The ILO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission have agreed to pursue new research into macro and investment policies that could create more and better jobs and forge an effective path to social justice.
The agreement between the ILO’s Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, and the JRC emerged at the conclusion of a high-level symposium on employment policies for social justice , held at ILO headquarters on 11-12 May 2023.
“Good research underlies good employment policies, and good employment policies underlie the advancement of social justice,” said Sangheon Lee, Director of the ILO Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department. “What this symposium has brought to the fore is that we need to re-examine current macro and investment policies to develop new and more effective ways to advance decent job creation and thereby social justice.”
The new agreement between the JRC and ILO will build on the success of a three-year research project on “Building partnerships on the future of work ” funded by the European Union. It aims to fill policy gaps and to better communicate the findings to policymakers and other stakeholders involved in the pursuit of social justice.
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