Resources on future of work
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Publication
Social and Solidarity Economy and the Future of Work
05 September 2017
This publication presents the main theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on the features and role of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations, specifically on its potential to create and preserve decent work. The publication also underlines the SSE’s capacity to create jobs in emerging sectors, for example in the silver economy, and to contribute to the formalization of the informal economy. Lastly, the policy implications of these various changes, and how they can support the growth and development of SSE in the future of work are addressed.
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News
ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 7, August 2017
29 August 2017
This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives.
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The Future of Work
Video: Global Commission on the Future of Work
21 August 2017
On 21 August, the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius will launch the high-level Global Commission on the Future of Work, the second stage in the ILO’s Future of Work Initiative.
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Future of work
Speech by Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of the Republic of Mauritius, on the Launch of the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work
21 August 2017
“With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the world of work is in a state of flux, changing as never before, driven by inexorable forces that are impacting manufacturing and trade, global supply chains and the digitalisation of the global economy to name just a few,” said President of the Republic of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim.
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Future of work
Remarks by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the launch of the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work
21 August 2017
“It is fundamentally important that we confront these challenges from the conviction that the future of work is not decided for us in advance. It is a future that we must make according to the values and the preferences that we choose as societies and through the policies that we design and implement,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
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Global Commission on the Future of Work
ILO launches Global Commission on the Future of Work
21 August 2017
In the presence of the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius, the ILO has launched a high-level international body to address the challenges of the rapidly transforming world of work.
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Report
The Future of Work We Want: A Global Dialogue
17 August 2017
This report presents a short summary of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) Global Dialogue on “The Future of Work We Want”, which brought together leading economists, academics and representatives from governments and social partners (employers’ and workers’ organizations) to discuss the profound changes sweeping through the world of work.
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Future of Work Initiative
ILO to establish Global Commission on the Future of Work
16 August 2017
On 21 August, the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius will launch the new international body during a high-level event in Geneva.
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Event
Watch the launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work
The Prime Minister of Sweden and President of Mauritius launch an international body to tackle the fundamental questions posed by a rapidly transforming world of work.
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Event
Watch the launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work
The Prime Minister of Sweden and President of Mauritius launch an international body to tackle the fundamental questions posed by a rapidly transforming world of work.