By Jason Schenker, Mar 6, 2017 In the debate about the impact of automation and robotics on the future of work, there is often a reductive push toward a Robocalypse, in which machines take all of the jobs. While a total displacement of humans is unlikely, a number of different types of jobs face an…

By: Maila Ager, INQINQUIRER.net, Mar 06, 2017 The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that would raise the maternity leave period of female workers in the government and private sectors to 120 days or four months.

by Aytch Dela Cruz, Mar 5, 2017 The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged the public anew to report all cases of human trafficking through its hotline number 1343 in its continuing and intensified campaign against the crime.

by Shelly Palmer, Mar 5, 2017 Last week, I compiled a list of the 5 jobs robots will take first. Today, let’s have a go at the 5 jobs robots will take last. For this article only, let’s define “robots” as technologies, such as machine learning algorithms running on purpose-built computer platforms, that have been…

By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News, Mar 4, 2017 Human rights groups noted little progress in implementing and enforcing reforms aimed at improving investigations and prosecutions of suspected human rights violations, the US State Department said in a report on Saturday.

Saturday, Mar 04, 2017 An agreement to enhance trade linkages and foster sustainable, inclusive and innovative growth marked a positive wrap-up to the first Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 1) and other related APEC meetings on Friday.

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India Infoline News Service, Mar 03, 2017 In US, both the Democratic and Republican parties have come together to reintroduce the US Call Center and Consumer Protection Act, to prevent transfer of American jobs overseas and also, to incentivise companies that have their call centers in US.

By Robert Jimison, CNN, Mar 3, 2017 The CDC reports that mesothelioma deaths increased from 2,479 in 1999 to 2,597 in 2015 Mesothelioma can develop 20 to 50 years after exposure , expert says (CNN)Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are struggling to understand why younger populations continue to suffer asbestos-related…

by Nina Bhatia and John Drew, June 2006 Governments at all levels must deliver more for less. The principles of lean manufacturing offer surprisingly apt solutions. Governments around the world want to deliver better education, better health care, better pensions, and better transportation services. They know that impatient electorates expect to see change, and fast.…

Kristine Angeli Sabillo, Inquirer.net, Mar 3, 2017 European Union (EU) Ambassador Franz Jessen on Thursday called for speedy negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and the Philippines to create the “best possible enabling environment” for business.

By Karl Lester M Yap, Bloomberg, Mar 2, 2017 Fast-growing emerging economies in Asia are grappling with the conundrum that a boom brings: hordes of villagers flocking to cities only for many of them to end up living in slums.

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Businessworld, March 02, 2017 MORE THAN 8.8 million Filipinos in 2015 clocked in more than 48 hours a week, classified as excessive by the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a recent report.

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https://www.cwa-union.org/news/bi-partisan-bill-save-us-call-center-jobs-introduced-in-house-and-senate Today, the “U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act” was introduced in both the House and Senate, to protect workers and consumers and to curb the off-shoring of American jobs.

by David Tuffley, Mar 2, 2017 There’s an emerging type of worker who usually knows more about their job than anyone else in the organisation and is not likely to suffer fools gladly. This type of worker is difficult to manage as they don’t consider themselves to be subordinates in the traditional sense.

by David Tuffleym Mar 2, 2017 There’s an emerging type of worker who usually knows more about their job than anyone else in the organisation and is not likely to suffer fools gladly. This type of worker is difficult to manage as they don’t consider themselves to be subordinates in the traditional sense.

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BY RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO, Manila Times, Mar 1, 2017 EVERY February, we commemorate the 1986 People Power Revolution, which has been portrayed by the victors as a morality tale of a martyr’s widow leading the people to overthrow the Dark Lord. Indeed, the morality tale was so powerful that it inspired peoples elsewhere under the…

The construction industry is turning to technology in a big way to enhance building processes. By Bob Violino, Mar 1, 2017 Advancements in the robotics field are helping to transform a number of industries, construction being one of them. Companies that build things can expect to see a host of new machines that perform a…

Mar. 01, 2017 PAULO C. RIZAL DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno said its dialogue with President Duterte on Monday failed to break the “deadlock” between the workers and the Department of Labor and Employment on the issue of contractualization.

ByPYMNTS, Mar 1, 2017 After disrupting the retail market, Amazon is going after another industry, this time setting its sights on call centers. According to a report citing information from the firm The Information, Amazon’s Web Services unit is working a suite of cloud-based tools that it plans to sell to companies to help them…

President Donald Trump’s address to Congress did little to move markets, largely because it contained few new details on his economic or trade plans, which have been key drivers of global currencies, bonds and stocks in recent weeks. “It was, predictably, long on rhetoric, short on substance,” said Ray Attrill, the global head of currency…

Why Welfare and Redistribution Saves Capitalism from Itself Rich countries share wealth and create economic security By Steve Roth, http://evonomics.com/whats-the-secret-to-joining-the-rich-country-club/ There’s a curious fact about the wealth and growth of nations that you rarely see mentioned: No country has ever joined the modern, high-productivity, rich-country club without massive doses of redistribution, and universal government programs for…

by Gregory Daco, the Daily Dose, Mar 1, 2017 Read the article here.

March 01, 2017 Have you ever heard about Hunza People? There are many myths and stories about people who lived happy and healthy for a long, long time. The myths like the one about the Holy Grail, or the Fountain of Youth are still found quite interesting even after all these years. But, it is…

BY THE MANILA TIMES, Manila Times, Mar 1, 2017 The Department of Energy (DOE) strongly condemned the attack launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) on a hydropower plant project in Barangay Lumbayao, Valencia City in Bukidnon last Saturday.

By SYLVIA YU, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 1, 2017 HONG KONG – As she smiles at customers and makes small talk with regulars in a Hong Kong bar, Kat’s every move is being watched by an older woman, a pimp who answers to the name “Mama-san.”

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