Social dialogue and the future of work
Representatives from Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS), the Social Council of Greece (OKE) and the ILO will gather in Athens on 23-24 November to discuss how social dialogue can help to shape a future of work that leaves no one behind (the event will be webcasted).
The event will bring together government, employer and worker representatives of economic and social councils and similar institutions from all regions, along with experts from international organizations. The ILO-AICESIS conference takes place in the context of the Future of Work initiative, one of several initiatives launched by the ILO Director-General in 2015 to mark the celebration of the centenary of the ILO in 2019. The initiative is encouraging reflection and dialogue among the ILO’s tripartite constituents – governments, employers and workers – on the transformational changes underway in today’s world of work, and what they will mean for the economies and societies of tomorrow.
The objective of the Conference is to discuss the important transformations that are taking place in the world of work and to identify actions Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (ESC-Sls) can take to help shape the future of work in a manner that best serves the interest of employers, workers and society at large. The conference will foster and promote the sharing of good practices regarding policy responses designed to mitigate challenges related to the changing world of work.
A worldwide survey of ESC-Sls was conducted to review the roles played and challenges faced by ESC-Sls in addressing the impact of technological and demographic changes, climate change and globalization and to capture the very diverse initiatives ESC-Sls have undertaken in this regard. The Conference background paper is based, in large part, on the results of the survey to which 44 such institutions responded. It presents a snapshot of the current perceptions, priorities and capacity of ESC-SIs with respect to the various elements of the Future of Work (FoW) agenda and proposes some preliminary recommendations on how to strengthen their engagement.