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The UK is the only major world economy to raise taxes on working people in response to the cost-of-living crisis, new research has revealed. Labour has called on Rishi Sunak …
UK only major economy hiking taxes on working people during cost-of-living crunch Read More
As women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, a startling reality sunk in – there has been an exodus of women from the workforce. Forty-seven million …
An Exodus of Women From The Workforce. Read More
Facebook’s algorithm targets people for job listings based on their gender identity, new research has found. The study revealed that Facebook ads for jobs in fields dominated by men were visible to …
Men, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows Read More
From the publisher: Contrary to what you may have heard, the middle class is not dying and robots are not stealing our jobs. In fact, writes Adam Davidson—one of our …
The Passion Economy Read More
Like millions before him, Manoj migrated from the southwestern Indian state of Kerala to the Gulf in search of work in 2019. He found a job at a construction company …
How migrants in the Gulf are fighting discrimination during the pandemic Read More
It has been a year since a poorly planned and violently implemented lockdown led to the forced displacement of migrant workers from our cities. Countless stories of violence, hunger, death …
A Year Since the Lockdown, Women Migrant Workers Remain Unrecognised Read More
From the publisher: Your pay depends on your productivity and occupation. If you earn roughly the same as others in your job, with the precise level determined by your performance, …
You’re Paid What You’re Worth Read More
From the publisher: As machines are trained to “think,” many tasks that previously required human intelligence are becoming automated through artificial intelligence. However, it is more difficult to automate emotional …
The Feeling Economy Read More
Online talent platform work has experienced rapid growth in recent years and been embraced by individuals and businesses alike. While working via an online platform does not constitute a new …
Ensuring fair working conditions in the online talent platform economy Read More
Every year, the U.S. imports billions of dollars worth of seafood from countries that may be using forced labor on distant water fishing vessels. A growing cadre of tech companies …
How new technology is helping to identify human rights abuses in the seafood industry Read More