"A good example of gig work propaganda about “flexibility,” and how it can be especially effective in giving economists a language with which to advocate for a reduction of labor standards. But is “flexible” work actually flexible?"

"I have dozens of high-skilled immigrant clients who are stuck in a decades-long green card backlog, simply because they’re from a populous country."

>"The CEO of Airbnb thinks the lines separating life, work, and vacations will keep getting blurrier."

"There is more demand than ever for new homes. But there are too few people to build them."

"Youth unemployment in Nigeria is a skills mismatch problem – corporations can’t find suitable workers in the midst of a large pool of unemployed workers."

The best writing has at least one of these characteristics: It’s simple, specific, surprising, stirring, seductive, smart, social, or story-­driven. Solid read, full of examples and relevant science, from Bill Birchard.

"The relationships between education, poverty and inequality in South Africa are complex. Labour markets are a key determinant of inequality. But lack of demand for skilled labour outweighs lack of skilled workers. Nonetheless, building the _...Read More_

Many low paid jobs are performed by people who aren't very skilled at them. This because of the low pay and high turnover rates as well as dismal training and a lack of incentives to become skilled.

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