The public plenary brings together leaders and representatives from the World of Work in a gesture of solidarity: to acknowledge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector, to share insights on how to respond, and to urge key stakeholders to place health at the center of preparedness planning for 2021.
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted employers, workers and the public. Businesses and markets around the world have had to adjust normal operations to address health and safety concerns and adapt to a changing supply and demand landscape. In some cases, work moved to the digital sphere, but in other industries, employees have had to adopt often burdensome health measures to maintain services. The interdependence of health and economy have never been more clear.
Format
The World of Work Dialogue series is centered around four themes:
- Collaborating for results: Public-private collaboration in health emergencies
- Communicating in crisis: Information sharing and leadership during health emergencies
- Changing the future today: Sustainability at the core of business, contributing to a healthy society, economy and world
- Custodians of health: Employers as health protectors/providers/enablers
In advance of the plenary session, closed working groups will address the themes above. The top-line outcomes and proposed actions from their discussions will be shared with the plenary.
Plenary-open to everyoneRepresentatives of agencies including WHO, ILO, WEF, ITUC, IOE and others will discuss the concrete actions that can be taken by employers and workers to protect health and further health crisis preparedness, sustainability and social responsibility.
Read the finalized Report of the World of Work Dialogue