In 2024, the job market is evolving rapidly.
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Kate Whiting
Senior Contributor to the Forum Agenda
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the future of work, workers, and the workplace was a key topic.
One of the key messages conveyed by the leaders attending the meeting was that industrial investment cannot succeed without making equal investments in workers.
Here are the key workplace trends and initiatives experts are highlighting as worth watching in 2024.
The job market is changing rapidly every day.Business leaders predict that by 2027, nearly half (44%) of workers will see their core skills impacted.The World Economic Forum's "Future of Jobs Report" highlights that the pace of technological advancement is outpacing companies' ability to develop and scale up training programs.Many reports highlight artificial intelligence as the primary influencing factor, but other elements—such as the green transition and geopolitical economic conditions—will also "shake up" nearly a quarter of jobs by 2027, leading not only to job reductions but also to the creation of entirely new roles.The forum's "2024 Global Risk Report" reveals that "lack of economic opportunity" has been identified as one of the top 10 risks most concerning to risk experts over the next two years.
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LinkedIn·（Allen Blue）2024“？”，2022420%2023 128%CourseraJeff Maggioncalda（Adecco Group）（Denis Machuel） “”，，Code.org·（Hadi Partovi）“”，However, the forum's "2023 Global Gender Gap Report" reveals that the gap in economic participation and opportunity has narrowed by just over 60%."Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Moms First, once stated at 'The Workforce Behind the Workforce': 'Globally, 606 million women of working age are unable to participate in the workforce due to unpaid caregiving responsibilities—compared to just 40 million men in the same situation.'"“Mom First” is collaborating with more than 130 companies from various industries, all of whom are saying, “We simply don’t have enough staff.” We’re working with them to revamp their childcare programs and increase subsidies."Childcare services can be self-sustaining and profitable. Offering childcare to employees not only boosts their productivity but also reduces workforce turnover and increases retention rates. We must recognize childcare as an economic issue, and world leaders need to take concrete action to address it."The above content represents the author's personal views only.This article is translated from the World Economic Forum's Agenda blog; the Chinese version is for reference purposes only.Feel free to share this in your WeChat Moments—please leave a comment below the post if you’d like to republish.
Translated by: Sun Qian | Edited by: Wang Can
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