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This event will feature Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, who will address the scale and urgency of the global jobs challenge, drawing on key insights from the World Bank’s new report, Jobs for the Next Generation.

The discussion will examine the investments, reforms, and policy actions needed to create sufficient, high-quality employment opportunities for a rapidly expanding global workforce, particularly in developing economies. It will also explore how governments and stakeholders can foster inclusive and sustainable job growth to meet the demands of future generations.

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Jobs for the next generation: Meeting the jobs challenge
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Duration
1h 45m 30s
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recorded
Video segments
Title Start Time End Time
Welcome and introduction by ILO Chief Economist 2m 36s
Indermit Gill's opening remarks and personal history with the ILO 2m 36s 4m 14s
Overview of five World Bank reports on jobs 4m 14s 6m 29s
Report 1: Global jobs challenge — scale, regions and preparedness 6m 29s 20m 27s
Report 2: Business Readiness — investment climate and young workforces 20m 27s 23m 47s
Report 3: Women, Business and the Law — gender gaps and talent allocation 23m 47s 26m 18s
Report 4: Poverty, Prosperity and the Planet — where the poor work 26m 18s 32m 59s
Report 5 (forthcoming WDR): Dynamic view of jobs, labor taxation and technology 32m 59s 35m 8s
First round of audience questions 35m 8s 43m 36s
Responses: Industrial policy, sector selection and World Bank shift to jobs 43m 36s 51m 10s
Response: AI and jobs in developing versus advanced economies 51m 10s 54m 55s
Response: Africa's jobs challenge — investment, institutions and migration 54m 55s 56m 41s
Response: What is new in these reports — quantification and diagnostics 56m 41s 1h 2m 19s
Discussion: Definition of employment and job quality measurement 1h 2m 19s 1h 7m 48s
Second round of audience questions 1h 7m 48s 1h 15m 20s
Response: Export-led vs trade-led growth and China's model 1h 15m 20s 1h 17m 35s
Response: AI optimism for developing economies — conditions and caveats 1h 17m 35s 1h 24m 5s
Response: Labor market institutions, Africa's timing and 2013 WDR on jobs 1h 24m 5s 1h 28m 41s
Response: Job quality, social security contributions and taxation of labour 1h 28m 41s 1h 31m 18s
Closing remarks and thanks 1h 31m 18s 1h 32m 26s
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Date
- Europe/Zurich
Location
Room VII
Topic
Technology
Future of work
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https://live.ilo.org/en/events/jobs-next-generation-meeting-jobs-challenge-2026-07-08
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English