1. Labour Market Flexibility and Decent Work
Gerry Rodgers,
International Institute for Labour Studies,
ILO, Geneva
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2. Labour Market Flexibility and Decent Work
The debate on flexibility
Forms of flexibility
Effects in industrialized and developing countries
Labour institutions and social models
The goal of decent work: flexibility, security and dialogue
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3. Forms of flexibility Employment protection Wage flexibility
Internal or functional flexibility
Supply side flexibility
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4. Graph 1 Strictness of Employment Protection Legislation 4/9/2019
Source: OECD Employment Outlook 2004

5. Graph 2 Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment:
Employment Protection
Employment protection laws and unemployment, (20 countries, 4 five-year periods). Source: Baker et al (2005)
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6. Graph 3 Bargaining coordination
Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment:
Bargaining coordination
Source: Baker et al (2005)
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7. Graph 4 Change in Job Tenure and Labour Productivity Growth, 1992-2002
Source: Auer et al (2004)
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8. Graph 5 Employment security or labour market security?
Employment security or labour market security?
High Labour Market Policy spending
Low Labour Market Policy spending
High
Employment
Protection
France
Germany
Japan
Portugal, Greece, Italy, Spain
Low
Denmark
Belgium, (Netherlands), Finland, (Ireland)
United States
United Kingdom
Source: Auer, 2006
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9. Decent work Employment Rights at work Social protection
Social dialogue
Gender equality
Security and dignity
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