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Who Is Responsible for Workplace Injuries in the New and Dynamic Frontier of AI?
The history of industrial revolutions has shown that technology can create prosperity — but only if balanced with worker protections.
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Trade Unions Must Fight AI Fire with AI Fire and Embrace Digital Tools
We need a proactive policy response to ensure that workers in automated workplaces retain their right to collective bargaining.
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The Invisible Colleague — Balancing Algorithmic Management With Workers’ Rights
With the right safeguards, intelligent technologies can be harnessed to complement human potential rather than replace it.
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R&D Spillovers, Exports and Employment: The Role of Buyer- Supplier Relationships
Investigating the influence of buyer-supplier relationships on firm innovation, performance, and employment structure, using data from Turkish firms.
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One Alumna's Journey: From Studying the MPP to a Dream Job in Geneva
Xiao-Fen Hernan, a McGill University and UNU-MERIT alumna, shares the steps that led her to her role at the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
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A Resource Nexus Approach to the Restructure of Financial Instruments (RENFIN) for Agriculture in India
This project looks at challenges faced by small land holder farmers in India to make finance more accessible facilitating adoption of good practice.
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UNU and Pasona Group Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Under the new agreement, UNU and Pasona Group will collaborate on joint educational activities to support regional sustainable development in Japan.
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20th Anniversary of UNU-EHS: Interview with Shen Xiaomeng about EHS Work, People and Her Vision for the Future
“I found a bunch of idealists.” UNU-EHS Director speaks about past, present and future of the institute.
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Studying Food Price Dynamics in Mozambique — Insights from the Field
Market research to understand how and why food prices change is producing valuable data to support sustainable development of the Mozambican economy.