Abstract
These concluding remarks are divided into two sections and comprise both an overview of European policies on decent and sustainable work and a bird’s eye's view of the development of Swedish working life research in a European context. The concept of sustainable work has over the years encountered difficulties of being included in the Social Sustainability family. The launching of SDG 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth with its focus on inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all has given sustainable work a new and stronger position as a vision for good work. The launching of the consultation of European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017 highlights the importance of future of work and welfare systems in Europe. The role of the social dialogue for sustainable and greener jobs are crucial in a future perspective. Sustainable welfare, social protection and social equality are prerequisites for decent and sustainable work. Working life research in Sweden has over the years interacted in various manners with the European policy and research communities. The Swedish National Institute for Working Life, abolished in 2006/07 created several European encounters, early in the new millennium, and the idea of sustainable work did have Swedish roots. Horizon Europe, current research on the Nordic labour market model and various European platforms and networks opens new windows for the social dialogue on the future European workplace. This policy discussion is urgently needed in times of Covid-19, digitalisation, and the Green Deal and pave the way for new European research programmes.
Highlights
«Beyond continued efforts to tackle the health dimension, the EU must prioritise the social dimension of Sustainable Work, notably by implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights
The first and the shortest journey, through the scientific and policyrelated landscape of the European workplace, is the composition and participating in these two parts by scholars and policy specialists from Sweden and European environments. It started from a somewhat longer journey, when Maria Albin, professor at Karolinska Institute Stockholm, in 2013 took the initiative to create a platform, on Sustainable Work in EU Horizon 2020 financed by support from the Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova
One crucial aspect of Sustainable Work is the life course perspective, and job longevity. This mission is reflected in the composition of contributors including two senior professors still vitally active well past retirement age from Sweden
Summary
«Beyond continued efforts to tackle the health dimension, the EU must prioritise the social dimension of Sustainable Work, notably by implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. The first and the shortest journey, through the scientific and policyrelated landscape of the European workplace, is the composition and participating in these two parts by scholars and policy specialists from Sweden and European environments. It started from a somewhat longer journey, when Maria Albin, professor at Karolinska Institute Stockholm, in 2013 took the initiative to create a platform, on Sustainable Work in EU Horizon 2020 financed by support from the Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova. One crucial aspect of Sustainable Work is the life course perspective, and job longevity This mission is reflected in the composition of contributors including two senior professors still vitally active well past retirement age from Sweden. The European perspectives are well covered by contributions from EU-OSHA, Eurofound and Perosh, the network of European Work Environment Institutes
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