Chinese state firm employee Zhang Jinming makes up for a 24% cut to his salary by delivering food for three hours every night ...

A fivefold increase in remote work since the pandemic could boost economic growth and bring wider benefits Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace, today announced the formation of the Upwork Economic Advisory Council, a group of ...

This Research Topic is focused on the daunting challenges of the 21st century: a decrease in stable and decent work for nearly all people around the globe. This challenge has the potential to reshape ...

Decent Work and Economic Growth Promoting equitable and sustainable economic growth that offers dynamic and valuable jobs. The world’s economy is a complex interconnected system. Fostering good, ...

At the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Meeting on Transition from Relief to Development, held in Geneva on 17 June 2025, the International Labour Organization (ILO) made ...

Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in ...