This edition of the newsletter spotlights two important publications: a joint report from the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the World Employment Confederation (WEC), and the other from the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The IOE/WEC report puts forward a series of practical recommendations for a sustained job recovery with concrete policy and regulatory options for policymakers and social partners on all levels of labour market governance. These include promoting diverse forms of work, (re)designing policies for remote working, and the redesign of national labour market institutions and safety nets.
The ILO report aims at taking stock of the innovative role and contributions of employers’ and business membership organisations (EBMOs) during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as identifying existing EBMO initiatives that could be scaled up to support the reboot of national economies and labour markets.
This month’s newsletter also explores the consequences of the EU/UK agreement on the free movement of persons, and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the UK and countries of the European Union.
More and more countries pursued drafting or passing national legislation on remote work. In this edition, we focus on Ireland’s implementation of a National Remote Work Strategy, as well as the tripartite guidelines on mental well-being developed in Singapore, while the European Parliament made a detailed proposal to the European Commission for a Directive on the “right to disconnect”.
We conclude with an article that highlights the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement on jobs, investments, poverty reduction and informality, with the key participation of the private sector and African EBMOs.