FutureWORKS Collective
Funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and coordinated by JustJobs Network
A global consortium that addresses shaping labour markets in developing countries.
Uniting five distinguished research organisations as regional hubs, FWC examines critical labour market issues, including the impacts of technological advancements, the proliferation of artificial intelligence, climate change, and energy transition.
By fostering collaboration, generating evidence-based research, and engaging in policy advocacy, the collective aims to bridge regional insights, amplify a unified global voice, and drive practical solutions toward a more equitable and inclusive future of work. The collective is funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and coordinated by JustJobs Network.
Regional Hubs
Description
South West Asia and North Africa
IFI-AUB is an independent, research-based policy institute. It works to initiate and develop policy-relevant research in and about the Arab world. Through its work, the IFI-AUB contributes to enhanced understanding of the Arab world in shifting international and global contexts. They conduct inter-disciplinary research on wide variety of subjects including climate change and environment, education and youth policy, energy policy and security, refugee research and policy, and women, peace and security, producing knowledge relevant for policy makers, media, academia and civil society.
Sub-grantees
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
Asia
LIRNEasia is a pro-poor, pro-market think tank whose mission is catalyzing policy change and solutions through research to improve the lives of people in the Asia and Pacific using knowledge, information and technology. LIRNEasia has been active in the Asia Pacific since 2005, conducting both demand- and supply-side research as well as advocating for policy changes in the ICT sector on issues ranging from universal service policy to open data, gender, big data and more
Sub-grantees
De La Salle University – Social Development Research Center (SDRCDLSU)
El Observatorio de Manila, Inc (Manila Observatory)
Women in Global Health – Philippines (WGH-Ph)
Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes (AIHO), Inc.
Centre for Poverty Analysis
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM – Bangladesh)
Institute for Human Development
Centre for Policy Dialogue
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sur Futuro is a research and impact hub centered on the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean. They explore and analyze the impacts of emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and demographic shifts on labor markets. Sur Futuro’s mission is to develop strategies and support public policies that help navigate these transformations and improve opportunities for workers across the region.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Platform Observatory – Peru
Catholic University of Uruguay
Institute for Advanced Studies in Development (INESAD)
Association of Domestic, Home-Based, and Maquila Workers (ATRAHDOM)
National Union of Domestic Workers of Honduras (SINTRAHO)
Union of Domestic and Care Workers of El Salvador (SITDCES)
Center for Distributive, Labor, and Social Studies (CEDLAS)
Torcuato Di Tella University
University of Maryland
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
University of Nottingham
Center for Economic Research (CINVE)
Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI)
Buenos Aires University
Toronto University
Rosario University
Observatory of Platforms-Perú
Catholic University of Uruguay
Association of Technology, Educatión, Development, Research and Communication
West & Central Africa
ISSER is the research group of the College of Humanities, University of Ghana. Their objective is to conduct research in the social sciences to generate solutions for national development. They engage in policy-relevant knowledge generation to inform national and regional policy. They work on subjects that have immediate bearing on the problems and the development needs of the country and the region, provide advisory support to government, contribute to academic objectives of the University of Ghana, and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of development policies, projects and programmes.
Sub-grantees
Department of Economics, University of Ghana
Africa ICT Right
University Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)
Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES)
School of Economics of the University of Cape Coast
Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
South & East Africa
SCIS-WITS is an inter-disciplinary research centre focused on understanding and addressing inequality in the global South. They work to identify key areas of inequality in society and economy, understand the production, reproduction and intersection of power relations, imagine an alternative configuration of power relations that generates affirmative state action and provides greater equality of access to resources, and develop a research and policy agenda for the inclusive growth of productive forces.
Sub-grantees
Marondera University of Agricultural Science and Technology (MUAST)
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)
University of Zambia
IndustriALL Global Union Southern Africa
Eduardo Mondlane University
University of Johannesburg
University of Lilongwe in Malawi
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