Op-ed by RCC Secretary General Amer Kapetanovic: Dignity at Work in the Age of Disruption
30 April 2025 | ARTICLE
The Op-ed by RCC Secretary General Amer Kapetanović reflects on International Workers’ Day as a call to uphold the dignity of work amid the profound transformations reshaping the global labor landscape. It highlights how technological disruption, green transitions, and AI are challenging traditional work structures and blurring work-life boundaries, necessitating a redefinition of workers’ rights and conditions. Focusing on the Western Balkans, the piece acknowledges economic improvements like rising employment but warns of deep-seated issues such as talent outflow, skills mismatches, informal labor, and policy gaps. Ultimately, it argues that ensuring dignified, fair, and meaningful work is essential not just for economic resilience but for preserving human dignity in a rapidly changing world.