AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLabor Leadership Change: Philippines Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino took over DOLE, promising tighter enforcement of labor laws and a push to prepare youth for “jobs of the future.” Employee Ownership: GoTyme Bank says it will expand its employee share program to cover 90%+ of eligible staff—an unusual move in the Philippines that aims to make workers act like owners, not just operators. AI + Work: A tech-labor coalition launched “AI Dividend,” a pilot that pays a stipend to help people hit by AI job churn retrain and transition. Hiring Pressure in the UK: Next’s boss warns entry-level jobs are collapsing—applications per role nearly doubled—blaming tax hikes and the looming end of zero-hour contracts. Skills Pipeline: South Africa’s higher education minister is pitching digitisation as the backbone of the skills revolution, while India’s Maruti Suzuki is funding a smart manufacturing lab to train students on real shop-floor work. Safety + Accountability: A Philippines OSH report says enforcement is weak and informal workers are largely excluded, with preventable deaths still happening daily.
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