New modes of production at the global level: Opportunities and challenges for the world of work

 

The conference was organized by the French Ministry of Work, Employment and Social Dialogue, in collaboration with the ILO Research Department and the ILO Office for France. The international forum enabled a high-level discussion on the labour dimension of Global Value Chains (GVCs) among experts, social partners and policy makers. While moving towards the centenary of the ILO in 2019, this debate stimulated the reflection on “the future of work”, on the developments and major challenges of the world of work, as well as on the role of the ILO in the XXI century.

Summary
The conference was opened by Prof. John Scheid, Vice-President of the Assembly of Professors, Collège de France and Mr. Claude Jeannerot, French representative to the Governing Body of the ILO, who welcomed the panellists and the over-200 participants. The first session addressed the opportunities and the challenges of the new modes of production at the global level while the second session discussed the relevance of analytical findings for policy and practice with regards to the responsibility of the actors involved in global supply chains (GSCs). The third session called for the research in social sciences to respond to the challenges posed by the reorganization of the world of work. Finally, the fourth session discussed the public policy agenda on the future of work. The French Minister of Work, Employment and Social Dialogue, Mr. François Rebsamen, closed the conference with a concluding speech.  [Full Summary]

Contributions
  • Prof. Marie-Ange Moreau moderated the second session and provided some reflections on the roundtable on responsibility in global value chains, which may be found here.
  • Prof. Alain Supiot provided the ILO with his post-conference reflections, which may be found here.