Sustainable Development and the Future of Work 2600-MSdz2SDFWen
Classes concern concepts and problems related to the labor market, but in a generally universal perspective, e.g. the goals of sustainable development, work in sustainable development, decent jobs, the level of income and employment in the world, barriers to employment, tightening the opportunities for development and future of the work.
Classes will cover issues of social inclusion, equality and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Topics covered include structural changes in the economy and work, job challenges, the modern welfare state and the future of work, women's employment, and child labor.
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Course dedicated to a programme
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student:
- knows the basic concepts of sustainable development
- knows the basic concepts of the labor market
- knows the basic phenomena that will be a challenge for work in the future
- recognizes the phenomena related to precarious work or work that does not provide a decent income
- understands the importance of the sustainable development goals
Assessment criteria
Active participation in classes, current assessment -60 points, test - 40 points, additional work - essay on a given topic 20 points
Passing threshold 60 points
Bibliography
Holmberg, S. (2020). Social trust-The Nordic Gold?. https://socialeurope.eu/ubi-bad-idea-welfare-state
Chen, Martha Alter. 2012. The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies. WIEGO Working Paper No. 1. WIEGO , https://www.wiego.org/publications/informal-economy-definitions-theories-and-policies
Polasky, S., Kling, C. L., Levin, S. A., Carpenter, S. R., Daily, G. C., Ehrlich, P. R., ... & Lubchenco, J. (2019). Role of economics in analyzing the environment and sustainable development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(12), 5233-5238, https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1901616116
Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story, https://ilostat.ilo.org/decent-work-and-the-sdgs-11-charts-that-tell-the-story/
100 statistics on the ILO and the labour market to celebrate the ILO centenary, https://ilostat.ilo.org/100-statistics-on-the-ilo-and-the-labour-market/
Digital labour platforms and the future of work. Towards decent work in the online world, http://wtf.tw/text/digital_labour_platforms_and_the_future_of_work.pdf
The Future of Work in the ‘Sharing Economy’, publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC101280/jrc101280.pdf
Countouris, N. (2019). Defining and regulating work relations for the future of work. International Labour Office. Geneva., http://www.ilo.int/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_dialogue/documents/publication/wcms_677999.pdf
Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals A Guidebook on SDG Labour Market Indicators, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---stat/documents/publication/wcms_647109.pdf
Goralski, M. A., & Tan, T. K. (2020). Artificial intelligence and sustainable development. The International Journal of Management Education, 18(1), 100330.
Dantas, T. E. T., de-Souza, E. D., Destro, I. R., Hammes, G., Rodriguez, C. M. T., & Soares, S. R. (2021). How the combination of Circular Economy and Industry 4.0 can contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 26, 213-227.
Additional information
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