President leads SA launch of “Future of Work” report
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday 1 March 2019 officiate the launch in South Africa of the landmark “Future of Work” report of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Commission on the Future of Work.
President Ramaphosa and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven co-chaired the 27-member Global Commission whose report was launched to the international community by President Ramaphosa at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22 January 2019.
Prime Minister Löfven will attend the South African national launch at Ballito north of Durban on Friday 1 March.
President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia, who is Chair of the Southern African Development Community, will also attend the launch which forms part of the ILO’s centenary programme in 2019.
The Global Commission had been tasked to identify challenges and make recommendations that will sustain and protect the livelihood of workers around the world amid the proliferation of the fourth industrial revolution, climate change and the changing world.
The South African national launch of the report will take place alongside the 45th Session of the African Regional Labour Administration Council from 26-28 February 2019 at the Fairmont Zimbali Lodge in Ballito north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
The African Regional Labour Administration Council is a gathering of Labour Ministers and other delegates from 19 African countries under the theme “Towards Gender Equality in the Future of Work”. This meeting is aligned to one of the 10 recommendations of the Future of Work report that calls on all ILO member countries to set measurable targets for achieving gender equality.
President Ramaphosa will present the Commission’s key recommendations that advocate a human-centred approach to the challenges and opportunities arising from rapid technological and environmental change.
In the State of the Nation Address earlier this month, President Ramaphosa outlined five priorities for the government, which included improving the education system and developing the skills that are needed now and into the future.
President Ramaphosa further announced on the impending appointment of the Presidential Commission on the 4th Industrial Revolution to harness technological change in pursuit of inclusive growth and social development.
Details of the launch of the ILO Future of Work Report are:
Date: 01 March 2019
Time: 07h30
Venue: Fairmont Zimbali Resort, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal Province
Members of the media covering the launch should send their names and ID/Passport numbers by 14h00 on 28 February 2019, to khutjos@gmail.com or 079 898 4621 using the form below.
NB: Only accredited media will be allowed to cover the event. Accredited media will be advised on collection of accreditation.
Media enquiries: Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President on 072 854 5707
Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria
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