18-March-2022
English
New thematic brief: Supporting Transitions and Securing Jobs: Social Dialogue Shaping a Stronger Recovery from the Pandemic
This policy brief documents how bi-and tri-partite social dialogue at different levels, including collective bargaining, is shaping and implementing measures that support such a job-rich recovery –both by assisting workers in moving from declining to expanding job sectors in response to structural change and by retaining experienced workers when needed, so that production responds to increases in demand.
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30-January-2022
English
Global Deal Conference
The Global Deal, in cooperation with Open Society Foundations, is organising a virtual high-level conference in the afternoon of the 6th and 7th April 2022 on the critical role of essential workers in supporting economies, societies and businesses.
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10-December-2021
English
New thematic brief: The impact of Artificial Intelligence on the labour market and the workplace: What role for social dialogue?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies - machine-based systems that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments1 - will have an important impact on labour markets, workers and the workplace. As a result, workers and firms will need to grapple with significant transitions and adjustments.
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29-November-2021
English
News release: Scotland joins the Global Deal partnership
The Global Deal is pleased to welcome Scotland as a new partner. As part of their commitment to the Global Deal, the Scottish Government has made a pledge to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025. The aim is to create a more equal society, with more diverse and inclusive workplaces, and to improve workers’ rights and protections.
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19-November-2021
English
Latin America Regional Event on the Global Deal
The event will serve as a platform to share and discuss experiences and good practices on social dialogue across Latin America. It will gather representatives from governments, trade unions, employers’ organisations and businesses.
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11-November-2021
English
New Good Practice case: Eliminating Child Labour: Lessons learned from Belize
In 2014, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmer Association (BSCFA), representing over 5.000 sugar cane farmers, was temporarily suspended by Fairtrade’s certification body and issued corrective actions because of the use of child labour.
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21-October-2021
English
News release: The Global Deal at the Paris Peace Forum
The Global Deal partnership for decent work and inclusive growth has been selected as one of the projects to be showcased during the 4th edition of the Paris Peace Forum starting on 11 November.
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15-July-2021
English
Save the date: Global Deal High-level Social Dialogue Forum 2021
We are pleased to announce that the first Global Deal High-level Social Dialogue Forum will take place this autumn from the 11-14 October.
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13-July-2021
English
New thematic brief: A business case for social dialogue - How workplace representation and collective bargaining deliver better business performance
The new Global Deal thematic brief “A business case for social dialogue: How workplace representation and collective bargaining deliver better business performance” focusses on social dialogue at enterprise level, citing recent empirical evidence that points to several advantages for business.
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30-June-2021
English
News release: Social Dialogue for the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy
The Global Deal thematic brief “Social Dialogue for the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy” is now available in French and Spanish.