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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.

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france
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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More EU Lunacy: Robots Should Pay Social Security Taxes For The Pensions They Won't Get

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forbes.com (23.06.2017) The European Union is trying to create a law concerning the rise of the robots as they come to steal all our jobs. One of the more ludicrous suggestions is that robots should pay social security taxes for all the social security benefits they won't get. 

Regions / Country
Europe
Topics
Financing
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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Brussels in push on social protection for gig economy workers

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ft.com (26.04.2017) Move to ensure all workers have health insurance and unemployment benefits

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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The head of the World Bank is pushing a terrifying prediction for jobs in developing countries

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Business Insider (01.05.2017) World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said about two-thirds of jobs in the developing world may be lost to automation.

Topics
Unemployment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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ILO: New technologies and the dynamics of job creation

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ILO blog (02.05.2017) The recent wave of innovation and technological change has sparked a lively debate on the future of work. Some believe that technological innovations will destroy jobs on a massive scale, forecasting a jobless future.

Topics
Employment
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market

UK: The gig economy: “Free-riding on the welfare state”

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jdsupra.com (10.05.2017) Due to the calling of a snap general election, the Work and Pensions Committee has curtailed its inquiry and has now published its report on the gig economy and its use of self-employment. The report is somewhat damning of companies that utilise the gig economy model.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Topics
Employment
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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[Opinion] Is Asia ready for inclusive social protection?

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blogs.adb.org (10.08.2016) In recent decades, there has been a growing recognition across Asia of the need for greater investment in national social protection systems, in particular those financed from general taxation. Yet, across most Asian countries investment in social protection is still low.

Regions / Country
Asia
Topics
Extension of coverage