Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future

Offered byedX

Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
at
edX
Overview

Duration	6 weeks
Start from	Start Now
Total fee	Free
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Intermediate
Official Website	Explore Free Course
Credential	Certificate

Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
at
edX
Highlights

Length: 6 Weeks
Effort: 2-4 hours per week
Price: FREE Add a Verified Certificate for $49 USD
Institution SDGAcademyX

Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
at
edX
Course details

More about this course

National economies have grown substantially since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century yet people have not necessarily seen an increase in opportunities to find decent work or earn a decent income. In fact, in some places, the increased productivity and rising profits associated with automation have directly impacted the availability of decent jobs. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 204 million people were unemployed in 2015, and more than 600 million new jobs are needed by 2030 just to keep pace with the growth of the working-age population. We also need to improve working conditions for the 780 million women and men who are employed but not earning enough to lift themselves and their families out of poverty. In addressing these core issues we will not only see increasing decent work opportunities but also more robust, inclusive and poverty-reducing growth.
This course explores the past and future of work in the context of the SDGs, particularly SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. It examines the state of income and employment around the world, barriers to employment, policies to promote economic opportunity, and the future of work in our rapidly changing world. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to achieving the SDGs, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the world can achieve full and productive employment and decent work, for all women and men, by 2030.
This seven-module massive open online course (MOOC) provides an in-depth look at the issues of inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. The topics covered include structural shifts in economies and work; informality, gender and child labor, the modern welfare state; the future of work, and more. The course concludes with a special module by the ILO on realizing decent work for all and achieving SDG 8.
This course is for:
Policy professionals who want to understand frameworks for SDG planning
Development practitioners seeking knowledge on goals-based development
Advanced undergraduates and graduate students interested in economics, development, and other key concepts related to the SDGs

Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
at
edX
Curriculum

Syllabus

The link between employment, work, income and wealth Global perspectives on changes to formal employment The challenges of child labor, gender disparity and informal employment Modern welfare state and novel policy instruments Structural and institutional models for the future of work Artificial Intelligence and the future of work What it takes to achieve SDG 8 and realize decent work for all, featured in a special module by the ILO.

Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
at
edX
Faculty details

jeffrey d sachs

Designation : Professor University : Columbia University

jeemol unni

Designation : Professor of Economics University : Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University

martha chen

Designation : Lecturer in Public Policy University : Harvard Kennedy School

kailash satyarthi

Designation : Nobel Peace Laureate 2014 University : Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation

bo rothstein

Designation : Professor University : The Quality of Government Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

roberto unger

Designation : Roscoe Pound Professor of Law University : Harvard Law School

carl frey

Designation : Oxford Martin Citi Fellow, & Director, Future of Work University : Oxford Martin School, Oxford University

guy ryder

Designation : Under-Secretary-General for Policy University : United Nations

rafael diez de medina

Designation : Chief Statistician and Director of the Department of Statistics University : International Labour Organization

ritash sarna

Designation : Head, Management and Support Unit, Department of Statistics University : International Labour Organization

valeria esquivel

Designation : Employment Policies and Gender Specialist University : International Labour Organization

umberto cattaneo

Designation : Economist University : International Labour Organization

ellen schewior

Designation : Junior Research Officer, Gender Equality and Diversity & ILOAIDS Branch University : International Labour Organization

irini proios torras

Designation : Legal Officer, Gender, Equality and Diversity & ILOAIDS Branch, Conditions of Work and Equality Department University : International Labour Organization

tim de meyer

Designation : Senior Adviser, Standards Policy, International Labour Standards Department, International Labour Office University : International Labour Organization

vera perdigao paquete

Designation : Director of the Governance and Tripartism Department (GOVERNANCE) University : International Labour Organization

christina behrendt 2

Designation : Head of the Social Policy Unit of the Social Protection Department University : International Labour Organization

valerie schmitt 3

Designation : Deputy Director of the Social Protection Department University : International Labour Organization