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Social Summit for Development: What It Means for the World of Work

ILO at the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025

Second World Summit for Social Development

Doha: World Summit opens with pledge to speed social progress 

The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)

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This episode of the ILO Future of Work’s special series on the Second World Summit for Social Development examines the implications of the Summit’s renewed commitment to eradicating poverty, promoting decent work, and social inclusion, on the world work, with guests Juan Somavia, Sabina Alkire and Manuela Tomei.

Juan Somavia

Juan Somavia is a Chilean diplomat and former Director-General of the ILO from 1999 to 2012. He was the Permanent Representative of Chile to the UN and President of the Preparatory Committee of the Copenhagen Summit.

Sabina Alkire

Sabina Alkire is the Professor of Poverty and Human Development and directs the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford.

Manuela Tomei

Manuela Tomei, Assistant Director-General for Governance, Right and Dialogue at the ILO. 

Isabel Piquer

Isabel Piquer is a Communication and Public Information Officer at the ILO in Geneva and a former journalist.

In this final episode of the ILO Future of Work’s special series on the Second World Summit for Social Development podcast, we explore the outcomes of this landmark global meeting Doha in November 2025, and their implications on social justice and the world of work. 

The episode features insights from Juan Somavia, former ILO Director-General; Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative; and Manuela Tomei, ILO Assistant Director-General of the ILO.

Social Summit for Development: What it means for the world of work

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In this episode of the ILO Future of Work podcast, Manal Azzi explains how psychosocial risks such as long working hours, job insecurity and workplace bullying affect workers’ health, and what can be done to create healthier working environments worldwide.

Manal Azzi

Manal Azzi is the Team Lead on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Policy and Systems at the ILO in Geneva.

Psychosocial risks at work affect millions of workers worldwide, yet they often remain invisible. A new ILO report highlights how factors such as excessive working hours, job insecurity and workplace harassment can have serious consequences for both mental and physical health, contributing to more than 840,000 deaths each year.

In this episode of the ILO Future of Work podcast, Manal Azzi, ILO team lead on occupational safety and health policy and systems, unpacks what lies behind these risks and how they are evolving in a rapidly changing world of work. She discusses practical actions that governments, employers and workers can take to prevent harm and foster safer, healthier and more resilient workplaces.

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Driving Industry Dialogue (DID): Social dialogue for decent work and human rights due diligence in the Thai automotive sector

ILO’s Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) portal

As Thailand’s automotive industry shifts to electric vehicles and automation, how can companies stay competitive while protecting workers? Georg Leutert of IndustriALL Global Union and Sathirayuth (Max) Sangsuwan of AutoAlliance Thailand discuss how dialogue, trust and responsible business conduct are helping shape the sector’s future.

Georg Leutert

Georg Leutert is Director of the Automotive and Aerospace Industries at IndustriALL Global Union

Sathirayuth (Max) Sangsuwan

Sathirayuth (Max) Sangsuwan is Vice President (Human Resources) at AutoAlliance Thailand.

Steve Needham

Steve Needham is the ILO’s Senior Communication Officer for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok. 

Thailand’s automotive industry is at a crossroads. The shift to electric vehicles and automation is transforming production, supply chains and skill demands, with real consequences for nearly a million workers. As global competition intensifies and jobs change or disappear, the stakes are high: can companies stay competitive without leaving workers behind?

In this episode of the ILO’s Future of Work podcast, Georg Leutert of IndustriALL Global Union and Sathirayuth (Max) Sangsuwan of AutoAlliance Thailand discuss these issues and explore how responsible business conduct – built on trust, transparency and dialogue – can help manage industrial transformation while protecting decent work.

How dialogue is steering Thailand’s auto manufacturing future

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How is generative AI reshaping gender inequalities at work?

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In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, Anam Butt, technical specialist on gender equality and non-discrimination at the International Labour Organization, discusses a new ILO report on the impact of generative artificial intelligence on the world of work. She explains why women are more exposed than men to the risks associated with this technology, and what this means for equality in the labour market.

