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Survey: ASEAN Youth Bullish about Impact of Technology on Jobs

Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 11 September 2018 – The youth of ASEAN are highly optimistic about the impact of technology on their job prospects and incomes, according to a survey from the World Economic Forum. Some 52% of the under-35 generation across South-East Asia said they believe that technology will increase the number of jobs …

Multilateral development banks present study on technology’s impact on jobs

The Future of Work: Regional Perspectives discusses the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on labour markets across the globe Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, April 24, 2017 – Rapid technological progress provides a golden opportunity for emerging and developing economies to grow faster and attain higher levels of prosperity. However, some disruptive technologies could displace human …

Study finds no evidence that offshoring destroys jobs

One of the central planks of globalisation – offshoring – has been found to have no effect on unemployment and on the whole boosts jobs in the home country. A study of nearly 6,000 European service multi-nationals by Nigel Driffield, of Warwick Business School, Vijay Pereira, of the University of Wollongong, and Yama Temourib, of …

Avoiding a Lost Generation of Refugees through Jobs and Education

  Refugee issues must be addressed in terms of empowerment; and refugees need jobs, skills training and education New technologies can help countries assimilate and support refugees Refugees should be seen as a resource not as a burden to the countries that host them For more information about the meeting: http://wef.ch/mena17 Dead Sea, Jordan, 20 …

Jobs, Technology and Multilateralism Hold the Key to Asean’s Future

ASEAN must create jobs and grow inclusively to avoid pushback against globalization Member countries need to rethink and recalibrate regulation of technology Education must equip young people for 21st-century jobs For more information on the meeting: wef.ch/asean17 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 11 May 2017 – As the ASEAN region enters an era of accelerating, non-linear change, …

UNIDO and partners to create more than 6,000 jobs for young people in Tunisia

VIENNA/TUNIS, 25 January (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Italian Development Cooperation and the HP Foundation yesterday launched the second phase of UNIDO’s youth employment project. “Mashrou3i” (“My project” in Arabic) aims to create more than 6,000 jobs for young …