ILO / GLOBAL COMMISSION

The International Labour Organization (ILO) today launched a high-level international body to address the challenges of the rapidly transforming world of work. ILO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:54
• Production Date: 21 August 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: GUY RYDER
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION - ILO
• Subject Topical: EMPLOYMENT; LABOUR
• MAMS Id: 1953148
• Parent Id: 1953148
• Alternate Title: unifeed170821b

Description

STORY: ILO / GLOBAL COMMISSION
TRT: 00:54
SOURCE: ILO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 AUGUST 2017, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

21 AUGUST 2017, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, Ryder, President of Mauritius, and Prime Minister of Sweden standing for photo
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization:
“The future is not decided for us. The future is the future of work that we will make. And that means that we need to think very carefully about our policies, about our institutions, and design that future that we all want. And we hope that the Commission can help that process forward.”
3. Wide shot, people in attendance at launch of commission
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister, Sweden:
“We today have a globalized economy, that doesn’t work for everybody. Not everybody is included. And we need to make sure that everybody is included. Otherwise we will have extremism and populism, and that will also affect our society. So, this is a win-win-win for employers, for employees, for the societies. And that is also why it’s so important that the ILO is the forum for this discussion.”
5. Wide shot, Ryder, President of Mauritius, and Prime Minister of Sweden at dais
6. Wide shot, people in attendance at launch of commission

Storyline

The International Labour Organization (ILO) today (21 Aug) launched a high-level international body to address the challenges of the rapidly transforming world of work.

The “Global Commission on the Future of Work” will be headed by the President of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib Fakim, and Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven.

ILO said the Commission is expected to undertake an in-depth examination of the future of work with particular focus on the relationship between work and society, the challenge of creating decent jobs for all, the organization of work and production, and the governance of work.

ILO chief Guy Ryder said “the future is not decided for us; the future is the future of work that we will make.” He explained that the international community must therefore think very carefully about policies to “design that future that we all want.”

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said the globalized economy today “doesn’t work for everybody.” He added that an economy that is not inclusive would lead to “extremism and populism.” Löfven stressed that this initiative “is a win-win-win for employers, for employees, [and] for the societies.”