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Living Standards of the Working Population

A/RES/527(VI)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1952.

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 topics
Adult EducationConsumer GoodsData CollectionFood ProductionHealth ConditionsInflationInternational TradePublicationsReport PreparationSocial ConditionsSocial LegislationStandard of LivingStatistical MethodologyTaxationTrade Union RightsWorkforce

What does this mandate say?

1 operative paragraph
1
Requests the Economic and Social Council to continue to pay spec~al_ attention to changes occurring in the sta~dards of hvmg of the working population, and to provide for the :Vorking out of adequate statistical methods and techmques so as best to facilitate the gathering and use of pertinent data in order to enable the Secretary-General to publish regular annual re- P?:ts sh?wing chang~s in absolut_e levels of living conditions m all countries and which would permit the study o_f this ~r?blem in t~e ~ight of changing general economic cund1t1ons; and mv1tes all Mc:mber States to
• See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixth Session Supplement No. 3. Resolutiom1 adopted on reports of the Second Committee
furnish to the Secretary-General all the data required for this purpose ;
Recommends that all Members of the United Nations, in order to combat inflation a11d to maintain and raise the general standard of living of their populations, give special attention (i) in the domestic sphere, to increasing the production of food and consumer goods, to reducing the burden of taxation of the lowerincome population groups, to adopting social legislation and other measures for improving conditions of health, housing and education and for strengthening tradeunion rights; and (ii) in the international sphere, to promoting economic and commercial relations between all countries.
26 January 1952.

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