That its changing rapidly to understand why people are anxious to figure out how concerned they should be. What is changing, what is different this time and what can we do to ensure the coming era of change leads to some degree of shared prosperity and our focus is on the labor market and how we make the labor market function while for as many workers as possible. That is where we see the opportunity and also the challenge, kind of a lesson if you read our report which was just released last week. It is on making the work work and thats why its such an honor to have mary gray from the University Research talking about her book ghost work and here is a photograph. To get a tiny bit of background, her work has been on the sort of communication and use of technology and how they use technology and other means to establish across places and to maintain anonymity. She was recruited to work on projects and once there got interested in the question of how Artificial Intelligence wasnt just so
Faculty member of the Economics Department and the cochair of the mit work of the future attack force that was commissioned a year ago the spring and the purpose of the task force is to engage in confront the sense that many have that the labor market and technology is changing rapidly to understand why people are anxious, to figure out how concerned they should be, what is changing and what is different this time and what can we do to ensure that the coming era of change needs to not productivity growth but some that show up in our focus is on the labor market and how we make the labor market function well for as many workers as possible. Thats where we see the opportunity and the challenge in the lesson if you read the Task Force Report which was released last week, one thing that we s say, i think a critical economic lesson of the 21st century, a wellfunctioning labor market is the foundation for a healthy middleclass in a wellfunctioning political system. Without that foundation of
Warns america to prepare for a painful time as new york surpasses chinas Hubei Province in reported cases, the deadliest day so far. Japan proposes its biggest ever stimulus package as the virus threatens a deep recession. The Business Survey this hour will gauge some of the damage. Haiti. Haidi haidi. Haidi lets take a look at how we are setting up in australia. Trickling online in the staggered open, seeing early signs of positivity when it comes to this market after ending the session lower yesterday. We are seeing upside of about. 7 at the moment as we are awaiting the rba march 18 Meeting Minutes later today. We are trying to get past the worst quarter ever, so downside of 25 for australian stocks over the last three months today is a new day and new zealand, we are seeing gains for a Third Straight session as the rbnz is doubling down in the bond purchase program. Japanese shares looking a little bit lower. They had the worst quarter since 2008 and the kospi also trending lower a
Pandemic has forced many countries to close their schools its hoped to lock a social gathering will help slow the outbreak but is the sense learning the answer and how vulnerable are children to this virus this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im going to you know the Global Health crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic has led to extraordinary measures in an effort to contain the outbreak countries from south korea to the u. S. Italy to new zealand are introducing measures that are affecting hundreds of millions of people schools universities cinemas gyms concerts have all been shut down around the world and the u. S. The clear to National Emergency on the same day its travel ban on 26. 00 European Countries came into effect the World Health Organization says europe has now replaced china as the epicenter of the outbreak and governments are approving billions of dollars with the goal of slowing down and eventually stopping the virus well among the containment meas
Is coronavirus current on the way for refugee a group sworn off potential disaster for already vulnerable refugees and migrants in crowded counts worldwide with terrorists volunteers gone and governments overwhelmed what needs to be done to save them this is an inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im tending obligates on hand washing and social distancing are crucial in the fight against corona virus thats nearly impossible for refugees and migrants who live in deplorable conditions and aid groups are now warning of carnage if there is an outbreak in overcrowded camps such as in bangladesh greece syria yemen and venezuela humanitarian activists are appealing for hygiene kits water sanitation and training for Health Workers to protect refugees and governments providing shelter under pressure to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe mohamed jump to reports. The population so traumatized by violence now terrified of a virus in Northern Syria after 10 years of war and humanitarian c