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Photo: ACP The Panama Canal has announced it is postponing the implementation of the modifications in the Transit Reservation System fees from 15 April to 1 June 2021. The Canal Authority said it had taken in account the feedback received from customers and shipping associations to modify the date. This measure will allow the maritime industry more time to prepare for the adjustment to these new booking fees, it said.  "The Panama Canal values its customers ...

While the Philippines is in a “favorable position” to take advantage of the rapid growth in the digital economy, an advocacy group warned that potential gains can be “wiped out” if the country's workforce remains ill-equipped to meet global demands.

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Digital Platforms Creating New Labor Challenges: UN Algorithms are defining and altering how workers are hired and remunerated, says international Labor Organization. Digital labor platforms are creating new job opportunities, allowing flexible work for some, but they are also changing the way it is organized leading workers to struggle with pay and social security, the head of the International Labor Organization said Tuesday. The UN ...

Digital labour platforms have increased five-fold worldwide in the last decade according to the ILO's latest World Employment and Social Outlook 2021...

GENEVA (AP) — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U

Tentative signs of recovery are emerging in global labour markets, following unprecedented disruption in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest report from the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The International Labor Organization estimated that the restrictions on businesses and public life destroyed 8.8 percent of all work hours around the world last year.

ILO: Global Labour Markets Shows Modest Signs of Recovery Published January 27th, 2021 - 09:30 GMT The latest figures show that 8.8 per cent of global working hours were lost for the whole of last year (relative to the fourth quarter of 2019), equivalent to 255 million full-time jobs. (Shutterstock) Tentative signs of recovery are emerging in global labour markets, following unprecedented disruption in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest report from the Internationa...

Labour markets on recovery path after Covid shock: ILO GENEVA, Switzerland, January 27, 2021 Tentative signs of recovery are emerging in global labour markets, following unprecedented disruption in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). New annual estimates in the seventh edition of the ILO Monitor: Covid-19 and the world of work confirm the massive impact that labour markets suffered in 2020. The latest figures show...