Workers face worsening inequality without urgent reforms, UN agency warns

This article is published in association with United Nations. The world of work is undergoing rapid and destabilising change, with widening inequality and job insecurity leaving millions without stable livelihoods or basic protections. That is the warning outlined in a new assessment released on Friday by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO), which urges governments, employers […]

Commission accepts commitments offered by Microsoft to address competition concerns related to Teams

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address EU competition concerns relating to its popular team collaboration platform Teams. These commitments will henceforth be legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The commitments address the Commission’s concerns related to the tying of Microsoft […]

Relentless crisis in Haiti: One in eight children internally displaced

This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).   The latest data reveals that over […]

$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries

This article is published in association with United Nations A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need.  The commitment by the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will address the dire but often forgotten global education emergency. Currently, 250 […]

European Semester Spring Package provides policy guidance to enhance the EU’s competitiveness and resilience, and maintain sound public finances

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today providing policy guidance to Member States under the 2024 European Semester Spring Package to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness, resilience and long-term prosperity for all, while maintaining sound public finances, in the face of a challenging […]

How can we bring 2.6 billion people online to bridge the digital divide?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hans Vestberg, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications During the last few years, the world has reduced the digital divide quite a lot, but we still have 2.6 billion people around the world without internet access. Today, being digitally […]

Winners of the 31st edition Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The winners of this year’s edition of the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, awarded by the European Commission, were announced today at a ceremony hosted at the Solvay Library in Brussels. The winners are: For the International Prize:  the three journalists Carmen Victoria Inojosa, Claudia […]

How skills-based organizations can use AI to create the jobs of tomorrow

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aneel Bhusri, Co-CEO, Co-Founder and Chair, Workday The world of work as we once knew it no longer exists. For years, work was a static concept and narrowly defined. That notion has given way to a far more dynamic […]

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