What does the term globalisation essentially mean to the ILO?
It is difficult to crystallise this in a few words as we have published so much as an answer to this question. Globalisation is a process that all economies and societies throughout the world are going through and it is changing the technology, the productive potential, the growth potential of societies and changing the way economic decisions are made. For the ILO, the important issue is how the social dimension is addressed. If it is not addressed, then globalisation becomes a process, which benefits those who are economically strong and becomes a big problem for those who are the weakest. We are concerned that if this is not properly managed and does not work for the benefit of the majority of people, then it will become a negative force and provoke tensions and negative reactions. What has been the experience of the ILO as far as globalisation is concerned? Globalisation, after all, is nothing new. There were times when there were strong and traditional globalising elements, such as
