On 3rd December 2019, as part of events to mark its 10th anniversary during 2019, the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) hosted a discussion at the Museum of London, Docklands on the future of international trade in an era of rising populism and protectionism.
The conventional wisdom since the end of the Cold War - that increased international trade would contribute to broad based prosperity around the world - is facing severe challenges. Despite significant human development advances globally, many people have not benefited from globalisation. This has resulted in countries retreating into a protectionist mode, in response to anxieties felt by an older workforce losing jobs, stagnant wages, and new technologies looming heavily over the future of work itself.
IHRB's Next Generation Trade event brought together leading thinkers, decision-makers, practitioners, and those they directly affect, to discuss how to achieve a more principled, people-centred global economy, fit for the 21st century.
To support robust discussion and aid participants' preparations for the event, IHRB prepared a series of briefings for each substantive session:
- Fostering Inclusion
- Confronting the Climate Crisis
- Building the Future of Work
- De-Weaponising Trade
- Righting Data and Technology
Immediately following the event, IHRB also invited the reflections of a series of participants and speakers, which we published in a mini-blog series.
Read on for the highlights from the 2019 Next Generation Trade event ⬇
Happy 10 year anniversary @ihrb Amazing to see how @Jomo1966 and your team have advanced the cause of #bizhumanrights Congratulations from your proud and humble partners @RaftoFoundation #nextgentrade @saliltripathi @MaryRobinsonCtr pic.twitter.com/rQjrITrNfm
— Jostein Kobbeltvedt (@josteinhk) December 3, 2019
Congratulations @ihrb on your 10th anniversary. Yesterday’s event on next gen trade was a call to action for #BHR crowd;we have to align our work with climate change, sustainable dev and fourth industrial revolution if we are to remain relevant and achieve change @UWSchoolofLaw https://t.co/MFnMB40H2j
— Anita Ramasastry (@ARamasastry) December 4, 2019
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