International Labour Day
“The Future of Work”—national stakeholders gather on International Labour Day in Montenegro
Conference discuss employment trends and perspectives
5 June 2017
“The Future of Work”—national stakeholders gather on International Labour Day in Montenegro Conference discuss employment trends and perspectives
Press release | 05 June, 2017 ILO-BUDAPEST:
Future prospects of work in the era of growing uncertainties on the labour market was at the heart of the Conference “Future of Work” organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Montenegro and the National Social Council in Podgorica, Montenegro on 5 May, 2017. The conference, dedicated to International Labour Day, gathered key national stakeholders in the area of work and employment, including representatives of the Government, unions, Employment Association, academia and civil society.
The participants agreed that volatile political and economic developments have enormous influence on the labour market, thus making social justice a matter of priority concern.
“Rapid technological development, population growth and accelerated urbanization strongly affect the labour market. Additional efforts are needed to create work opportunities for future workers,” said Nicolas Niemtchinow, Assistant to the Director General of ILO.
The conference particularly focused on the perspectives of young people in the disruptive labour market. “Out of 23% of the unemployed in Montenegro, 40% are young people,” said Fiona McCluney, UN Resident Coordinator in Montenegro, highlighting that this was an indicator of economic inability to provide new workplaces. She reminded that decent work, as the Sustainable Development Goal 8, is an important part of Agenda 2030, a vision of a better world which entire world agreed on. “To make this vision come true, to ensure decent work for all, we must look at the long-term drivers of change and we need to make societies resilient to upcoming changes and challenges,” McCluney concluded.
"We have to be guided by the principles of decent work for all” Kemal Purišić, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro. According to ILO, although the world prospered significantly, the growth rate is still below the period prior to 2008, with the global unemployment amounting 200 million.
The „Decent Work Country Programme for Montenegro through enhanced tripartite social dialogue, recognizes strategic priorities and results to be achieved, and reviews the economic and social context of the country, employment, social security, labour conditions, occupational safety and health“. – said Antonio Graziosi, Director of ILO DWT/CO-Budapest. Kemal Purišić, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro said that the global economic crisis, accompanied by the process of the on-going transition in Montenegro, make some of the primary causes of the challenging issues such as the pay gap, poverty, lack of protection at the workplace and informal economy. He stated that the tripartite forum is the only way to address these problems.
“Such challenges on the labour market can be tackled only through the social dialogue between the Government, employers and unions. We have to be guided by the principles of decent work for all,” concluded Purišić.
Press release | 05 June, 2017 ILO-BUDAPEST:
Future prospects of work in the era of growing uncertainties on the labour market was at the heart of the Conference “Future of Work” organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Montenegro and the National Social Council in Podgorica, Montenegro on 5 May, 2017. The conference, dedicated to International Labour Day, gathered key national stakeholders in the area of work and employment, including representatives of the Government, unions, Employment Association, academia and civil society.
The participants agreed that volatile political and economic developments have enormous influence on the labour market, thus making social justice a matter of priority concern.
“Rapid technological development, population growth and accelerated urbanization strongly affect the labour market. Additional efforts are needed to create work opportunities for future workers,” said Nicolas Niemtchinow, Assistant to the Director General of ILO.
The conference particularly focused on the perspectives of young people in the disruptive labour market. “Out of 23% of the unemployed in Montenegro, 40% are young people,” said Fiona McCluney, UN Resident Coordinator in Montenegro, highlighting that this was an indicator of economic inability to provide new workplaces. She reminded that decent work, as the Sustainable Development Goal 8, is an important part of Agenda 2030, a vision of a better world which entire world agreed on. “To make this vision come true, to ensure decent work for all, we must look at the long-term drivers of change and we need to make societies resilient to upcoming changes and challenges,” McCluney concluded.
"We have to be guided by the principles of decent work for all” Kemal Purišić, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro. According to ILO, although the world prospered significantly, the growth rate is still below the period prior to 2008, with the global unemployment amounting 200 million.
The „Decent Work Country Programme for Montenegro through enhanced tripartite social dialogue, recognizes strategic priorities and results to be achieved, and reviews the economic and social context of the country, employment, social security, labour conditions, occupational safety and health“. – said Antonio Graziosi, Director of ILO DWT/CO-Budapest. Kemal Purišić, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro said that the global economic crisis, accompanied by the process of the on-going transition in Montenegro, make some of the primary causes of the challenging issues such as the pay gap, poverty, lack of protection at the workplace and informal economy. He stated that the tripartite forum is the only way to address these problems.
“Such challenges on the labour market can be tackled only through the social dialogue between the Government, employers and unions. We have to be guided by the principles of decent work for all,” concluded Purišić.