News about digital labour platforms
2021
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News
Digital acceleration in the context of learning and skills development
14 April 2021
A learning event, organised by UNICEF and the ILO under the PROSPECTS Partnership, examined digital solutions to learning and skills development to support forcibly displaced children and youth as well as host community members in response to COVID-19 and beyond.
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© Martín González Caplan 2023
Voices
Time to deliver: Decent work in digital labour platforms
14 April 2021
For digital platform workers, considered to be essential in many countries, the COVID-19 outbreak increased their vulnerability and lack of protection. The silver lining: with decent work, the pandemic could drive a positive digital transformation.
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Our impact, their voices
Taking the harassment out of ridesharing in Nepal
01 April 2021
Ridesharing motorbike taxi services provide employment to thousands in Nepal, especially young people. A new partnership pilot between ILO and Fight Back Pvt. Ltd is helping raise awareness on occupational health and safety as well as sexual harassment during or after the ride.
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Video
Promising employment in ICT sector for youth
17 March 2021
The ICT sector provides promising employment opportunities for youth, including young women. The ICT sector is now in demand with promising careers and incomes and are opened for everyone.
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News
ILO presents findings from its WESO 2021 report at a COOP Academy organized by the ICA
11 March 2021
The presentation on the ILO’s flagship report “The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work” focused on the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work and also elaborated on experiences of platform cooperatives.
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© Marvin Meyer 2023
World Employment and Social Outlook 2021
Rapid growth of digital economy calls for coherent policy response
23 February 2021
The growth of digital labour platforms is presenting opportunities and challenges for workers and businesses and a need for international policy dialogue.
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Media advisory
ILO to release report on the impact of digital labour platforms on the world of work
17 February 2021
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© ILO 2023
Digital economy
Post-COVID digital economy must include persons with disabilities
11 February 2021
Changes brought about by the expanding digital economy could help persons with disabilities gain more equal access to the world of work, or they could create greater barriers. A new ILO report proposes actions to ensure that the post-COVID world of work is disability-inclusive.
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Press release
Winners of the inaugural Cambodia Skills Challenge Innovation Call announced
05 February 2021
Cambodia and UN step up efforts to support the digital transformation of skills sector as well as lessen the digital divide
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Skills development
Vocational training hampered by COVID-19 pandemic
01 February 2021
A new report based on an inter-agency survey on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) highlights the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as innovations in teaching and learning.
