UNWTO.Volunteers - International Volunteer Day
The International Volunteer Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. IVD is now a worldwide celebration to highlight the role of thousands of volunteers involved in a range of local and global initiatives.
Rights of the workers and entrepreneurs in the tourism industry
The fundamental rights of salaried and self-employed workers in the tourism industry and related activities, should be guaranteed under the supervision of the national and local administrations, both of their States of origin and of the host countries with particular care, given the specific constraints linked in particular to the seasonality of their activity, the global dimension of their industry and the flexibility often required of them by the nature of their work;
Liberty of tourist movements
Tourists and visitors should benefit, in compliance with international law and national legislation, from the liberty to move within their countries and from one State to another, in accordance with Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; they should have access to places of transit and stay and to tourism and cultural sites without being subject to excessive formalities or discrimination;