Resources on future of work
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ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms"
Patricia Flynn: The benefits of quotas for future female executives
10 March 2016
As part of a two day conference on ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms – A Global Perspective” , ILO Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder moderated a Panel Discussion on Labour Market Reforms and the Future of Work. Looking at the future for women in business, Patricia Flynn of Bentley University, discussed the significant progress some countries have made in raising the share of female corporate directors by introducing voluntary or mandatory gender quotas on corporate boards.
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ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms"
Kemal Derviş: Work in the future should be fulfilling
10 March 2016
As part of a two day conference on ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms – A Global Perspective” , ILO Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder moderated a Panel Discussion on Labour Market Reforms and the Future of Work. Kemal Derviş, Vice president and Director of Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution, cited Keynes saying that “the current social and political transformation should ensure that people do less work that is not fulfilling, but still have enough income to lead a decent life.”
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ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms"
László Andor: Harness technological changes to create quality jobs
10 March 2016
As part of a two day conference on ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms – A Global Perspective” , ILO Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder moderated a Panel Discussion on Labour Market Reforms and the Future of Work. László Andor, from Corvinus University in Budapest, brought a positive perspective to the impact new technologies could bring for the quantity and quality of jobs.
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ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms"
Raymond Torres: The future of work need not be a race to the bottom for workers
10 March 2016
As part of a two day conference on ILO/IZA Conference on “Assessing the Effects of Labour Market Reforms – A Global Perspective” , ILO Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder moderated a Panel Discussion on Labour Market Reforms and the Future of Work. Raymond Torres, Special Adviser at the ILO on employment issues and the future of work discussed how the ILO and international cooperation can help exploit the benefits of trends shaping the future of work and still protect workers.
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Social Protection Policy Paper. Paper 16
Social protection for domestic workers: Key policy trends and statistics
10 March 2016
This policy paper: (i) provides an overview of the global situation of social security provisions for domestic workers in 163 countries; (ii) analyses trends, policies and gaps in terms of legal and effective social security coverage for domestic workers; (iii) describes and analyses the configuration of social security schemes for domestic workers, such as their institutional organization, financing and administration; (iv) informs on challenges to extending coverage; and (v) provides a compilation and description of international practices of social security schemes for the domestic work sector, including comparative information.
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Report III (1B)
Promoting fair migration: General Survey concerning the migrant workers instruments
22 February 2016
Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the Constitution).
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World Economic Forum annual meeting - 2016 Davos-Klosters
World Economic Forum session on the promise of progress
20 January 2016
While technology enters its next golden age, the percentage of adults working or looking for work is the lowest in almost 40 years in countries such as the United States. Is the Fourth Industrial Revolution failing the middle class?
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Future of Work seminar
Ideas on the future of work: Alain Supiot
20 January 2016
The International Labour Organization hosted a discussion looking at the future of work and the implications of technology on jobs. Panellist Prof. Alain Supiot from the Collège de France, shares his thoughts on the subject. (In French with subtitles in English)
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Future of Work seminar
Ideas on the future of work: Lord Robert Skidelsky
19 January 2016
The International Labour Organization hosted a discussion looking at the future of work and the implications of technology on jobs. Panellist Lord Robert Skidelsky, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, shares his thoughts on the subject.
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Future of Work seminar
Ideas on the future of work: Jayati Ghosh
19 January 2016
The International Labour Organization hosted a discussion looking at the future of work and the implications of technology on jobs. Panellist Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Professor from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, shares her thoughts on the subject.