Decent Work Agenda
Johannesburg to host the first ILO Decent Work Academy in Africa
More than 120 policy-makers, representatives of workers, employers and community organizations from 16 different countries gather this week in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss the future of work on the African continent.
2 October 2017
JOHANNESBURG/ABIDJAN (ILO News) – The first Decent Work Academy on labour markets in Africa, organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the South-African National Economic Development and Labour Council and the support of the Government of Flanders, will be held from 02-06 October 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Under the overall theme of “the Sustainable Development Goals and Decent Work in Africa”, the key objective of this Academy is to share the latest global thinking on the world of work issues in order to find innovative solutions for some of Africa’s most pressing labour market challenges.
With 10-12 millions of young people entering the African labour markets each year, the Decent Work Academy provides an opportunity to share experiences on policy making and practical applications in African countries related to employment promotion, rights at work, gender equality, labour migration, social protection, sustainable enterprise development and social dialogue.
The event will be attended by high-level Government, Workers, Employers and Community representatives alongside ILO Regional Director for Africa (a.i.), Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon and Joni Musabayana, ILO Director of the Decent Work Team and Country Office for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland as well as Geraldine Reymenants, the General Representative of the Government of Flanders.
During five days, participants will be confronted to rapidly changing realities in African labour markets (technological progress as well as new social, economic and environmental trends) but will also directly exposed to some of the South African success stories in creating decent jobs.
The International Labour Organization has recently launched a "Future of Work initiative" in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice. A Global Commission on the Future of Work is to undertake an in-depth examination of the future of work that can provide the analytical basis for the delivery of social justice in the 21st century. Some of the initial thinking of the Commission will be shared and analysed during the Johannesburg Academy.
Under the overall theme of “the Sustainable Development Goals and Decent Work in Africa”, the key objective of this Academy is to share the latest global thinking on the world of work issues in order to find innovative solutions for some of Africa’s most pressing labour market challenges.
With 10-12 millions of young people entering the African labour markets each year, the Decent Work Academy provides an opportunity to share experiences on policy making and practical applications in African countries related to employment promotion, rights at work, gender equality, labour migration, social protection, sustainable enterprise development and social dialogue.
The event will be attended by high-level Government, Workers, Employers and Community representatives alongside ILO Regional Director for Africa (a.i.), Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon and Joni Musabayana, ILO Director of the Decent Work Team and Country Office for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland as well as Geraldine Reymenants, the General Representative of the Government of Flanders.
During five days, participants will be confronted to rapidly changing realities in African labour markets (technological progress as well as new social, economic and environmental trends) but will also directly exposed to some of the South African success stories in creating decent jobs.
The International Labour Organization has recently launched a "Future of Work initiative" in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice. A Global Commission on the Future of Work is to undertake an in-depth examination of the future of work that can provide the analytical basis for the delivery of social justice in the 21st century. Some of the initial thinking of the Commission will be shared and analysed during the Johannesburg Academy.