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Commitment 3:

This commitment identifies the goal of full employment. Action to be taken on this issue focuses special attention on the problems of structural, long-term unemployment, and underemployment of youth, women, and disadvantaged groups. It calls for: investment in human resource development; improved access to land, credit, and information; equal treatment of women and men, especially in respect to pay; and protection for migrant workers.

A reference to the right to work and worker"s rights remains bracketed. Language referring to quality jobs and respect for ILO conventions is also bracketed.