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Making food safer and sustainable

Greater investments in science, technology and innovative practices can transform food systems, and ensure steady supplies, nutrition, and access

Domestic workers deserve workplace benefits

Employers provide direct financial or in-kind ‘support’ to their workers. In most households this is a form of benevolence, not an entitlement. This can change.

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AI and the gig economy deliver an opportunity

Developing nations have a real opportunity to cash in on knowledge-based work which allows flexibility.

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If I could earn back time: Workers feel tech benefits

Employers have benefited from technological advances for a century. Now it’s employees’ turn.

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The four-day week looks here to stay

A shorter week reflects a flexible and results-oriented culture, where employees are judged on the quality of work rather than how long they are in the office.

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Designing an office worth going back to

Building the workplaces of the future means rethinking how office space is used and what flexibility means.

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How automation will shape future of work in India

Automation could reproduce informal and precarious work rather than transform existing trends.

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Work is changing so fast can employers keep up?

COVID changed the way we work. It also changed the way employees see their work. It could have huge implications.

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Better workers don’t need more hours, they need decent sleep

Boosting sleep health may create a more efficient workforce than working longer hours.

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Pros and cons of a women-friendly rideshare app

As ride-sharing booms in Asia, women’s mobility is crucial. But it faces challenges like harassment due to the introduction of gendered strategies.

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Exploited and unprotected: Life as a gig worker

The booming gig economy in Malaysia leaves workers vulnerable with no benefits and susceptible to exploitation.

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Workers lose as laws can’t keep pace with rideshare apps

Gig platforms have mushroomed in Indonesia in the past decade. But regulations have lagged and it’s the workers who pay.

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