Automation will de-skill people; need human-in-command approach: ILO
The Global Commission on the Future of Work says automation and other technologies will leave behind those who are least equipped for this …
Why time banking is a crucial tool to empower women
Unpaid labour is not considered ‘real work’ and is often devalued by the men, society
WHO, ILO lay down guidelines to tackle stress in workplaces
Depression and anxiety are thought to account for 12 billion lost workdays annually, costing the world economy close to $1 trillion
International Women’s Day 2024: How much unpaid labour do Indian women take on?
In both urban and rural areas, girls and women aged 6+ were several times more likely than boys and men to do care work and especially domestic work
International Women’s Day 2024: How much unpaid labour do women take on in Asia-Pacific?
Meta asked Facebook users in 2021 how many hours they spent each day on unpaid domestic or care work
India’s homemakers being wooed by political parties is path-breaking
The socio-political message of parties promising cash value to homemakers is a recognition of women’s work in a typical male-dominated …
How to strengthen the National Occupational Safety and Health systems
The National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at the Workplace announced in 2009 had proposed several actions at the national and state …
Unpaid work: Women and the burden of unpaid labour
By recognising unpaid labour as genuine work, India will not only benefit in terms of its GDP figures but also empower its women
‘Workers must have a right to digitally disconnect’
The Global Commission on the Future of Work calls for new sets of regulations and rights in digital work era
Menstrual leave, neurodiversity, chronic illnesses: What if workplaces adapted to our bodies?
Are timetables and workplaces based on our individual biologies the way forward?
Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven’t translated into greater participation in politics
Income and job status have less of an impact on women in authoritarian contexts than in advanced democracies
Evolution of work
The history of the working class and how working people gained and lost privileges through the ages
Abused, abandoned, neglected: The plight of India’s older women
Restoring dignity in women’s labour can give older women the care and respect they deserve in late life
Making life lighter: How improving rural laundry can be key to better hygiene, dignity
This critical issue deserves more attention and action to help lift the burden of domestic work on women and girls and improve the quality of …
Women have always trailed men in research output: How COVID made the situation worse
A survey of public varsities in South Africa showed female academics faced a massive burden of caring for dependants during the pandemic
Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19
Central business districts will decline while larger apartments will be in demand as more firms consider making employees work-from-home, a …
"The world needs a new work culture, not just jobs"
Austrian-born Frithjof Bergmann, a professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan, USA, founded the Center for New Work in 1984 to help …
UN develops modules to provide safe work environment to health workers
Experts say high rate of infectious viral disease, back injuries, sharps injuries reported among health workers across the world and that it is …
People working fewer hours due to Long COVID, as sick days increase dramatically: ILO report
Accommodation & food services, transportation & storage among sectors that saw substantial drops in mean hours worked
COP28: A key negotiation highlights countries’ challenges with scaling up mitigation ambition
The Mitigation Work Programme produced a report from discussions this year on how countries can take more action to mitigate emissions
Income opportunity gap, gender-based violence, domestic work burden: What's holding back women in Zimbabwe?
Around 79% of the burden of water fetching responsibilities in Zimbabwe falls on women
Caste is not unique to India and South Asia. A development in Spain shows how
As Spain agrees to reach a state pact against anti-gypsyism, activists urge a united front for groups discriminated on the basis of work and …
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice
With its focus on controlling breath, holding postures and meditation, yoga increases how much a person pays attention to the sensations of their …
Women, on average, enjoy barely 77% of legal rights that men do: World Bank
World Bank’s ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’ says that women just entering the workforce will retire before they enjoy the …
Women work harder than men — our anthropological study reveals why
Perfect sex equality in workload only occurs in instances where men move away from home after marriage and women do not