Conference on the New Social Contract - A Trade Union Perspective for Asia and the Pacific

Day 1:

• Opening Session
• High level Session: Panel discussion on establishing a New Social Contract: Limitations of existing governance structures at national and international level in light of transformational change in the world of work and the way forward.
• Session 1: Panel discussion on economic development: recovering in a “poly-crisis” environment and the impacts of macroeconomic policies on the world of work.
• Session 2: Workshop on the importance of policy coherence and social dialogue in achieving cost-effective, meaningful and sustainable results in relation to the objective of decent work for all and sustainable development

Day 2:

• Session 3: Panel discussion on the growing array of barriers to fundamental principles and rights at work including the many exclusion of workers from essential protections.
• Session 4: Workshop on social dialogue as a key institutional mechanism to set labour legislation and govern world of work at national and international level.
• Session 5: Roundtable discussion on the concept of a new social contract: Development of a common agenda and strategies for the continued involvement of trade unions in the region.
• Closing Session

The panel discussion will involve trade union leadership, but also academic experts, government and employers’ organisations, to provide a comprehensive platform for discussion. The workshops will give the ILO constituents the added opportunities to exchange more practical experiences on each of the topics at hand. Lastly, the roundtable discussion is a collective exercise, giving all participants the opportunity to reflect on the outcomes of the meeting. The ultimate goal is to equip participants with the knowledge and tools they need to shape a new social contract in their respective countries and at the regional and international level.