{"id":35455,"date":"2018-10-31T17:39:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=35455"},"modified":"2018-10-31T17:39:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:09:24","slug":"understanding-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/understanding-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding work:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/understanding-work\/article19549335.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Commission on the Future of Work, established on Monday, has a critical role in addressing the decent jobs deficit that affects the lives of roughly three billion working people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>International Labour Organisation (ILO)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body, which includes two representatives from India, is to present a report at the 2019 commemoration of the centenary of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent dialogues will be building on over 100 states on the implications for individuals and societies from the changing dynamics of work, production processes and rapid technological transformation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Challenges<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ILO\u2019s ongoing assessment of major trends in different segments of the employment scenario points to the challenges that lie ahead and the adaptations required to advance its broader mission to promote social justice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The far-reaching alterations witnessed in the means of production and access to mobile information and communication technologies have created a flexible overall work environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These applications permit relative independence from the rigid office settings and make room for people to function with autonomy and even achieve a better work-life balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an increasingly competitive economic climate, these same developments consistently entail more intense activity and longer hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is acceleration which is in the demand for industrial robots, at an annual rate of 9% since 2011, making the upgradation of human skills imperative upon corporations and governments alike.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the manufacturing sector, where two-thirds of them are concentrated, the robot density one machine deployed per 1,000 employees, in 2015. The number was at 14 in the advanced world and two in developing countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harnessing the opportunities from these new technologies and mitigating the human costs from this unfolding transformation is a function of recognizing the rights and responsibilities of individuals and employers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, less than half of all women in the working age bracket were engaged in the labour market, compared to over 75% among men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worse, this situation is projected to persist over the next 15 years. Similarly, declining ratios of the population in the working age are expected to exacerbate the challenge of care for the elderly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persistently high levels of unemployment since the global financial crisis perhaps encapsulate most of these concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growth in international migration by as much as 50% since 1990 and the rise of xenophobia in many parts of the world illustrate the dangers from the lopsided trajectory of the current phase of globalization.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Factors affecting these challenges<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first is the continued exclusion of about 50% of the global labour force from the formal sector of employment, with all-round insecurity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other is the absence of meaningful social protection coverage for the majority of the world population.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 27% has recourse to comprehensive minimum support. Given this backdrop, the 2019 centenary must necessarily be more than an occasion for ceremony and symbolism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding work:\u00a0 Context The Global Commission on the Future of Work, established on Monday, has a critical role in addressing the decent jobs deficit that affects the lives of roughly three billion working people. 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