The Changing Nature of Jobs & Organizations

Workshop Leaders:
Julyan Reid,
Sociologist & Policy Analyst

Pat McDermott, Sociologist,
York University

Certain countries have adopted management systems which could serve as models for Canada. Among these are Japan and Scandinavian countries. In elaborating global strategies to integrate microtechnology in the lives of Canadians, it is necessary to consider both the micro level, (work environment, individual activities) and the macro level (global evolution of society). Women's groups are perceived as being particularly apt to propose well balanced strategies for the future. Problems to be solved include the management of benefits and an equitable redistribution of incomes generated by the new technology.

Action:

• Women workers must unite to demand fair participation in the planning of technological change. Through unions and pressure groups, they must demand legislation and norms to protect their rights, particularly their right to an adequate job.