diode.network (12.09.2017) Policy makers in the Global South have discovered digital labour platforms (e.g. Upwork, Freelancer) as a potential source for employment.
The ongoing digital transformation of economies and societies holds many promises to spur innovation, generate efficiencies, and improve services, and in doing so boost more inclusive and sustainable growth as well as enhance well-being. But these benefits go hand-in-hand with disruptions.
Globalisation, technological progress and demographic change are having a profound impact on OECD labour markets, affecting both the quantity and quality of jobs that are available, as well as how and by whom they are carried out. The future of work offers unparalleled opportunities, but there are also significant challenges associated with these mega-trends.
oecd.org (24.10.2017 ) The world is moving so fast that tomorrow seems like yesterday. Nowhere are the changes coming faster than in the science of artificial intelligence. Applications that sounded like science fiction only a decade ago are now part of our daily lives. Douglas Frantz, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD discusses the potential of Artificial Intelligence ahead of the OECD conference “AI: Intelligent Machines, Smart Policies”.
SunStar 25.10.2017) The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) is stepping up its efforts to increase awareness on the programs and services it provides by utilizing an online application as platform to reach more potential recipients.
Moneycontrol.com (25.10.2017) The index measuring 30 countries and covering 60 percent of the world’s population, has urged countries with unsustainable pension systems to take action now
EurActiv (24.10.2017) Au travail, les inégalités entre les femmes et les hommes persistent en Europe, d’après une étude Insee Eurostat Si les femmes sont plus diplômées que les hommes dans la majorité des pays européens, elles gagnent encore beaucoup moins que leurs collègues masculins et sont plus durement touchées par le chômage.
Bloomberg (23.10.2017) U.S. life expectancy is declining, new calculations show. The U.S. retirement age is rising, as the government pushes it higher and workers stay in careers longer.
Le Monde (24.10.2017) Les ministres du travail de l’UE se sont accordés sur la révision de la directive de 1996. Un dossier défendu par le président françai C’est une victoire indéniable pour Emmanuel Macron. Sa première au niveau de l’Union européenne (UE). Les ministres européens du travail et des affaires sociales, réunis à Luxembourg lundi 23 octobre, ont fini par s’accorder sur une révision de la directive de 1996 sur le travail détaché. Une priorité de la présidence française, placée au cœur de sa stratégie réformatrice d’une « Europe qui protège ».
