labour markets

Launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work

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ilo.org (21.08.2017) This event launched the Global Commission on the Future of Work, a body of 20 experts who will come together to tackle the fundamental question of how a rapidly transforming world of work should be organized so that it responds to the values of social justice. During the event, the names of the Commission members  were announced by the Commission's co-chairpeople: President of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven

Topics
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
Migration
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Travailleurs détachés : un vaste système de fraude mis au jour dans le secteur agricole

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Regions / Country
france
Topics
Employment
Migration
Error, evasion and fraud
Old_Global Challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
New risks
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
Document Type

France: L’automatisation pourrait toucher 40 % des emplois en France

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lemonde.fr (09.05.2017) La dernière évaluation prospective du cabinet McKinsey sur l’impact du numérique sur le marché du travail est relativement optimiste pour la France.

Regions / Country
france
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

[Opinion] Europe: We must tackle long-term job insecurity, not just the excesses of the ‘gig economy’

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Europe’s World (14.03.2017) Over the last decade the economic prospects facing European workers have changed. For most, it’s been a change for the worse: less job security, less wage growth, more low-paid work, erosion of pensions and healthcare, and increased fears about future employment prospects, particularly for young people.

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Employment of young workers
Inequalities

New Forms of Work in the Digital Economy - OECD iLibrary

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This paper provides new evidence on the development of online platforms and explores the emergence of new forms of work in the digital economy. Following the rise of platforms that match demand and supply of goods (e-commerce) and information (search, social networks), platform markets for services traded over the Internet (the "x"-economy) have grown exponentially in recent years.

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Employment
Document Type

Europe: Creating jobs – reforms are producing results

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European Commission (29.03.2017) The 2017 Joint Employment Report and its Scoreboard of Key Employment and Social Indicators provide a snapshot of employment and social developments in the EU. This analysis provides a focus on unemployment and Member States' efforts in the labour market to bring it down.

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Unemployment
Employment policies