News about digital labour platforms
2020
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Recordings of the Global Research Webinar (2/5): Keynote speeches
03 November 2020
This video series are recordings of the Global Research Webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy", which was held on 30 September 2020. The purpose of the webinar was to share the main findings of the ILO research project on skills shortages, skills development strategies, and the governance of international labour migration of ICT specialists in Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
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Recordings of the Global Research Webinar (1/5): Opening remarks
03 November 2020
This video series are recordings of the Global Research Webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy", which was held on 30 September 2020. The purpose of the webinar was to share the main findings of the ILO research project on skills shortages, skills development strategies, and the governance of international labour migration of ICT specialists in Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
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Video
From pandemic to business opportunity
12 October 2020
The video highlights the business journey of a young Indonesian entrepreneur during an inspiring ILO’s youth talk, jointly held with GRID network, a leading media network.
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Skills development for employment and entrepreneurship
12 October 2020
The video captures the ILO’s youth talk about the importance of skills development to help young people securing a decent employment or starting a business.
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Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment
How can BRICS countries leverage technology to achieve decent work for all?
09 October 2020
The potential of the digital economy must be harnessed to help address the challenges facing the world of work said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the Labour and Employment Ministers meeting of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on 9 October.
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Public employment services
Digital channels improve access to employment support
26 August 2020
A new ILO policy brief shows how public employment services are using technology to increase the help available to people whose jobs have been affected by COVID-19.
2019
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News
ILO’s message for the Platform Cooperativism Symposium in Tokyo
30 September 2019
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager sent a video message to the Platform Cooperativism Symposium organized by the Japan Co-operative Alliance in Tokyo.
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Bloomberg Markets
ILO confronting the changing nature of work
30 September 2019
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, discusses the changing state of work with Shery Ahn on Bloomberg Markets, and the need to put humans at the centre of the future of work.
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Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting
Debate on regulating digital labour platforms is crucial
02 September 2019
The ILO Director-General highlighted the need for policies to deal with the challenges of web-based labour platforms. Some form of regulation is needed, Guy Ryder said at the meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers in Matsuyama, Japan.
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Social dialogue
Research Workshop on "Gig economy and Social Dialogue"
20 May 2019
In the framework of the research project ''Gig economy and its Implications for Social Dialogue and Workers’ Protection'' funded by the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), the ILO’s Social Dialogue and Tripartism unit (DIALOGUE/GOVERNANCE) in collaboration with the University of Geneva organizes a research workshop on the theme of “Gig economy and social dialogue”.