International Journal of Labour Research

A new social contract: achieving social justice in an era of accelerating change

This 2023 edition of the International Journal of Labour Research (IJLR), aims to stimulate reflection on what a new social contract might entail and more specifically the role of workers’ organizations in engaging in the design and establishment of a new social contract within the multilateral system and at national level. Thus, the focus of this issue is both on what such a new social contract may entail and on what to do in terms of its implementation.

Contains

  1. Reflections on the new social contract
  2. Why a new social contract is urgent?
  3. The world of work and the new social contract
  4. Social protection as a key component of the new social contract: a leading role for trade unions
  5. Towards a European socio-ecological contract
  6. A new social contract: achieving social justice in an era of accelerating change in the agricultural sector
  7. A new social contract for the social media platforms: prioritizing rights and working conditions for content creators and moderators