Revista Psicologia (Apr 2023)

The Right to Decent Work

  • Roberto Moraes Cruz,
  • Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade,
  • Alexsandro Luiz De Andrade,
  • Daniela Campos Bahia Moscon,
  • Germano Gabriel Lima Esteves,
  • João Viseu,
  • Mª Inmaculada López Núñez,
  • Mussa Abacar,
  • Nádia Kienen,
  • Sabrina Cavalcanti Barros,
  • Janete Knapik,
  • Simone Cassiano,
  • Juliana Barreiros Porto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.2.editorial
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 2
pp. I – III

Abstract

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Work is an important dimension of life in society. Work, and the ways in which it is realized, reflect the structure and dynamics of economic/productive processes and social relations in different historical periods. Through work, people have the opportunity to develop their skills and feel valued as active members of a community. Work is an important element in the construction of identity. The right to work is one of the pillars of people’s socio-economic rights (Sarkin & Koenig, 2011). And, at the same time, it is admitted that work is a fundamental human right to life in society (Balestero Casanova, 2020; Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos [CNDH, 2016]). The admissibility of this statement, although not recent, is still a challenge in practice for governments, organizations, and society, since it reflects the complexity of the economic, social, and psychological aspects related to the role of work in people’s lives and in the organization of society.