Safron S.

Magat

BSN – 4 BLK – 2

Activity 1. How workers perceive decent work is organized in seven (7) dimensions. Discuss each and
explain how people perceive each dimension.

1. Principles and values at work - A recent literature review concluded that scientific research on
decent work from psychology and related fields is still at its beginning (Pereira et al., 2019). A
psychological perspective on decent work, which focuses on the subjective experience of
workers is also largely lacking. In particular, contributions from work, organizational, and
personnel psychology could be fruitful. Approaches to human-centered job design that aim at
creating favourable working conditions (rather than focusing on individuals’ coping with existing
conditions; also concern the issue of decent work. For example, action regulation theory
proposes “complete tasks” (i.e., variable tasks that allow workers to apply their skills and
abilities, and promote learning), a concept that has been included in international norms, such
as the ISO 6385 “ergonomic principles in the design of work systems”. Job design models, such
as the job demands–resources model have stimulated a vast body of evidence concerning
challenging, detrimental, and beneficial aspects of the job for workers’ health and personality
development.
2. Working time and work load - Workload describes the physical and mental exertion required
from an employee to complete the assigned tasks. ... This includes assessing the number of tasks
an employee will carry out, the physical and mental requirements, the work environment and
the time available to complete the tasks.
3. Fulfilling and productive work - productive worker makes more widgets than the shirker who
keeps sneaking out to gossip and drink coffee. ... Productive can be used more broadly to
describe something that produces a positive result. The most productive people are great
problem-solvers. They come up with innovative solutions and accomplish work more efficiently.
They also tend to anticipate roadblocks and begin working on solutions in advance, and so avoid
some of the problems that other people run into.
4. Meaningful remuneration for the exercise of citizenship – Citizenship ensures equal access to
critically important benefits for older people and people with disabilities. Many immigrants feel
a strong connection to their country of origin. … In fact, many countries even allow dual
citizenship so that you can maintain your status both in your home country and in the U.S.
Respect and obey federal, state, and local laws. respect the rights, beliefs, and opinions of
others. participate in your local community. pay income and other taxes honestly, and on time,
to federal, state, and local authorities.
5. Social protection – intended to protect citizens against the risks associated with, for instance,
unemployment, illness and disability, old age, costs of children and housing. Social protection is
a right. It is a coherent, rights-based approach to social policy, ensuring people’s access to basic
services and social guarantees. The recently adopted UN Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty
and Human Rights recommend the implementation of SPFs in all countries.
6. Opportunities, focus on alternative jobs available - get started, take the time to truly assess
yourself, your current work environment, and what’s important to you. Most people do not
search for career paths or opportunities that fall outside what fits their college education or
degree, or where they have related industry experience.
 7. Health and safety - Occupational safety and health, also commonly referred to as occupational
health and safety, occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field
concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at occupation.

Activity 2. Decentnwork as a social phenomena, is also the result of specific common aspects. Among
cultures. Since it is grounded on universal and shared values, it is expected through equivalent actions
within different cultures

A. Discuss your argument to these; “ cultural diversity meeting universal values”.

 Cultural universals ( which has been mentioned by anthropologists like George
Murdock, Claude Levi-Strauss, Donald Brown and others) can be defined as
being anything common that exists in every human culture on the planet yet
varies from different culture to culture, such as values and modes of behavior.
Universal values are values that a great many human beings in the vast majority
of places and situations, at almost all times, do in fact hold in common, whether
consciously and explicitly or as expressed in their behaviour…” Second,
something could have universal value when all people have reason to believe it

B. Enumerate and discuss the goals of decent work agenda.

 The Goal aims to increase labor productivity, reduce the unemployment rate,
and improve access to financial services and benefits. Encouraging
entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to
eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking.
 Productive and freely chosen work - Employees have the right to leave
the workplace after the completion of standard working hours.
Employees are free to terminate their employment contract after a
reasonable notice period. All work should be done voluntarily.
 Rights at work – The right to work comprises several interrelated
components, including the right to choose and accept work freely, just
and favourable conditions of work, safe working conditions, and the
right to form trade unions.
 Social protection – defined as the set of policies and programs designed
to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labor
markets, diminishing people’s exposure to risks, and enhancing their
capacity to protect themselves against hazards and interruption/loss of
income.
 Social dialogue - the process of negotiation by which different actors in
society (or 'social partners') reach agreement to work together on
policies and activities. Social dialogue takes place at national and
sectoral as well as European level.