Abstract

 Future of work is today discussed at global level in Agenda 2030 and SDG 8, by ILO and in the Global Deal which is a multi-stakeholder initiative for social dialogue and inclusive growth. Future of work, social innovations and inclusive growth are also central policy missions for the OECD, the European Commission, and its agencies Cedefop, EU-OSHA and Eurofound. The European Pillar of Social Rights highlights the need for a European social model promoting a progressive interplay between economic development, god working conditions and social protection. This article analyses concepts of quality of work, decent work, and sustainable work. Its title comprises different connotation of sustainable work in transition. Firstly, sustainable work has not got significant attention in the policy agenda on sustainable development. Secondly, new forms of work and the dissolution of the traditional workplace and standard employment relations call for a widened use of the content of sustainable work. Thirdly, the Green Deal, low carbon omissions and new energy systems will have substantial impact on work organisation and production systems. Finally, digitalization, labour market transformations and increasing job longevity make job shifts and skills upgrading more common and sustainable work must be seen in a life-course and lifelong perspective.
Highlights
The future of work is today discussed at global level in Agenda 2030 and SDG 8, by ILO and in the Global Deal, which is a multi-stakeholder initiative for social dialogue and inclusive growth
The EU adopted its first Sustainable Development Strategy at the Gothenburg European Council in 2001. This was followed by the renewed Sustainable Development Strategy for the enlarged EU in June 2006
Of particular interest are SDG 1 No poverty, SDG 3 Health and Well-being, SDG 4 Quality Education and SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and infrastructure and SDG 10 Reduced inequalities and SDG 17 Partnership for the Goal. It constitutes a major challenge for policies, research and, direct actions to analyse the intersection between Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights
Summary
The concept of sustainable development was launched by the Brundtland Commission in Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future in 1988. The European Pillar focusses three policy dimensions concerning future of work in the EU They are equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion. Of particular interest are SDG 1 No poverty, SDG 3 Health and Well-being, SDG 4 Quality Education and SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and infrastructure and SDG 10 Reduced inequalities and SDG 17 Partnership for the Goal It constitutes a major challenge for policies, research and, direct actions to analyse the intersection between Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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