Transitioning to the future of work–The power of possibility

Authors

  • Lakshmi M. Puri Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v5i1.145

Keywords:

Socio-economic transformation, India, LABOUR FORCE, SDGs

Abstract

Transitioning equitably and sustainably to the future of work and harnessing it’s full power of possibility, is at the heart of the much needed socio-economic transformation in India and the world. It is also crucial for good governance towards sustainable development for all. The population of the world is predicted to expand from 7.349 billion in 2015 to 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and up to 11.213 billion by 2100. These have implications for the labour markets in developing and developed nations and they are poised to undergo a major transition if not shocks in the upcoming years and decades. Broadly, the future of work has five dimensions, which are job quality, wage and income inequality, social protection systems, social dialogue, and industrial relations. Technology, climate change, globalisation, and demography have been seen as key factors within the context of the future of work and are projected to play an important and defining role in this process. In particular, the Fourth Industrial Revolution with its focus on technological developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and genetics among others, may not only pose challenges for the labour market but also have significant and long-lasting influences on the future of work, economy and society, on life itself. This paper provides insights into how the future of work would look like and how we could consciously shape it.

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Author Biography

Lakshmi M. Puri, Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nation

Lakshmi Puri is a former Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations and the former Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. She was Director of the flagship International Trade division and the acting Deputy Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. She led the preparations for the Fourth Least Developed Countries Conference as Director at OHRLLS. Before her 15-year stint at the United Nations, she served as an Indian diplomat for 28 years. Lakshmi joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974 and served in Japan, Sri Lanka, Switzerland (Geneva), and as an Ambassador to Hungary and accredited to Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was active in conceptualising and negotiating India's many bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral economic diplomacy initiatives. Throughout her career, she has interacted with global leaders, decision-makers and opinion influencers at the highest levels. She has developed transformative partnerships with governments, civil society, academia, youth, the private sector, and the media. She has received international awards and accolades for her work and contribution to international development, human rights, humanitarian, peace and security policy-making and norm-setting. These include the prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award, Novus Award for Championing the Sustainable Development Goals, the Millennium Campus Award 2015 and Global Generation Awards as Inspiration for Youth

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Published

2021-02-01

How to Cite

Puri, L. M. (2021). Transitioning to the future of work–The power of possibility. Jindal Journal of Public Policy, 5(1), 8–20. https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v5i1.145

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021)

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