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Panorama de la migración internacional en el Caribe | Publicación | Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Submitted by ruggia on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 15:04

El presente documento es un examen del panorama de la migración internacional en la subregión del Caribe, y es uno de los insumos que la CEPAL entrega como contribución al Pacto Mundial para una migración segura, ordenada y regular (PMM). Junto con una delimitación necesaria de la subregión, se abordan primero los aspectos destacados y tendencias de la migración internacional, con información sobre “stocks” y sobre algunos flujos.

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[Report] Labour issues in the digital economy

Submitted by -brener on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 14:10

ECLAC (August 2017) Digital work platforms are transforming labor markets around the world. Firms that own, manage and deploy these work platforms have reframed employer–worker relations by defining their core business as the provision of the technology that enables certain services to be provided rather than the provision of those services, and offering their workers independent contractor arrangements rather than employee contracts. This has significant consequences in terms of wages, jobs security and other working conditions.

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Ethical artificial intelligence - 10 essential ingredients

Submitted by -treichel on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 11:39

OECD (24.01.2018) Artificial intelligence (AI) must put people and planet first. Discussions on the ethical use of AI are essential on a global scale to guarantee widespread implementation and a transparent solution. A global convention on ethical AI that encompasses all is the most viable guarantee for human survival.

 

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World Economic Situation And Prospects 2018

Submitted by mancovega on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 10:17

The world economy has strengthened as lingering fragilities related to the global financial crisis subside. In 2017, global economic growth reached 3 per cent—the highest growth rate since 2011—and growth is expected to remain steady for the coming year.  The improved global economic situation provides an opportunity for countries to focus policy towards longer-term issues such as low carbon economic growth, reducing inequalities, economic diversification and eliminating deep-rooted barriers that hinder development.

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The Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity (WB)

Submitted by mancovega on Wed, 02/07/2018 - 11:12

The World Bank’s ASPIRE online tool is the most up-to-date compilation of global social protection and labor (SPL) estimates, including data from 120 countries—mostly in the developing world. ASPIRE provides open and accessible household-level data on populations’ social and economic status; assessments of SPL programs, including weaknesses such as low coverage and poor targeting; SPL program impacts on poverty and inequality; and ways to improve household data collection for SPL programs.

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How biology and technology can impact our health

Submitted by -treichel on Fri, 08/04/2017 - 15:03

Swiss Re Institute (07.07.2017) We live in a world with increasingly uncertain health outcomes. Individuals from developed economies have been living longer for many decades. However, those gains are beginning to be reversed in some countries, particularly within certain communities. Sensor technology is increasingly being deployed to counter these trends.

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Can a universal basic income resolve future income security challenges?

Submitted by -treichel on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 11:00

Can a universal basic income resolve future income security challenges? Universal basic income approaches are currently high on the agenda as possible policy options to resolve the income security challenges that emerge on the one hand from new forms of work in the wake of digitalization and automation, as well as from informal and precarious employment. 

 

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Extension of coverage
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