Robots, computers threaten existing jobs over next 20 years via SABCNewsOnline
The OECD also highlighted a growing trend towards self-employment, with one in seven workers in the club of rich countries working for themselves, while one in nine was on a temporary contract.
According to OECD General Secretary, Angel Gurria, the lack of preparation for the looming digital age is a time bomb on social and political levels. Many of those who have lost out “are stuck in precarious working arrangements with little pay and limited or no access to social protection, lifelong learning and collective bargaining,” he noted.
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