Human Development Report 2015 focuses on work and its contribution to making lives more fulfilling. Work contributes to the richness of human lives and the richness of economies. However, this positive link is not automatic.

UNDP’s 2015 Human Development Report analyses the imbalance in paid and unpaid work and focuses on the changing world of work, driven by globalization and the digital revolution, which presents opportunities, but at the same time poses risks. The Report includes a series of policy recommendations focused on harnessing work for human development and achieving equitable and sustainable progress.

New approaches are required to create work opportunities for present and future generations alike, the report will argue.