Events and courses
November 2022
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Research Seminar
Occupational health today: meaning, ethics and fundamental rights
Occupational health is a complex issue nowadays. Health and work are part of a system that requires a collective and holistic approach to prevention in order to make working conditions safe and respectful of health. This talk will highlight the principles of occupational safety and explore the crucial conditions required to ensure decent work.
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Research Seminar
Economic Complexity and beyond: harnessing the power of data to improve the value chain
This talk will show how to capture data expressing the economic complexity of countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, offering current economic measures and as well as a guide to achieving prosperity.
October 2022
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Seminar
2022 International Seminar on Future of Work in China
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Research Seminar
Presentation of UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2022
The Trade and Development Report 2022 warns that monetary and fiscal policy moves in advanced economies risk pushing the world towards global recession and prolonged stagnation, inflicting worse damage than the financial crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 shock in 2020.
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Workshop
Proposal for an ILO Policy Observatory on Work in the Digital Economy
Regulating for artificial intelligence (AI) across societies will not be easy. Variations in policymaking approaches for its development and governance across the world could lead to significant uncertainty for the world of work. Our proposal for the ‘ILO Policy Observatory on Work in the Digital Economy’ is intended to identify the current state of play; to assess the role of various actors including companies, civil society and states; and to analyse the implications of shifts in AI regulation for decent work in the global digital economy.
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Research Seminar
Assessing Fiscal Employment Measures in Middle-Income Countries
This report documents the economic impact of COVID-19 on middle-income countries to highlight the necessity of employment stimulus policies that limit negative shocks, and help to support labour market recovery. Secondly, its compiles a comprehensive database of the different programmes adopted by both lower- and upper-middle-income countries, according to a basic schema introduced, which includes multiple programs across over 100 economies.
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Research Seminar
Inequality hysteresis and the effectiveness of macroeconomic stabilisation policies
This talk will highlight a new facet of inequality: its persistence or "hysteresis" after recessions. The authors show that inequality increases faster and more persistently in the aftermath of recessions, highlighting the importance of taking inequality into account when designing and implementing fiscal and monetary policy.
June 2022
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Book Launch
Exploring decent work in the pharmaceutical industry: Job creation in the production of medical cannabis in Lesotho and Zimbabwe
Launch webinar. The book is based on the findings of a research project carried out by the ILO under the direction of Sabrina De Gobbi. The research was conducted in collaboration with the National University of Lesotho and the University of Zimbabwe.
May 2022
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Research Seminar
Reimagining Human Capital in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
This talk will consider different interpretations of the fourth industrial revolution and the role of digital technologies in (re)shaping the future of work, education, and labour markets.
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Research Seminar
General Labour History of Africa: Workers, Employers and Governments, 20th-21st Centuries
The aim of the edited volume is to better understand the historical processes of transformation of African labour over roughly 100 years.