Report - Tripartite National Dialogue on Global call to action for a human-centered recovery from COVID-19 crisis in the context of India

A Tripartite national dialogue on the Global call to action for a human-centered recovery from COVID19 crisis in the context of India was organized by International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE), Government of India on 10 December 2021 in New Delhi.

The Global call to action for a human -centered recovery from the COVID-19 crisis resolution was passed by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization on 17 June 2021. The resolution stressed the criticality of the recovery steps to be inclusive, sustainable and resilient. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the Global call to action for a human-centered recovery from COVID-19 in a tripartite forum of the Government, workers and employers in the four priority areas:

a) Inclusive economic growth and employment;
b) Protection of all workers;
c) Universal social protection;
d) Social Dialogue in the context of India, while fostering convergence and tripartite action contributing to the implementation of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work and Sustainable Development Goals in India.

Over 150 participants from MOLE and its institutions, other Ministries, Government institutions, employers and workers organizations, senior researchers and academicians and ILO attended the conference. Shri Bhupender Yadav, Honourable Minister for Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change was the chief guest at the event. The event witnessed two high-level tripartite panel discussions that discussed the immediate and future challenges in India across the working sectors in the four key priority areas and provided recommendations for future deliberations and action points for a human-centered recovery in the world of the work in India.