The theme for this year’s World Day of Social Justice is "Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice” — a belief that Randstad strongly supports. In the fight against poverty, productive employment and decent work are key enablers. When we look at the underlying elements of decent work, the International Labour Organization takes into account the following elements:

employment conditions
social security
rights at the workplace
and social dialogue

employment conditions

Recent research from Randstad shows that talent want empathetic employers to focus on workplace wellness, provide a pleasant work environment, and offer career mobility and meaningful work. The current increasingly complex and at times unpredictable environment is inevitably leading to a wide variety of work forms, ranging from full-time, permanent jobs to part-time, temporary and contract work, agency work, remote working, and self employment, and companies need to be able to listen to what their workers want and remain agile and adaptable in order to stay competitive.

social security

During the pandemic, it became clear many did not have access to social protection — for instance, for those in false self-employment or disguised workers. Randstad continues to be an advocate of enabling a flexible, agile and diverse workforce while promoting well-regulated work for all. This includes adequately protecting workers' rights in terms of remuneration, social security, and opportunities for growth and development. We also actively support improving global employment participation. We refer to this as our social innovation agenda, in which we combine the elements of work, social protection, and learning and development to enable everyone to navigate today’s complex world of work.

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