This could result in more and better jobs, as well as a more effective path to social justice.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre have agreed to do additional research on macroeconomic and investment strategies.
This could result in more and better jobs, as well as a more effective path to social justice.
The agreement was reached at the conclusion of a high-level symposium on employment strategies for social justice, which was recently held at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
According to an ILO statement, the research aimed to solve policy gaps and better convey funding to policymakers and other stakeholders.
“Good research underpins good employment policies, and good employment policies underpin the advancement of social justice,” said Sangheon Lee, Director of the ILO Employment Policy, Job Creation, and Livelihoods Department.
“What this symposium has highlighted is the need to re-examine current macroeconomic and investment policies in order to develop new and more effective ways to advance decent job creation and, by extension, social justice.”
Mikel Landabaso, Director of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre’s Fair and Sustainable Economy, stated, “Decent work for all is a proxy for social justice.
“This is why the areas of work we have opened are more relevant than ever, and we should continue to research and discuss them jointly.”
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According to the new agreement, it would build on the success of a three-year European Union-funded research project on “Building Partnerships on the Future of Work.”
It seeks to close policy gaps and improve the communication of findings to policymakers and other stakeholders involved in the pursuit of social justice.
During the two-day event, experts, professors, and other stakeholders argued for change, expressing worries that present macroeconomic and investment policies are sufficient to promote social justice.
The keynote speaker, Rick Samans, Director of the ILO Research Department, stated, “Macroeconomic policies matter, but institutional strength matters just as much for the creation of more and better jobs.
“Workers and employers both agreed on the need for more research and dialogue on employment policies in conjunction with social justice.”
Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB), said, “The current economic model excludes workers, and the ILO must assist us in developing more inclusive employment policies.”
Jerome Bellion-Jourdan, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Organization of Employers, also spoke.
He said, “Employment policies must be viewed in a broader context. The Global Coalition on Social Justice can help to connect the dots between several relevant topics.”
