Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy.
Observatory on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Work in the Digital Economy.Recently launched by ILO. It will focus on aspects of AI and the workplace. Four key areas defined by the website will include: It provides free access to ILO research papers, podcasts reports and data.
Fair Reward framework
The Fair Reward Framework (FRF) was created by Church of England Pensions Board and Brunel Pension Partnership, in partnership with the High Pay Centre. It enables researchers to cross-compare the pay policies and practices of 65 FTSE 100 companies with the remainder of the index to follow. The assessments cover 30 indicators of fair pay […]
Global Health and Care Worker Policy Lab
Created in April by the World Health Organization and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, this resource aims to provide free access to legal texts, international and national instruments covering global health. It covers occupational health, working conditions, protection relating to whistle blowing and protection against violence for health […]
Women’s history month: Europeana online exhibitions
Europeana online exhibitions and blogs covering women’s history themes. The essays feature images of material items from Europe’s national libraries. They include national collections and biographies of individuals such as Josephine Baker, Charlotte Bronte, Miriam Makeba and Queen Elizabeth II.
The UK Insecure Work Index 2024
The latest annual index from the Work Foundation shows that, in 2023, an estimated 6.8 million people (21.4%) were in severely insecure work, an increase of 500,000 from 2022. This represents just over one in five workers in the UK. Look at different sectors and age groups. Full methodology provided on the website
Informal sector indicators
ILO informal sector indicators are being developed. See more here . Also now available, the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROFILES) database. The database focuses on groups of workers for which there is high interest but no internationally agreed statistical definitions. It currently covers the following groups of workers:
Wellbeing in London data
Wellbeing in London dataLondon’s first Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure has been developed by the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) City Intelligence. There are 7 domains related to good health, employment opportunities, decent housing, environmental quality, social connectedness, financial security, and accessible spaces. Within these domains are 64 indicators, covering both objective and subjective aspects of wellbeing. See […]
ILO Research Repository
The ILO Research Repository provides free access to over 20,000 publications, mostly published since 2000. They include flagship reports, major publications, research studies and journal articles from the International Labour Review and International Journal of Labour Research , working papers, training materials, guides, manuals and briefs. The repository also features the profiles of researchers actively […]
Banned Books and Academic Freedom
Sage has launched a new collection of free-to-read research of articles from its academic journals highlighting the effects of academic censorship on democracy, social-emotional learning, higher education, and more.Categories in the collection include:
Connecting Africa
Connecting-Africa is supported by the Netherlands African Studies Association (NVAS). It provides free access to digital resources on Africa. Full-text of publications, images and sound from institutional repositories many based in African nations.
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