“We believe that full compliance with international obligations is precondition for any of the SDGs. Regretfully, some governments that report SDG achievements fail to ensure respect of economic, cultural and social rights”.

Anton Leppik (International Trade Union Confederation (Pan-European Regional Council)) spoke on behalf of the workers and the Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism, at the closing session of the UNECE RFSD, in Geneva on 22 March 2019.

Read his intervention here.