The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program
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What is it?
Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to four ‘megatrends’. The report shows the urgent need for policies that are fit for the future of work for rural youth, in the face of rapid changes in our technological, climate and political realities.
HIGHLIGHTS
The report concluded by raising some key strategic questions for civil society:
- How can civil society support freedom of assembly, expression and association to defend the online and offline space in order to protect the interests of marginalized and deprived groups, including rural youth and women?
- How do we convene a society-wide dialogue in which social partners consensually agree how new technologies can be incorporated for the common good?
- How can new technologies be used to enhance workers’ agency and capabilities, safety and efficiency?
- How can the economic benefits generated by digitization be shared in ways that mitigate disruption, provide social protection payments and enable retraining for decent work and quality jobs?
- How can we promote a ‘just transition’ to a circular economy, which promotes sustainable livelihood opportunities for young people in rural areas?