https://live.ilo.org/events/can-we-have-pro-worker-ai-2024-06-19 In this webinar, moderated by Janine Berg, ILO senior economist and Paweł Gmyrek, ILO senior researcher, Professor Daron Acemoglu presents a range of future scenarios of how AI might reshape the work landscape by 2030. This webinar is part of the ITU's AI for Good Initiative. The goal of AI for Good is to
On 3 July 2024, the International Labour Organization held a discussion on how artificial intelligence and algorithmic management are transforming workplaces around the world. The session focused on the growing use of these technologies in hiring, performance assessment, and discipline, and on the risks they pose to job quality and fundamental rights. Participants explored how
https://live.ilo.org/events/gen-ai-artificial-intelligence-and-future-work-2024-07-02 This session will discuss the recent IMF study *Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work*. The paper suggests that advanced economies should experience the benefits and pitfalls of AI sooner than emerging market and developing economies, largely due to their employment structure focused on cognitive-intensive roles. It also observes some consistent patterns concerning
The phenomenon of heat stress refers to heat received in excess of that which the body can tolerate without physiological impairment. It is one of the major consequences of global warming. By 2030, the equivalent of more than 2 per cent of total working hours worldwide is projected to be lost every year, either because
Heat stress is having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers, as they are exposed to higher daily temperatures and more frequent and severe heatwaves. Workers can suffer immediate illnesses such as heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and even death. In the longer term, they can develop serious chronic diseases affecting the cardiovascular and respiratory
Climate change is already having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers in all regions of the world. Workers are among those most exposed to climate change hazards yet frequently have no choice but to continue working, even if conditions are dangerous. Global occupational safety and health (OSH) protections have struggled to keep
