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Sustainable Future of Work

Explore the challenges and opportunities in creating decent work for all, examining global employment trends and sustainable solutions.

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₹ 5,047

Intermediate

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6 Weeks

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This comprehensive course examines the critical intersection of work, employment, and sustainable development. Developed with experts from the International Labour Organization and Harvard University, it addresses the global challenge of creating decent work opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Students explore how automation, demographic shifts, and economic changes impact employment, while examining solutions for inclusive growth and sustainable development. The course covers crucial topics from informal employment and gender disparities to the future impacts of artificial intelligence on work, providing practical insights for achieving SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

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10,272 Enrolled

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Martha Chen

Martha Chen

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4.9

10,272 Enrolled

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English

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Martha Chen

Martha Chen

What you'll learn

  • Understand the relationship between employment, work, income and wealth

  • Analyze global changes in formal employment patterns

  • Examine challenges of informal work, gender inequality, and child labor

  • Evaluate modern welfare state policies and novel instruments

  • Explore the impact of artificial intelligence on future employment

  • Develop strategies for achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth

  • Master frameworks for implementing SDG 8 objectives

Skills you'll gain

Sustainable Development
Economic Growth
Labor Markets
Employment Policy
Workforce Development
Social Justice
Automation
Gender Equality
Labor Rights
Future of Work

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There are 7 modules in this course

This course provides a comprehensive examination of work and employment in the context of sustainable development. Students explore the complex relationships between employment, income, and economic growth, while addressing critical challenges such as informal work, gender disparities, and child labor. The curriculum covers both current issues and future trends, including the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on employment. Special attention is given to policy responses and structural models for creating inclusive economic growth and decent work opportunities.

Decent Work for Sustainable Development

Module 1

Transitions in Employment and Work

Module 2

Challenges of Work: Informality, Gender and Child Labor

Module 3

Current Policy Responses

Module 4

Structural and Institutional Models for the Future of Work

Module 5

Future of Jobs and Work

Module 6

Special Module in Partnership with the ILO: Achieving SDG 8

Module 7

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Faculties

These are the expert instructors who will be teaching you throughout the course. With a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience, they're here to guide, inspire, and support you every step of the way. Get to know the people who will help you reach your learning goals and make the most of your journey.

Jeffrey D. Sachs
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Jeffrey D. Sachs stands as one of the world's most influential economists and sustainable development experts, currently serving as University Professor at Columbia University and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development. His academic journey began at Harvard University, where he earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, and later served as the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade for over twenty years. Throughout his career, Sachs has shaped global policy as Special Advisor to three UN Secretaries-General, advising on both the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals. His expertise spans economic development, global macroeconomics, and poverty alleviation, having worked in more than 125 countries. As Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and President of SDG USA, he continues to drive sustainable development initiatives worldwide. His influential works include bestsellers such as "The End of Poverty," "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet," and "The Age of Sustainable Development." His achievements have earned him numerous accolades, including the 2015 Blue Planet Prize and the 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, while Time Magazine has twice named him among the world's 100 most influential leaders. Beyond his academic work, he serves as a Commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development and maintains active engagement with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences on sustainable development issues.
Martha Chen
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Dr. Martha (Marty) Chen stands as a transformative figure in development economics and informal labor studies, serving as a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Affiliated Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her remarkable career spans over four decades, beginning with twenty years of grassroots work in South Asia with BRAC in Bangladesh and Oxfam America in India, before joining Harvard in 1987. As co-founder and International Coordinator Emeritus of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), she has revolutionized understanding of informal economies and their workers, particularly women. Her academic contributions include numerous influential books and publications examining informal employment, gender, and poverty, while her PhD in South Asia Regional Studies from the University of Pennsylvania provided the foundation for her extensive development work. Currently chairing both the BRAC Global board and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research board, she continues to shape global policy on informal employment and gender equality. Her exceptional contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards including the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2011 and the Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War award from the Government of Bangladesh in 2012. Through WIEGO, which now includes over 1,000 affiliates across 90 countries, she has created a lasting impact on improving conditions for informal workers worldwide, while her scholarly work continues to influence development policy and practice globally.
Kailash Satyarthi
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Kailash Satyarthi stands as a transformative figure in global child rights advocacy, earning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts against child exploitation. Born on January 11, 1954, he left a lucrative career as an electrical engineer in 1980 to establish Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), which has since liberated more than 86,000 children from labor, trafficking, and slavery. His pioneering work includes launching the Global March Against Child Labour in 1998, an unprecedented 80,000-kilometer march across 103 countries that led to the ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. He founded several influential organizations, including GoodWeave International (formerly Rugmark) in 1994, which revolutionized the carpet industry's approach to child labor, and the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation in 2004, which continues his vision of a child-friendly world. His recent initiatives include the 100 Million campaign, mobilizing youth to fight for children's rights, and the Bharat Yatra, a 12,000-kilometer march across India against child sexual abuse. Through his leadership, he has transformed the global discourse on child rights, successfully advocating for child protection clauses in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and establishing the world's largest civil society network for exploited children. His work has earned him numerous international accolades, including the Defenders of Democracy Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, while his foundation continues to implement innovative programs like Bal Mitra Gram (Child Friendly Villages) and educational support for child survivor
Bo Rothstein
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Bo Rothstein stands as a preeminent political scientist who holds the August Röhss Chair in Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, where he co-founded the influential Quality of Government (QoG) Institute in 2004. His academic journey includes a PhD from Lund University, followed by positions at Uppsala University, Harvard University, and a brief tenure at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government. His principled resignation from Oxford in 2017 over ethical concerns regarding donor connections to Donald Trump exemplifies his commitment to academic integrity. As a prolific scholar with an h-index of 60, his research focuses on corruption, social trust, and quality of government, leading to groundbreaking works including "Making Sense of Corruption," "The Quality of Government," and "Social Traps and the Problem of Trust." His contributions have earned him numerous accolades, including the Swedish King's medal and the European Research Council's Advanced Research Grant. Through the QoG Institute, which he established with Sören Holmberg, he has transformed our understanding of corruption and good governance, developing innovative approaches to measuring and combating corruption while training a new generation of researchers in the field. His work continues to influence global policy on corruption, institutional quality, and social trust, making him one of Sweden's most internationally cited political scientists.
Jeemol Unni
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Dr. Jeemol Unni is a distinguished Professor of Economics at Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, where she chairs the Master of Arts in Economics Programme. Her academic credentials include a PhD from Gujarat University and a postdoctoral fellowship from Yale University's Economic Growth Center. As the Elected President of the 63rd Labour Economics Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, she has made significant contributions to understanding labor markets and gender dynamics in informal economies. Her research primarily focuses on the informalisation of labor systems and its gender implications, particularly examining issues of social protection for informal workers, returns to education, and women entrepreneurship. She previously served as the Director of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) and RBI Chair Professor of Economics. Her extensive work includes collaborations with national and international NGOs, serving on the Board of Governors of WIEGO, and contributing to policy development through various government committees. Her research has revealed crucial insights into urban and rural labor markets, showing that women constitute about 32% of the informal sector workforce and face particular vulnerabilities due to poor endowments in education, skill, and capital. As an active member of multiple editorial boards and academic institutions, she continues to shape discourse on labor economics and gender studies while teaching courses in Development Economics and Urban Informal Economy
Sustainable Future of Work

Intermediate

Skill Level

6 Weeks

Self-paced lessons

Course Cost

₹ 5,047

Completion

CERTIFICATE

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