Employment of young workers

8 New Jobs That Didn’t Exist Before the Digital Economy

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The world today is immensely different than the world of ten years ago. Ten years ago, the internet was abuzz with talk of “Web 2.0,” people were most concerned about setting their top-eight friends on Myspace and the world was just being introduced to the first iPhone. Since then, the internet and all things digital have continued their rapid growth. That’s no surprise there, as you’re most likely reading this article from a mobile device. This new age of widespread interconnectivity and the accompanying business growth spurred by it is now being referred to as the digital economy.

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Philippines: Youth employment key to poverty reduction

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The Manila Times  (19.02.2018) Investing in the employment of young people is important to poverty reduction and the country’s inclusive economic growth, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Brief. The paper said youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) and slow in school-to-work transition is a challenge in the Philippines and the Southeast Asia and Pacific region.

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Workforce wellbeing makes sound business sense – Director magazine

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Director magazine (25.01.2018) To conclude the roundtable discussion on the benefits of a focus on wellbeing at work, Director asks Bev Messinger, CEO of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, to reflect on the key points raised  Could the strong link between employee wellbeing and business performance be part of the solution to the UK’s sluggish productivity? A growing number of businesses think so.

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Employment of young workers
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OIT: uno de cada 5 jóvenes no logró empleo en 2017 | LaRepublica.pe

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 LaRepublica (16.01.2018) La falta de empleo en América Latina se mantuvo en aumento durante 2017 y fueron los jóvenes los que más sintieron esta realidad. Es así que la tasa de desocupación, entre los 15 y 24 años, en América Latina aumentó de 18,9% en 2016 a 19,5% en 2017, según el informe "Panorama Laboral" publicado por la Organización Internacional de Trabajo (OIT).

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latin america
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Employment of young workers
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Wie sollen sich Arbeitgeber auf Millennials ausrichten?

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NZZ (12.01.2018) Sie wollen flache Hierarchien, Home-Office, Sabbaticals und flexible Arbeitszeiten: Die Generation Y bewegt sich in der Arbeitswelt ganz anders als ihre Vorgängergenerationen. Wie gehen wir damit um?

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Employment of young workers
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El trabajo temporal tras la mejora del empleo juvenil en España, según la OIT

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La Vanguardia (20.11.2017) Las mejoras del empleo juvenil en España, Francia e Italia han influido en gran medida en la reducción de la tasa de desempleo en este sector poblacional en Europa occidental, aunque los avances en el primero de estos países se deben en particular a la expansión del trabajo temporal, dijo hoy la OIT.

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spain
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Employment of young workers
Old_Global Challenges
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Nuevo informe CEPAL/OIT: Desempleo urbano seguiría aumentando en América Latina y el Caribe y llegaría a 9,4% en 2017

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OIT (19.10.2017) En un nuevo informe conjunto, CEPAL y OIT indican que en el contexto de un bajo crecimiento económico regional las condiciones laborales se deterioraron, aunque existen algunos signos de recuperación.

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latin america
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Employment of young workers
Old_Global Challenges
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Suisse: Les syndicats veulent encadrer la numérisation du monde du travail

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RTS (02.10.2017) Avec la numérisation de la société, la moitié des emplois actuels pourrait disparaître d'ici vingt ans, selon une étude de l'Université d'Oxford. L’USS demande que les travailleurs bénéficient davantage des progrès de la numérisation du travail.

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switzerland
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Employment
Employment of young workers

Youth and Employment in North Africa: YENA Conference 2017: The Future on Youth and Employment in North Africa

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ILO (27.09.2017) The International Labour Organization (ILO) will host a High-Level Conference on Youth and Employment in North Africa with participants from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia, as well as development partners and major stakeholders to agree on a five-year plan of action and roadmap to enhance youth employability in the sub-region.

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Africa
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Employment of young workers