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Addressing the diversity challenge in energy sector recruitment
One of the enduring legacies of women’s traditional
exclusion from the energy sector is the continued disadvantage women and girls
face in comparison to their male...
A sustainable greener future needs green employment skills
Climate
change and environmental degradation are among the greatest challenges of our
times. The signatory states of the 2015 Paris Agreement on
climate change recognized the need...
Italy should boost spending and strengthen cooperation and integration of employment services
Italy should boost spending and
cooperation at national and regional levels as part of broader efforts to help
more people into work and reduce the country’s...
Finland should do more to improve job prospects of low-skilled youth
Finland must make every effort to streamline the benefit system and
encourage young jobseekers to look for work in order to reduce the share of
under-30...
Job quality of concern to all workers
A joint ILO-Eurofound report covering
about 1.2 billion of the world’s workers found stark differences in working
hours, significant levels of intensive and emotionally demanding work...
The Fall of the Social State and Rise of Neo-liberalism
European
integration has been transformed into neo-liberal project when the economic
crisis and global competition were strengthened starting from 1970s. There were
other important occurrences which caused...
Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’
Imagine a world in which practically everyone works in jobs that are
helping to transform the global economy, and bring about a world
where business can thrive and...
Low productivity jobs continue to drive employment growth
Employment is rising in OECD countries but
most jobs continue to be created in relatively low-productivity, low-wage
activities, says a new OECD report.
The latest Compendium of
Productivity...
Bangladesh Can Prosper With More and Better Jobs for Women
Bangladesh is among the few countries in
South Asia that has increased female employment in the last decade while also
cutting the wage gap between men...
Rapid action needed for people to meet challenges of changing world of work
Governments need to overhaul their
approach to employment and jobs to reduce further social and economic tensions,
according to a new report from the OECD. Without...