On 20 February, the world marks World Day of Social Justice – a UN initiative to build a fairer, more equitable world and to combat unemployment, social exclusion, and poverty. This year the International Labour Organization (ILO) will host a series of five high-level events in major cities across the globe, putting social justice at the centre of international, national and regional policy agendas.

World Day of Social Justice takes place every year on 20 February. It was designated by the UN General Assembly in 2007 to remind us of the need to build a fairer and more equitable world and to urge all efforts to combat unemployment, social exclusion, and poverty. The ILO will mark the occasion this year with a series of five events held in major cities around the globe. The events will bring together high-level speakers from across the world of work to discuss how to put social justice at the centre of international, national and regional policy agendas.

You can follow the events here.