The future of work

  1. The Future of Work Centenary Initiative

    The world of work is undergoing a major process of change. In order to understand and to respond effectively to these new challenges the International Labour Organization has launched a "Future of Work initiative" in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice.

Major trends: A snapshot

News and events

  1. Publication

    UPCOMING ILO-AICESIS CONFERENCE Athens, Greece 23-24 November 2017

    03 August 2017

  2. 26-27 July 2017

    The Future of Work We Want: Workers’ perspective in South-East Asia and the Pacific

  3. BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

    ILO Director-General address to the BRICS on "Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future"

    26 July 2017

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Future of Work Issue Note Series

  1. Issue Note 6

    Cooperation in a changing world of work

  2. Issue Note 5

    Forthcoming

  3. Issue Note 4

    Social contract

  4. Issue Note 3

    Employment relationships

  5. Issue Note 2

    Labour supply

  6. Issue Note 1

    Technological change

ILO's Network on Future of Work

  1. Review

    Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices

    This independent review considers the implications of new forms of work on worker rights and responsibilities, as well as on employer freedoms and obligations. It sets out 7 principles to address the challenges facing the UK labour market.

  2. Paper

    Psychology and the International Labor Organization: The Role of Psychology in the Decent Work Agenda

    By David Blustein, Jonas Masdonati, Jérôme Rossier

    The ILO has a century-long tradition of working on the psychology of work and is now faced with new and growing challenges as the world work is undergoing far-reaching changes. This short note discusses how ILO can benefit from recent psychosocial studies.

  3. Conference

    Innovation, Institutions and Governance

    Hosted by Economics of Innovation

    Sep 16–19, 2017. Tallinn, Estonia.