China launches campaign to boost employment in spring season
A special campaign aimed at promoting employment creation while meeting employers' demands was launched. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Human Resources...
China: Out With Tech Giants, In With Semiconductors
It has been quite some time since China began to crackdown on its enormous tech and internet giants. Since then, job growth has seen...
The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway will create job opportunities and drive economic
In 2015, agreements on jointly building the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) were signed. Eight years later, the rail project is attracting global attention with...
China to create more opportunities for young job-seekers
With its industrial upgrade creating new opportunities and strengthened policy support to boost employment, China is beefing up efforts from both the supply and...
China to raise retirement age as population gets older
China will gradually raise its statutory retirement age in the next five years to try to cope with its ageing population and buckling pension...
UST to train over 25,000 employees in generative AI technologies
UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has launched a groundbreaking new initiative to train over 25,000 of its employees globally in Generative AI...
Taiwanese academics against opening hospitality industry to foreign workers
Academics cautioned against moving ahead with a government proposal to open up the hospitality industry to migrant workers to tackle a labour shortage, instead...
The Pandemic’s Damage to the Tourism Industry
According to a recent ILO study, up to a third of job losses across five Asian countries were linked to a decline in the...
Challenges of a Hybrid Work Model
The world has been living with Covid-19 for two years now. While the threat of the pandemic is greatly diminished thanks to vaccinations, nations...
27 Singaporean Companies Named HR Asia Best Companies to Work...
Employee engagement is vital for companies to grow and sustain their businesses as twenty-seven Singaporean companies have proven its effectiveness especially when facing the...
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Economic recovery is losing steam, new ILO report says
A newly-released report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) showed that the global economy is slowing down, making it harder for labour markets to...
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PLFS reflects positive employment trends priority in India
In India, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) captures employment trends across age, gender, and education for rural and urban populations on a quarterly...
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9th Malaysian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
Venue: Malaysia
Date: 13-16 June 2022
The pandemic has proved the importance of Shared Services, and the demand for Shared Services is rising. Malaysia remains...
