The ILO Regional Office invites all young people between 15 and 29 years of age to fill out the survey called What do young people think about the future of work ?, available in Spanish, English and Portuguese, through the following link: https : //es.surveymonkey.com/r/X8JJYMJ , which will be available during the month of September.

Close to its centenary, the International Labor Organization (ILO) calls through a global initiative to reflect on the future of the world of work, since it is involved in various social, economic, environmental, technological changes, etc. . These result in new challenges, especially for the new generations, which will be necessary to identify and understand in time to achieve the goal of living in a just society for all.

Along these lines, the ILO regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean has considered it essential to take into account the opinion of young people in the region in order to know their perception of their present, how they project their future and how they think the future will be. future of the world of work and your place in it.

Likewise, it urges all institutions, organizations, groups and networks that work with or for this group of the population, to share this initiative and the online survey, in such a way as to add more perspectives and opinions about the world of work than allow the preparation of a regional report with the voices of young people; which can be used as a tool in the dialogues and debates that are already organized in the member countries of the ILO around this issue and that will take place until 2018.

Guillermo Dema, Regional Specialist Youth Employment and Labor Migration of the Regional Office, mentioned that knowing how young people feel in the face of changes in labor relations, work processes, job offers, among others, will allow knowing if they are considered prepared to face them, if they feel insecure or if these changes are perceived as an opportunity for their growth and that of their countries.

According to Dema, this initiative will help to reflect, for example, if the current education and information systems in the region provide the necessary capacities, competencies and qualifications to all young people who in a few years will have the future of work as their present. which is talked about today. "Hence the need for the ILO and the countries that constitute it to anticipate and foresee these changes," said the specialist.

The future of work and the eradication of child labor

One of the main proposals to prevent and eradicate child labor is to tackle it by strengthening the educational system, improving quality and increasing its coverage in the countries. To achieve this, it is interesting to know, from the experience of young people, the challenges and obstacles they currently face in order to be able to insert and function adequately in the labor market and enjoy decent work that allows them to develop professionally and improve their living conditions .

Likewise, knowing the challenges that children will encounter when they reach the appropriate age to work, allows countries to include in the strategies to combat child labor the necessary considerations that will facilitate future generations to acquire the tools and basic knowledge that help them to successfully face this new stage and thus ensure respect for the rights of children and adolescents in the region.

To learn more about the Future of Work Centennial Initiative visit: http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/future-of-work/lang--es/index.htm .