Ten Trade Union Actions - Inclusive Cities

ers organised themselves, they couldalso claim their rights themselves.There is, for instance, the right to a minimumwage, about which art. 145 provides:‘The minimum wage is the wage towhich every worker has a right so to satisfythe basic needs of himself and hisfamily, and this at the material, the moralas well as the cultural level’. The LabourCode supplies some relevant instrumentsto stand up for better working conditionsfor the informal economy workers.In the agrarian sector there is need foran adequate protection of the workers.Social security, education and job securityare basic requirements for decent work.According to the participants, the legalstatus of the informal economy workerscan be improved by training and organisingthem and by supplying means toexercise their rights. More supervisionand support from international organisationscan result in a better application ofthese rights.In the public sector there is need for anadequate protection of workers under acontract of limited duration or under acontract for supplying services. For thetime being, their rights are very limited.Before we can speak of decent work, theemployees must at least be entitled to afair and decent salary and to social securityin the field of health care and pensions.The participants suggest that theLabour Code should be adapted to protectworkers in the informal economy. Inthe view of the participants, unionisationand training are the best means to guaranteedecent work.37