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ILO Releases ‘The State of Social Justice 2025’ Report Highlighting Uneven Global Progress.

International | Dated: 10 Oct 2025

In September 2025, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released its report titled ‘The State of Social Justice 2025: A Work in Progress’, noting that while the world is wealthier, healthier, and better educated than in 1995, progress remains uneven, with inequality reduction stalling and benefits not equally shared. The report was released ahead of the 2nd World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) scheduled in November 2025 in Doha, Qatar.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Child labour among children aged 5–14 years has decreased from 250 million in 1995 to 106 million in 2024, with the rate falling from 20.6% to 7.8% over the same period, reflecting significant progress in protecting children from exploitative work.
  • - Extreme poverty declined from 4 in 10 people in 1995 to 1 in 10 in 2023, while working poverty dropped sharply to 6.9% in 2024 from 27.9% in 2000, demonstrating improvements in living standards worldwide.
  • - Since 2000, primary and secondary school completion rates have risen by 10% and 22% respectively, highlighting progress in global education access and attainment.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Despite improvements, about 800 million people still live on less than USD 3 per day, and 1 in 4 people globally lacks access to safely managed drinking water, indicating enduring social and economic challenges.
  • (ii) The report highlighted persistent inequalities, with the top 1% of the world’s population holding 20% of global income and 38% of total wealth, showing that benefits of global progress are unevenly distributed.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which organisation recently released the report titled ‘The State of Social Justice 2025: A Work in Progress’?

Correct Answer: ILO

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