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World Employment Report 2001
Life at Work in the Information Economy
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The World Employment 2001 is the fourth in a series of ILO reports
which offer an international perspective on current employment issues.
It is available from the ILO publication department in
English,
French
and Spanish.
Policy chapter available in Arabic.
The World Employment Report 2001, available in book and CD-ROM versions,
examines the employment challenges and opportunities emerging from the
rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICT) around
the world. Recognized as among the major drivers of economic growth and
wealth creation, ICT are raising productivity, reducing costs and
increasing the speed of communications to help shape the new global
economy.
The effects of ICT on the emergence of new enterprises and the demand
for new skills and knowledge are profound, and this study illustrates
how they have changed labour market conditions and industrial relations
as well.
While analysing how new technologies influence the quantity, quality and
location of work, the book also looks at where jobs will be lost and
created in industrialized and developing countries. In particular, the
Report emphasizes the importance of education, learning and training,
and shows how these factors can help developing countries succeed in the
information economy. It also reveals how the digital economy is
transforming the way workers' and employers' organizations function,
relate to their members and bargain collectively.
Up to now, access to ICT remains exclusive. The Report focuses on the
growing fear that, if current trends persist, the new technologies will
worsen national and global inequalities, especially the wealth gap
between the world's rich and poor countries. The Report addresses these
concerns and offers important strategies for development and poverty
alleviation, and identifies critical policy measures that can be taken
to help improve the lives of people and provide decent work all over the
world.
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