How Dialogue Is Steering Thailand’s Auto Manufacturing Future
The episode examines how responsible business conduct (RBC)—centered on genuine dialogue between management and unions—can guide Thailand’s auto sector through the shift to electric vehicles, automation, and AI. Georg Lutert stresses that unions must be integral to workplace democracy and that re‑skilling is essential to prevent permanent job losses, while Max Sangsawan describes AAT’s practice of transparent production targets, constructive labor discussions, and collaborative training with suppliers. Both guests highlight the need for multi‑stakeholder engagement across complex supply chains to ensure sustainable labor relations and competitive advantage.
How Is Generative AI Reshaping Gender Inequalities at Work?
In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, ILO gender‑equality specialist Anam Parvez Bhatt explains how generative AI disproportionately threatens women’s jobs, with female‑dominated occupations facing nearly twice the exposure to automation as male‑dominated ones. The discussion highlights structural drivers—social...
Global Employment in 2026: A Fragile Stability
The ILO’s 2026 Employment and Social Trends report shows that global labour markets appear stable, with unemployment projected at 4.9%, but this masks deep challenges to decent work, including rising extreme poverty, high informality (57.7% of workers) and stagnant productivity....