DIGITAL CREDENTIALS NEEDED FOR 80 PER CENT OF JOBS IN INDIA
EMPLOYMENT MARKET VULNERABILITIES FOR THE POOR EXACERBATE
2022-10-08 09:39
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Explosive growth and spread of digital technologies have brought transformations changes to the working world. Labour market is being reshaped, demand for digital skills and competencies increasing, and the demand for people who perform routine manual jobs is reducing. The COVID-19 crisis accelerated digitalization and automation. Though this transformation promises higher productivity, it comes with challenges – automations eliminates many jobs, digitalization transforms traditional practices in entire industries, and unequal access to digital technologies threatens to further exacerbate job market vulnerabilities of the poor and disadvantaged.