Promoting an expanded notion of decent work to enhance the career capabilities of young people

Abstract

Young people, particularly those from impoverished backgrounds, face significant contextual challenges in their career and life development. This study, grounded in the capability approach and recognition theory, explores the expansion of decent work concepts to foster enabling working environments. This seminar will address three key questions, supported by empirical evidence:1. What are the contextual challenges young people face in their career and life development? 2. What is the concept of decent work, and why is there a need to expand its scope? 3. How can recognition theory and the capability approach be integrated to inform the expansion of the decent work notion? Finally, the seminar will discuss how a redefined notion of decent work, incorporating a recognition component, can support youth development in organizational contexts