FEES proposes the member societies implement the IEA “future of work project in Europe, which means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please send comments \/ proposals to Pascal Etienne secretary-general@ergonomics-fees.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IEA has decided to be involved in the ILO project on the future of work, launching a reflection conducted by a task force whose leader is our colleague Juan Hiba, from Argentina. In two documents released in January 2018, our colleague make proposals which are sum up below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important that FEES, in the frame of the MoU adopted with IEA, takes part in this project and sets up a FEES task force in order to specify actions to conduct in 2018, 2019 and maybe further. We will present below both IEA projects and the possible way of working on this issue for the FEES member societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two proposals have been made by J. Hiba on behalf of the \u00ab future of work \u00bb task force: to set up a White paper on the future of work and an Observatory. They are sum up below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Context \u2013 Rationale \u2013 Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This initiative links the prospects of the future of ergonomics as a science and technology with the ILO initiative of its centenary named “The Future of Work” and could be a roadmap for guiding IEA’s and its affiliated associations on how to gain ILO interest for paying more attention to ergonomics from now on. A strategy should be developed to ensuring that the White Paper reaches all the ILO levels: headquarters and in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Structure and content of the white paper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Presentation of ergonomics as a science and technology; (ii) summary of the background of joint activities carried out; and (iii) focus on the concurrent circumstances of the future of ergonomics and the future of work and therefore the opportunity for discovering key aspects of common actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Visions and proposals of IEA in relation to each of the four global dialogues (also called “centenary conversations”) as requested by the ILO are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A special attention should be given to point out the links of ergonomics to the most current issues of interest to the ILO, such as the green economy, the phenomena of offshoring of companies, jobs in the computer world, robotization of many jobs, issues of safety and health at work and participation of workers in the processes of improving their working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3 The current convergence of common grounds of action between IEA (“ergonomics optimizes human well being and overall system”) and ILO (: “Promoting jobs, protecting people”) – a comparative list of work topics and productive sectors of interest for ergonomics and for the ILO – a selection of successful case studies showing ergonomics interventions in different regions of the world. These examples should show both benefits to workers (i.e. satisfaction, better labor relations and working conditions) as well as improved business productivity and sustainability. It is highly recommended that case studies come from different world regions (Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa),<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 list a series of tentative activities and initiatives offered to ILO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5 Collaborators mentioned : Yushi Fujita, Kathleen Mosier, Jos\u00e9 Orlando Gomes; Andrew Todd, Thomas Alexander, Sarah Sharples, Juan Carlos Hiba, + Sara Albolino and Val\u00e9rie Pueyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6 Language of the document: the three official languages of ILO: English, Spanish and French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The aim of the Observatory is to provide periodic information on situations, trends and work cases that establish, set or modify different aspects of the quality of life of workers; to give support and encourage carrying out of studies and research on ergonomic aspects of quality of life of workers in the local socio-economic and labor environments; and to promote greater knowledge (principles and values) and disseminate examples of application (approaches, methods and technical tools) of ergonomics and human factors for improving the quality of working life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ergonomics Observatory can develop activities of at least three types<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Information sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Journalistic notes, interviews and articles from scientific works of refereed journals; reports, or books from research centres; publications of governmental agencies; declarations or manifestos emanating from scientific congresses, reports from employers’ and workers’ organizations; regulation in collective agreements or laws, decrees, resolutions and reports adopted by governments or specialized agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Users<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n National ergonomics associations, their members and professional, teachers, researchers, officials from governments, members of employers’ and workers’ organizations; news agencies ; employers, workers and public in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe IEA “future of work project (summary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The “White paper on the future of work”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Observatory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n
FEES proposal on \u201cFuture of work\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n