Employment policies

South Korea Shortens 'Inhumanely Long' Workweek

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NPR (01.03.2018) Employees in South Korea work long hours: 2,069 hours per worker annually – the second-highest among the Economic Cooperation and Development states, after Mexico. In the United States, that figure is 1,783. Those long hours went hand-in-hand with the country's booming economy in the 1980s and '90s.

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korea, Republic of
Global challenges
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Employment
Employment policies
Human resource management
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Suisse: Chômeurs âgés: pour une alternative à l'aide sociale

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TDG (22.02.2018) De plus en plus de personnes sans emploi terminent à l'aide sociale. Une situation qui nécessite une action pour la Conférence suisse des institutions d'action sociale.

Regions / Country
switzerland
Topics
Old-age pensions
Employment policies
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Labor Markets and Social Security Information System (SIMS)

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The SIMS (The Information System on Labor Markets and Social Security) is the main source of information on labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. It contains comparable statistics, institutional information and academic publications about labor markets in IDB country members. This platform, thought as a tool for researchers and labor policymakers, aims to support development initiatives in the region by strengthening evidence-based policy design.

Regions / Country
latin america
Topics
Employment
Employment policies
Social assistance
Social policies & programmes

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Towards a Reskilling Revolution

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World Economic Forum (22.01.2018) As the types of skills needed in the labour market change rapidly, individual workers will have to engage in life-long learning if they are to achieve fulfilling and rewarding careers. Using big data analytics of online job postings, the methodology in this report demonstrates the power of a data-driven approach to discover reskilling pathways and job transition opportunities.

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Employment
Employment policies
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
New risks
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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The Benefits of the Sharing Economy: Technology for Job Creation

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EuBulletin. (02.01.2018) Over the past 20 years, digitalization has been transforming the contemporary job market, unleashing fear among workers for the future of their jobs. Many day-to-day activities have been likewise transformed by technology and digital economy – ranging from Uber replacing taxi, Airbnb replacing hotels or robots replacing blue-collar manufacturing. Some predictions suggest that digitalization and robotization will cause job losses of as much as 50% of all jobs over the next few decades.

Regions / Country
Europe
Topics
Employment
Employment policies
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

[Interview] France: Ils sont malades « de longue durée » et ils travaillent

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theconversation.com (27.11.2017) Dans votre ouvrage, Que font dix millions de malades ? (éditions Erès), vous interrogez le rapport entre travail et affections de longue durée, en donnant notamment la parole aux malades. Quelles sont ces maladies ? Et pourquoi vous emparer de cette problématique ?

Regions / Country
france
Topics
Health insurance
Disability
Employment policies
Workplace health promotion
Return to work
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Costa Rica enfrenta el reto de facilitar acceso al empleo para los refugiados

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W Radio (23.11.2017) Altos índices de desempleo y empleo informal son dos de los grandes problemas que enfrentan los refugiados para lograr una efectiva integración social y económica en Costa Rica, el segundo país de mayor acogida de esta población en América Latina. Datos facilitados por el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (ACNUR) indican que el 25 % de los refugiados en Costa Rica se encuentra desempleado y que el 20 % de los que trabajan lo hacen en el sector informal.

Regions / Country
costa rica
Topics
Employment policies
Migration

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Old_Global Challenges
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UK: Government urged to close gig-economy loopholes

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The Government is being urged to close loopholes around the treatment of self-employed workers following intense scrutiny of gig-economy companies such as Deliveroo and Uber. A joint draft bill from the Work and Pensions and Business Committees has argued that there should be a new “worker by default” status, which requires companies to provide basic standards and benefits.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Topics
Employment
Employment policies
Inequalities
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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