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      Podcast
      Technology 3 July 2021

      Industry 4.0 and the Ramifications on Asian Societies and Economies

      What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution or also known as "Industry 4.0" mean for societies, economies and workers in Asia.

      Report
      Technology 8 May 2021

      The World in 2030: Looking Back Ten Years from Now

      This book provides well-founded insights and guidance to (self-)manage work in a globalized and digitalized knowledge economy with a perspective of the year 2030. International researchers and practitioners draw a picture of how, when, and where we will work most probably in 10 years.

      Perspective
      Labour Markets and Measurement 16 March 2021

      Labour Regulations need Both Clarity and Uniformity

      Labour regulations in India are as sensitive a subject as they are complex and cumbersome. Workers are often rightly identified as the lifeblood of any organization or industry.

      by Sabina Dewan
      Brief
      Labour Markets and Measurement 1 February 2021

      Research in the COVID-19 Context. Adaptive Methods and Ethical Considerations

      The Women, Work, and the Gig Economy research consortium - supported by the International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC), coordinated by JustJobs Network - has released a brief on methodological and ethical questions of how to adapt research to the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

      by Mukta Naik
      Report
      Trade and Supply Chains 5 January 2021

      Just Jobs in Global Value Chains: Defining Inclusive Industrialization for ASEAN

      Over the last three decades, the world has seen a shift away from arms-length trade brokered through trade agreements between governments toward a fragmentation of production processes across nations carried out through private transactions between firms. 

      by Sabina Dewan et al.
      Brief
      Trade and Supply Chains 2 January 2021

      The Philippines in the Electronics Global Value Chains

      This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Philippines’ economic evolution, particularly in the electronics sector, and offers insights into the challenges and opportunities for future growth and development in the context of globalisation and changing trade dynamics.

      Perspective
      Technology 18 December 2020

      Rebuilding the World of Work: Visionary Voices on the Post-pandemic Economy: Prof. Ian Goldin

      Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford, in conversation with Sabina Dewan on the likely length and depth of the economic crisis induced by COVID-19, and the steps that are necessary now to ensure that the economic recovery leads to more resilient economies, livelihoods, and communities.

      by Ian Goldin
      Podcast
      11 December 2020

      The Growing Precarity of Work

      In this podcast, JustJobs Network President Sabina Dewan, and ILO economist Ekkehard Ernst, argue this "new normal" isn't really new at all, and that shifting demographics and technology were upending labor markets long before the Covid-induced lockdowns.

      Report
      8 December 2020

      Rethinking the World of Work

      The pandemic is accelerating the advancement of technology, which was already restructuring labor markets. For many, technology has enhanced efficiency and enabled remote work, but for others, it has disrupted livelihoods. The key question is this: Whose jobs will vanish and who can access the new forms of work?

      by Sabina Dewan, Ekkehard Ernst
      Perspective
      Technology 2 December 2020

      Rethinking the World of Work

      Sabina Dewan, JJN President and Executive Director, writes a piece with Ekkehard Ernst, International Labour Organization, on "Rethinking the World of Work" for the International Monetary Fund's quarterly magazine "Finance & Development".

      by Sabina Dewan, Ekkehard Ernst