world of work only confirms our determination to close the gender pay gap.
“Equal pay is a matter of rights, principle, dignity and social justice – for every worker, everywhere”, the labour organization added.
While expressing its support for the ILO’s advocacy on the need to end all forms of gender inequality in the global workplace, the UN Women in a statement, stood for women workers everywhere. calling for equal pay for work of equal value.
It stated: “The gender pay gap affects far more than a pay cheque. It means lower lifetime earnings, less economic security, smaller pensions, and greater inequality across generations. And for many women – including migrant women, women with disabilities, and women from racial and ethnic minorities – the gap can be even wider.
“Equal pay for work of equal value is therefore critical for reducing poverty, advancing women’s economic justice and rights, and building more inclusive economies globally”, the UN Women added.
