https://blogs.adb.org/blog/will-automation-create-jobs-or-destroy-them 19 April 2018 In an era of sweeping transformations, one of the most important has been the dramatic reduction in poverty in developing Asia. Since 1990, more than one billion people have escaped extreme poverty, and many of them now earn a decent wage.
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While many leaders believe the integrated teams will come to pass, only 50% believe automation will actually free up any time for employees.
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution will not affect everyone equally, according to the World Economic Forum. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | Jan 23, 2018 A World Economic Forum report presented at Davos suggests there will be a measurable gender disparity when it comes to jobs lost to automation.
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Machine learning will not spell the end of work, but will have profound effects on the economy. Researchers developed a list of questions designed to evaluate whether a task or a job is suitable for automation. by Robert Ferris, CNBC.com, 22 Dec 2017 There may be a way to predict which jobs are most vulnerable…
Artificial intelligence will be a steady undercurrent, but it won’t be the only factor affecting job seekers in the coming year, says Glassdoor. BY ABRAR AL-HEETI, DEC 20, 2017 Employee demands and really smart tech could change the way companies hire and retain talent in 2018 — and maybe even the way you do your…
A new report from Deloitte says the tipping point for the technology has arrived. By Bob Violino | Dec 13, 2017 Machine learning (ML) is in for a big year in 2018, if new research from consulting firm Deloitte is correct. One of the major predictions of the firm’s 2018 Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)…
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A new survey reveals job seekers may not be taking automation into account when looking for their next gig By Greg Nichols for Robotics | Dec 6, 2017 A new survey suggests workers may not be as concerned about automation as they should be.
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by Karen Lema, Nov 9, 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the $23 billion sector.
In many cases, automation increases efficiency and decreases costs. But there are still some areas where it just doesn’t make sense. By Mary Shacklett, Nov 1, 2016 With the growth of mobile devices and the many applications that now support them, IT departments everywhere have witnessed an uptick in requests for new applications at a…
BY JORDAN ECKER | OCT 19, 2017, http://prospect.org/blog/tapped/big-banks-blame-automation-they-offshore-american-jobs When Capital One announced in August that they were laying off 400 call-center workers from a Rolling Meadows, Illinois, location, the company officials claimed that they were moving toward automation. “Call volumes continue to decrease as customers increasingly self-service through a mix of our digital tools and…
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Las Vegas to lose 65 percent of jobs to automation by 2025, says study Based on a 2013 study conducted by Oxford University researchers, this new report is a bleak reminder of how vulnerable low-skilled jobs in the US are to automation.
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Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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