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New safety and health issues emerge as work changes
Changes in working practices,
demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational
safety and health (OSH) concerns, according to a new report from the
International Labour...
Business models worldwide face radical change
Global
business models are changing rapidly and radically, creating a need for
policy-makers, businesses and employers’ organizations to innovate, adjust and
become more flexible, according to new...
Investments in Gender Equality in Croatia Will Increase Opportunities for All
Croatia has made significant progress on including gender equality both
institutionally and legally in its policy agenda, with indicators such as
equitable primary and secondary school...
Conflict and mass displacement increase child labour
A new multi-organizational report finds
that conflict and war over the past decade has coincided with an increase in
child labour among refugee children, the internally...
Youth in the Global South Must Join Forces for Their Future of Work
I believe that the developing world is full of opportunities for young people because many of us have the energy and eagerness to make...
More than half the global population lacks health care and social security
More than
half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health care and just
29 per cent have comprehensive social security coverage, according to a...
Italy should boost investment in training for the future of work
The government, business and workers in Italy will
need to invest substantially more in training to prepare for the future world
of work, according to a...
Japan defies demographic destiny by boosting workforce
Despite a shrinking and ageing population, Japan is continuing to add to
its workforce through greater female and older worker employment. PwC’s latest Global
Economy Watch...
OECD: Progress on gender equality is too slow
Governments around the world are paying more attention to gender
equality but progress is too slow and uneven, and much remains to be done to
increase...
Work-related gender gaps persist but solutions are clear
A future of work in which women will no longer lag behind men is within reach, but it will
take a quantum leap, not just...