Decent Work for Equitable Food Systems Coalition (DWC)

The Decent Work for Equitable Food Systems Coalition is a member-led organisation that galvanizes the global community to create more equitable livelihoods for those working in food systems. It was launched jointly by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and CARE International. Together with its members, the Coalition applies its respected thought leadership and effective advocacy to generate constructive solutions towards these goals. The Coalition aims to accelerate a substantial increase of impactful actions by stakeholders across food systems, aligned for collective impact on the livelihoods of food systems workers. This involves creating equitable opportunities to earn decent incomes through productive farming, fishing and pastoralism and improving decent employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in on- and off-farm enterprises, and other related sectors of the food system; and, ensuring sustainability and resilience of income and jobs to adverse shocks, crisis and climate change. Together with its members, the Coalition is working with governments, multilateral organisations, employers’ and workers’ organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector to make progress on this agenda.