Full Employment

A/RES/308(IV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1949.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1949–1955

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/829(IX)

1955A/RES/829(IX)Full employmentLatestCompare with previous version
1951A/RES/405(V)Full employmentCompare with previous version
1949A/RES/308(IV)Full employment

Versions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Agricultural Workers Foreign Investments Full Employment Least Developed Countries

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs

Notes the discussions which have taken place at the ninth session of the Economic and Social Council on problems of employment and economic stability, and the adoption of resolution 221 (IX)E7 of the Council on 11 August 1949 and the resolution8 on unemployment adopted by the International Labour Conference on 1 July 1949;

Approves the action of the Secretary-Gen,- eral in inviting a group of experts to report on national and international measures required to achieve and maintain full employment;

Believes:

That national an

1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fourth Year, Ninth Session, Resolutions, page 2. employment in accordance with Articles 55 and 56 of the Charter, is a basic requirement for the achievement of a stable and expanding world economy;

That, in addition, action is needed to overcome unemployment and under-employment such as that arising, particularly in under-developed countries, among large numbers of people e!1gaged in agricultural pursuits; and that, to this end, it is necessary, inter alia, to stimulate the economic development oi under-developed countries;

That the objectives of international agreements for the furtherance of the production and consumption of, and the expansion of international trade in, goods on as free as possible a basis would be seriously impaired by failure to take, or by delay in taking, action designed to maintain full and productive employment especially in those countries which have an important share in world trade; and

That a high and stable level of international investment, particularly in the under-developed areas of the world, would contribute materially to the realization of those objectives;

N ates with satisfaction :

Declarations of various Governments of their intention to deal promptly with unemployment, an

The intention of the Economic and Social Council to study further the related questions of measures to achieve full employment and to encourage international investment;

Recommends that each Government consider, as a matter of urgency, its international responsibility under Articles 55 and 56 of the Charter to take action, as the need arises, designed to promote and maintain full and productive employment, through measures appropriate to its political, economic and social institutions;

Requests the Economic and Social Council, during its consideration of full employment and economic development, to give attention to unemployment and under-employment, especially in under-developed countries and particularly in such critical fields as agriculture;

Decides that the world economic situation be reviewed again at the next regular session of tl1e General Assembly in the light of Articles 55 and 56 of the Charter.

Paragraph content is machine-extracted from UN documents. For authoritative content, please refer to the official UN document.

No headings found in this document.

Who created this mandate?

What other versions does this mandate have?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What does this mandate say?

Table of contents