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New robots in Europe can be workers’ best friends
By GARETH WILLMER
For decades, the arrival of robots in the workplace has been a source of public anxiety over fears that they will replace...
The Brunt of Unpaid Care Economy on Women: The Case of South Asia
Women are expected to handle the majority of home labour in a patriarchal society. Balancing paid employment with domestic duties is a demanding endeavour...
Global jobs market set to deteriorate amid Ukraine war shocks
The outlook for global labour markets has worsened in recent months and if current trends continue, vacancies will grow more scarce while global jobs...
More effective protection needed for public sector whistle-blowers
Delegates attending a meeting held to discuss better protection for whistle-blowers working in the public sector have concluded that more effective legislation and protection...
50 million people in modern slavery
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday.
The latest Global Estimates...
Jobs outlook highly uncertain in the wake of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
OECD labour markets bounced back strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the global employment outlook is now highly uncertain according to a new OECD...
Social contract needed to lift Asia and Pacific region’s workforce out of poverty
Denied decent work opportunities and highly vulnerable to systemic shocks such as pandemics or economic downturns, workers in Asia and the Pacific are under...
Global energy employment rises above pre-Covid levels, driven by clean energy
Global employment in the energy sector has risen above its pre-pandemic levels, led by increased hiring in clean energy, according to a new IEA...
The right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific
Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but...
Labour Staging a Comeback
I am worried about our tendency to overinvest in things and underinvest in people.– J. Galbraith
In the past several decades the world economy experienced...