International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on 17 October. The day aims to promote understanding of the sufferings of people living in poverty and the wider society.
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Every year 17 October is celebrated as International Poverty Alleviation Day. The day aims to promote understanding of the sufferings of people living in poverty and the wider society. This year's theme is 'Decent work and social protection: putting dignity into practice for all.' The United Nations organization says the theme advocates universal access to decent work and social protection as a means of maintaining human dignity for all people and emphasizes that work should empower people, provide appropriate Wages and safe working conditions must be provided and fundamentally recognize inherent value.
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