This is the first Flagship report for the ‘Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth’ partnership – hereafter the Global Deal. The Global Deal is a global multi-stakeholder partnership whose objective is to jointly address the challenges in the global labour market and enable all people to benefit from globalisation. The fundamental idea at the heart of the Global Deal is to highlight and promote the potential of sound industrial relations and enhanced social dialogue as a means to foster decent work, quality jobs, and increased productivity – and by extension greater equality and inclusive growth.