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We believe that a strong economy cannot be built on a weak foundation. This is why the JustJobs Network focusses on the fundamentals of work, even in this era of rapid, large-scale change.
The JustJobs Network is an applied research organization finding evidence-based solutions to one of the most pressing challenges of our time: How to promote better work in a rapidly changing 21st – century economy?
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JUSTJOBS NETWORK | SIGNATURE VOLUME – EDITION 5
Empowerment or Exploitation: Global Perspectives on Women’s Work in the Platform Economy
This signature volume of essays, part of a regular series curated and edited by the JustJobs Network, seeks to provide varying perspectives on the opportunities and challenges that technology, particularly digital platforms, pose for women’s work delves into the impact of the platform economy on women’s experiences in work.
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There is a widening chasm between education, training, and employment in India. At the same time that India’s youth population relative to its smaller dependent population offers the prospect of driving productivity, it also poses a formidable challenge. Providing quality education, training, and employment to this heterogenous youth cohort of 363 million is a demanding task – one that we have been failing at.
Doubling the number of apprentices from 500,000 to 1,000,000 per year, and setting an initial target of 10 million apprentices in ten years, is not just a desirable goal, but an achievable one.
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Iran and Mongolia are the two countries to have had a universal basic income program in place, according to the World Bank.
The idea of a basic income is part of the mainstream again. Unsurprisingly, given its scattered lineage, proponents make different arguments from diverse ideological vantage points. Broadly speaking, proponents on the left see it as an antidote to poverty and inequality.
did you know?
Iran and Mongolia are the two countries to have had a universal basic income program in place, according to the World Bank.
The idea of a basic income is part of the mainstream again. Unsurprisingly, given its scattered lineage, proponents make different arguments from diverse ideological vantage points. Broadly speaking, proponents on the left see it as an antidote to poverty and inequality.
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