
For Southeast Asian employers, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a chance to create jobs
Companies deploying Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, and investing in reskilling and upskilling for digital occupations, are likely to recover faster from the impact of the pandemic.

Despite the pandemic, remittances have kept flowing home to Asia’s families
Strong remittance inflows should be used as an opportunity to strengthen the systems that help overseas workers and their families back at home.

Picking up the pieces of the Philippine labor market as recovery beckons
After a difficult year during the pandemic, there are encouraging signs that workers in the Philippines will not only find employment but thrive in the post-COVID-19 labor market.

COVID-19 is sending millions of overseas workers back into Southeast Asia’s rural areas
With the right policies, enough jobs can be created to employ returning workers and creating the opportunity for a new era in agricultural entrepreneurship in the region.

再思考:新冠疫情过后居家办公
世界各地的职员和公司现在才逐渐明白居家办公对成本、生产力以及工作—生活的平衡意味着什么。这种新的认识能否跨越疫情期?

Rethinking work-from-home after COVID-19
The implications of working from home on costs, productivity, and work-life balance are just now being understood by workers and companies around the world. Will this new awareness transcend the pandemic?

如何避免产生“封锁的一代”
虽然比起成年人,年轻人的失业速度更快,但有针对性的政策有利于他们重新涉入劳动力市场。

How to avoid creating a “lockdown generation”
Young people are losing jobs faster than adults, but targeted policies can help them re-engage with the labor market.

COVID-19 increases the urgency to upgrade skills and prepare for a new world of work
In Sri Lanka, an effort to match education with the skills needed in the workplace provides valuable lessons for the future of work.

Protecting the remittance lifeline from COVID-19’s economic fallout
Families throughout Asia and the Pacific rely on money sent by relatives overseas. These remittances are threatened by the pandemic but policy actions can help.