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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the African continent

Author: Ballim F. and Breckenridge K.
Date of Publication: 2018

The importance of collections running into hundreds of millions of carefully assembled examples for
training machine learning algorithms raises the obvious question of whether the relative absence of
data places the African continent beyond the operations of artificial intelligence. [View resource]

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Work 4.0 and the future of labour law

Author: De Vos M.
Date of Publication: 2018

The paper explores possible avenues for a transformation of labour law corresponding to the
substantial transformation referred to as ‘Work 4.0’. It begins by identifying the underlying
transformational trends (Section 1-2) to argue five core priorities for the future of labour law:
activation 2.0, transversal career management, sustained labour quality focus, continuous and
integrated talent development, and active support of economic participation (Section 3). Adopting a
long term view, it describes the potential dismantling of the employment contract to develop a
future of labour law as a ‘law on persons’ beyond employment status, with a corresponding need to
reconfigure collective consultation and bargaining (Section 4). It concludes by stressing that the
future of labour law is a choice (Section 5). [View resource]

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Emerging technologies and the future of work in India

Date of Publication: 2018

Anxiety about the impact of technology on the world of work is not new. Since the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the question of how technology shapes work and labour
and, in turn, how society should shape technology through technological choices and policies, has
fuelled intense public debate. In England, textile workers known as Luddites destroyed and smashed
automated looms, concerned that they would lose their jobs. While jobs in mass manufacturing and
new industries, such as coal, iron and steel were subsequently created, the Luddites did lose work. [View resource]

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Innovative approaches for ensuring universal social protection for the future of work

Authors: Christina Beherndt and Quynh Anh Nguyen
Date of Publication: 2018

Social protection systems around the world face challenges to provide full and effective coverage for
workers in all forms of employment, including those in ‘new’ forms of employment. While some
emerging work and employment arrangements may provide greater flexibility for workers and
employers, they may lead to significant gaps in social protection coverage, at a time when demands
on social protection systems are increasing. [View resource]

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