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Fragile States
First dialogue on the Future of Work in fragile states
Freetown will be hosting a two-day Dialogue on the Future of Work for young people in fragile states to reach consensus on actions to be implemented by ILO constituents in Liberia and Sierra Leone to improve access to decent work.
ABIDJAN/FREETOWN (ILO News) – The first dialogue on the future of work in fragile states in Africa will look at the employment challenges of young people in extractive industries, agriculture and ICT sectors to make informed policy recommendations.
Hosted in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 28-29 September 2016, the dialogue is aimed at creating an interactive platform to enhance the capacity to design and implement strategies to promote decent work for young people in fragile situations.
Decent work deficits for young men and women in fragile contexts are numerous. Weak investment climates, frail labour institutions and security challenges hamper fragile states’ capacity to ensure their young populations find good quality jobs.
The target group of the dialogue on future of work in fragile states are policy makers’ of local and national governments; workers’ and employers’ representatives; representatives of youth organizations; academia and civil society.
The Dialogue on The Future of Work for Young People in Fragile States is a joint activity of the ILO Country Office Abuja, the International Training Centre of the ILO, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Labour of Liberia with the support of the G7+, organised within the framework of the ILO Future of Work Centenary Initiative and linked to the ILO Flagship Programme on Jobs for Peace and Resilience.
In Africa, 13 National Future of Work Dialogues have been held so far and at least 30 other countries are at various stages of planning their dialogues.
Background information
The ILO needs to better understand and respond effectively to new challenges of the world of work in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice.
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has launched a "Future of Work initiative" and created a dedicated unit within the Office.
The initiative seeks to involve the ILO's tripartite constituents, the academic world and all other major stakeholders and interested actors.
