Can we bridge jobs and economic policies while ensuring rights are protected?
World of Work podcasts by the ILOShow Notes
In the past half decade, the world of work has faced unprecedented challenges in the form of a global pandemic, social, political and economic crises, the explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence, and an increase in destructive climate events, among others.
Meeting these challenges will require policies that support SDG 8 on decent jobs and economic growth and help advance the broader objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
So how do we address these policy and macroeconomic challenges while ensuring that employment policies help bridge jobs and economic growth, address broader economic realities and protect labour rights? In this podcast, ILO Employment Policy Director Sangheon Lee and Gilad Isaacs, Executive Director at the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) in South Africa offer their views.
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