Equal Times

27 June 2024

Online but unemployed: the economic reality of young Latin Americans in the digital age

In the midst of the transition to a digital economy, the youth of Latin America face inequality, precariousness and high unemployment rates. Artificial intelligence, which threatens to replace traditional roles, demands increased adaptability and [...]Read the full article

Lessons from Latin America on the impact of platform cooperativism and collective bargaining on algorithmic management

14 February 2024

Labour

Lessons from Latin America on the impact of platform cooperativism and collective bargaining on algorithmic management

Atahualpa Blanchet: Platform cooperativism represents more than just an alternative employment model: it also offers a vision of hope for building a more equitable and participatory world of work in the digital age.Read the full article

In Dar es Salaam, tree mapping is helping to build urban resilience and combat flooding

8 January 2024

Environment

In Dar es Salaam, tree mapping is helping to build urban resilience and combat flooding

In Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, the World Bank-funded Resilience Academy is mapping the city’s tree cover as a way of protecting and restoring the city’s ever-shrinking green space.Read the full article

As digital censorship concerns cloud DR Congo's crucial election, elsewhere in Francophone Africa, internet shutdowns also threaten livelihoods and democracy

15 December 2023

Politics & economy

As digital censorship concerns cloud DR Congo’s crucial election, elsewhere in Francophone Africa, internet shutdowns also threaten livelihoods and democracy

“Internet shutdowns have a negative impact on democracy in French-speaking Africa, especially during election periods. They constitute a form of censorship that limits freedom of expression and access to information. They prevent citizens from finding out about candidates and election issues, [...]Read the full article

27 November 2023

Human rights

New human rights in the digital age: Mercosur’s contribution to international regulation

Atahualpa Blanchet: “The declaration by Mercosur human rights ministers on artificial intelligence stands as a guiding light in the search for a fair balance between technological innovation and the protection of rights.”Read the full article

A new era of opportunity is opening up in Iraq with the development of the private sector and the creation of start-ups

13 October 2023

Politics & economy

A new era of opportunity is opening up in Iraq with the development of the private sector and the creation of start-ups

Iraq’s private sector has suffered greatly from years of armed conflict. Today, the country’s entrepreneurial landscape is comprised of a mosaic of small and medium-sized enterprises that contribute, to a greater or lesser extent, to the country’s economic [...]Read the full article

Precariousness and surveillance: digital platforms, ever richer thanks to Europe's poorest regions

25 September 2023

Labour

Precariousness and surveillance: digital platforms, ever richer thanks to Europe’s poorest regions

Technology permeates our everyday lives. It creates new job opportunities but also new traps that perpetuate the precarious conditions of the most vulnerable workers.Read the full article

Aída Ponce del Castillo, researcher: “CEOs like Sam Altman of OpenAI can negotiate with a state as if they themselves were a state. What are the consequences for democratic governance?”

17 July 2023

Labour

Aída Ponce del Castillo, researcher: “CEOs like Sam Altman of OpenAI can negotiate with a state as if they themselves were a state. What are the consequences for democratic governance?”

“Neither self-regulation nor ethical guidelines work when it comes to labour. Only laws do.”Read the full article

Negotiating the two faces of digitalisation

12 July 2023

Labour

Negotiating the two faces of digitalisation

Christina Colclough: “Whilst the process of automation is nothing new, the extent and speed of it is. It has been estimated that over 300 million jobs worldwide will be severely affected by these systems.”Read the full article

Protecting workers' rights in digitised workplaces – knowing what we need to know

4 May 2023

Labour

Protecting workers’ rights in digitised workplaces – knowing what we need to know

Christina Colclough: Across the world, workers are increasingly subjected to digital systems and technologies. Unless workers and their unions build the capacity to understand how these technologies work, and what causes the harms and otherwise negative impacts on workers, they will forever be one step [...]Read the full article

Are the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse just a series of shocks, or signs of a systemic crisis?

27 April 2023

Politics & economy

Are the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse just a series of shocks, or signs of a systemic crisis?

Daniel Kostzer: “The response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse are both powerful examples of the underlying logic of capitalism, that a bank can be bailed out in a matter of hours but during the Covid-19 pandemic it took most governments several months before deciding to intervene to [...]Read the full article

This is how our work will be shared with algorithms and robots

19 April 2023

Labour

This is how our work will be shared with algorithms and robots

Job automation could affect the quality of work more than the quantity. The issue is not machines taking over our jobs but pushing us into poorer quality employment. The best way to avoid this is to invest in preventive training and to call on companies to act [...]Read the full article

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