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The International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, is pleased to announce the launch of its Essay Competition on The Future of Work. The contest is part of a series of events to celebrate the ILO’s 100th anniversary year and its 50th year in the Caribbean.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
28 JUNE 2019 AT 23:59, GMT -4
Essay Competition THEME: THE FUTURE OF WORK
THE WINNER OF THE COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE A FULL SCHOLARSHIP INCLUSIVE OF TUITION, SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE AND TRAVEL TO ATTEND THE SUMMER ACADEMY ON “THE FUTURE OF WORK”, 12–23 AUGUST, 2019 AT THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
CENTER OF THE ILO (ITC-ILO), TURIN, ITALY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ITC-ILO, VISIT www.itcilo.org
For more information on the background and the criteria on which this competition will be judged, visit https://www.ilo.org/caribbean/events-and-meetings/WCMS_684781
Open to Undergraduate students from the University of the West Indies, University of Trinidad and Tobago, University of Belize, University of Guyana and all other Caribbean universities.Essay must be written on the topic: The future of work.Essay must be a maximum 1000 words, covering all of the following:1. Brief introduction on the current situation of the world of work globally and in the Caribbean (or in
your country) in particular. max 200 words. 2. What in the next 20 years do you see as the main global trends with regards to employment and
the world of work? max 200 words.3. What do you see as the future implications of these trends on the Caribbean with respect to its
economy, its society and social well-being, its laws etc.? Implications can be both positive and negative. max 300 words.
4. Propose 1-2 concrete solutions or recommendations on how the Caribbean can best prepare for the future trends, ensure the most positive impact and mitigate as much as possible, the negative ones. Describe as thoroughly as possible how the proposed solution/s could lead to the desired change. max 300 words.
Submit your entry to: [email protected] by 28 June 2019 at 23:59 GTM-4.
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