by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
Despite quickly declining after 2020, the number of workers living in extreme poverty (earning less than US$2.15 per person per day in purchasing power parity terms) grew by about 1 million in 2023. the number of workers living in moderate poverty (earning less than...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 30, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Circulatory diseases, malignant neoplasms and respiratory diseases rank among the top three causes of work-related death Agriculture, construction, forestry and fishing and manufacturing are the most hazardous sectors, accounting for 200,000 fatal injuries per year,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 17, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Health, Pension & Social Security, Policy, Risk Management
Mia Seppo, ILO Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection, highlighted the complexity of the issues involved. “We see the discussions on a strengthened framework for prevention, preparedness and response as an opportunity to drive the point home that to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 22, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
An explosion of interest in generative AI and its chatbot applications has sparked fears over job destruction, similar to those that emerged when the moving assembly line was introduced in the early 1900s and after mainframe computers in the 1950s. However, the study...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
The jobs gap is particularly severe in developing countries where the proportion of women unable to find a job reaches 24.9 per cent in low-income countries. The corresponding rate for men in the same category is 16.6 per cent, a worryingly high level but...
