On 26 November 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that 20 February would be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice.
Today, the 2022 theme of Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment highlights that 2 billion workers, or over 60 per cent of the world’s employed population, earn their living in the informal economy. These workers are not regulated, registered or afforded the basic social and employment-related protections and benefits.