Anam Parvez Butt

Anam Parvez Butt is a technical specialist on gender equality and non-discrimination at the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland.

Zeina Awad

Zeina Awad is the Head of News and Media in the ILO's Department of Communication.

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming workplaces across the globe, enhancing productivity and reshaping tasks in many occupations. But its effects are not gender neutral. A new report by the International Labour Organization finds that women are more exposed than men to the risks linked to this technology. 

In this episode of the ILO Future of Work podcast, 
Anam Butt, technical specialist on gender equality and 
non-discrimination at the ILO and co-author of the report, explores why women are overrepresented in jobs where tasks can be automated, why they remain underrepresented in AI and STEM occupations, and how AI systems can reproduce existing biases and stereotypes. 

She also discusses how policymakers can ensure that digital transformation advances, rather than undermines, gender equality at work.

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In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, we unpack the ILO’s new Employment and Social Trends 2026 report with its lead author, Stefan Kühn, and ILO trade expert Marva Corley. Together, they explore why labour markets look stable yet remain fragile – and what this means for job quality, inequality, and the future of work.

Marva Corley-Coulibaly

Marva Corley-Coulibaly is a Senior economist at the ILO and Chief of its Globalization, Competitiveness and Labour Standards Unit in the Research Department.

Stefan Kühn

Stefan Kühn is a Senior economist in the ILO’s Research department.

Ibon Villelabeitia

Ibon Villelabeitia is a Communication and Public Information Officer at the ILO in Geneva.

As global labour markets navigate technological change, demographic shifts, and rising uncertainty, the ILO’s new Employment and Social Trends 2026 report offers a clear look at the current state and future prospects of work. 

In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, report author Stefan Kühn and ILO trade expert Marva Corley explain why labour-market stability remains fragile despite steady unemployment. They discuss stalled progress on job quality, persistent inequalities, youth employment pressures and shifting trade dynamics, and explore how coordinated action and stronger institutions can advance decent work and social justice in a rapidly changing world.

Global employment in 2026: A fragile stability

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Can the World Summit for Social Development in Doha revive global social justice?

In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, the ILO's Claire Courteille-Mulder explains why the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha matters, and what’s at stake for social development, multilateralism, and the ILO’s mission to advance social justice.

Claire Courteille-Mulder

Claire Courteille-Mulder is a Senior Adviser on the Second World Summit for Social Development in the ILO's Partnerships department.

Thirty years after the first World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, the second World Social Summit in Doha will bring together global leaders to redefine how we think about progress, equity, and cooperation. 

In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, Claire Courteille-Mulder, Senior Adviser in the ILO’s Partnerships department, discusses why this Summit comes at such a critical moment, what it means for global cooperation and social development, and how the ILO, through its mandate to promote social justice and decent work, is helping to shape the conversation and drive real action.

Can the Doha Summit revive global social justice?

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Social development: progress made and promises to be fulfilled. With Sabina Alkire and Manuela Tomei

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Ahead of the World Summit for Social Development, the ILO is launching a special podcast series. In this first episode, Sabina Alkire of Oxford University and ILO’s Manuela Tomei discuss progress and gaps since the 1995 commitment to advance social development for all.

This is the first episode in the ILO’s special podcast series ahead of the World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) in Doha, Qatar. We explore the state of social development since the first World Summit for Social Development was held in 1995 in Copenhagen. At the time, global leaders committed to eradicating poverty, promoting full and productive employment, and fostering social inclusion. 

Oxford University professor Sabina Alkire and ILO Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue, Manuela Tomei, assess what has been achieved, what still needs to be done, and what the Summit in Doha must deliver to close persistent gaps and fulfil the commitments made three decades ago.

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The Future of Work Podcast

Social Summit for Development: What it means for the world of work

Psychosocial risks at work: The invisible threat to workers’ health

How dialogue is steering Thailand’s auto manufacturing future

How is generative AI reshaping gender inequalities at work?

Global employment in 2026: A fragile stability

Can the Doha Summit revive global social justice?

Social development: progress made and promises to be fulfilled

Social Summit for Development: What it means for the world of work

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