Technical meeting on COVID-19 and sustainable recovery in the tourism sector

Sustainable tourism, such as eco-tourism, that promotes the preservation of the social and natural environment and preserves tourism assets, including cultural heritage, ecosystem and natural resources while avoiding the over-exploitation of natural resources, and the creation of decent and green jobs will be key to the sector’s long-term social and economic sustainability. [...] Social dialogue, based on the respect of freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, has a central role in designing and implementing effective policies and building the trust needed for an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery in the tourism sector and in promoting social justice. [...] Recommendations for future action by the International Labour Organization and its Members Governments have the duty to adopt, implement and effectively enforce national laws and regulations and to ensure that fundamental principles and rights at work and ratified international labour Conventions protect and are applied to all workers in the tourism sector, regardless of their employment relations. [...] Governments, in cooperation with employers’ and workers’ organizations, should: (a) engage in effective social dialogue, towards a human-centred, inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery of the tourism sector and a just transition to a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient future of work in tourism; (b) engage in the effective implementation of the ILO Guidelines on decent work and social. [...] Promote the coordination of data collection and research in relevant international organizations, in particular the OECD, UNDP, UNEP and UNWTO; (e) organize regional meetings and workshops, including with the International Training Centre of the ILO, to promote the use and implementation of the ILO .