Blog
Decent work – discussion on working conditions in Helsinki and globally
by
Kirsi Riipinen
June 2022
How committed is Helsinki to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals? The discussion forum at the City Hall on Tuesday addressed one of the...
Blog
UNU-WIDER’s new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) advances progress on SDG 8: Decent Work
UNU-WIDER’s 6-week online course on delivering Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) brings together recent research on the linkages between economic...
Blog
Decent work and COVID-19 – it’s time for a just deal for all workers
Seven months into the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, we already see significant effects on employment and earnings worldwide. The fallout could see...
Blog
Five ways coronavirus is deepening global inequality
Before coronavirus, inequality was already increasing in many parts of the developing world. But the pandemic is going to greatly heighten existing...
Blog
COVID-19 intensifies global need to support informal workers in their struggle: Three guiding principles for a better deal
by
Martha Chen
August 2020
The world is facing an existential crisis that poses challenging questions: whether to put people and nature before owners of capital and technology...
Seminar
Decent Work in the Era of Sustainable Development
What is the role of decent work in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era? This was the main topic of discussion in the seminar organized by the Global Sustainability Foundation and the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland (SASK), which...
Mon, 13 June 2016
Hakaniemi-sali,
John Stenbergin ranta 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Webinar
Kunal Sen at ILO: The good jobs challenge in developing countries
Tue, 25 April 2023
International Labour Organization ,
Geneva,
Switzerland
Past event
Blog
Decoding development – insights from UNU-WIDER's synthesis process and beyond
At UNU-WIDER, we undertake our work explicitly within the context of an emergent strategy designed to maximize the impact of our research findings. We...
Blog
How India’s economy has fared under ten years of Narendra Modi
More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the world’s biggest election between April 19 and early June. The ruling Bharatiya Janata...
Seminar
Sustainable cities discussion forum: SDG8
Tue, 31 May 2022
Helsinki City Hall,
Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Accelerating progress towards decent work and fairer societies – joint event with ESCAP
Tue, 26 September 2023
ESCAP, CR-4, UNCC,
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok,
Thailand
Past event
Panel discussion
Towards peace and decent work in Africa: Accelerating progress on the SDGs
Thu, 26 October 2023
UNECA,
United Nations Conference Center,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Past event