What Is Decent Work?

Many years ago, I met a woman who impressed me. I was in Guatemala at the time and had been invited to an exam celebration for student nurses. Out of all the young graduates, only one wore indigenous attire. I learned that she had come from her village to the city years before, without money or secondary school qualifications, to work as a domestic labourer. She went to school on the side and finally completed a training programme. At the ceremony, her parents had tears in their eyes: They knew their daughter would earn a good living.