Blog | Transformational Upskilling

Jun 1, 20201 min read

Kenya: Strathmore University students to gain digital safety skills

Strathmore University and Check Point Software, a cybersecurity company, have launched a new cybersecurity curriculum for students.

Jun 1, 20201 min read

Huawei launches ASEAN academy to empower digital talent and nurture a digital ecosystem

Huawei Malaysia has set up an academy, the first of its kind in the Asian Pacific region, to nurture and develop local digital talent.

May 26, 20201 min read

Ericsson Educate: digital learning program for students launched

Ericsson in partnership with UNESCO recently launched Ericsson Educate, a digital learning platform.

May 25, 20201 min read

India: After 9 applications, this startup won YC support to upskill engineers

From a YouTube channel to a fully fledged online platform, this Edtech startup - Skill-Lync -offers industry-relevant courses to engineering

May 25, 20201 min read

India: Tribal Affairs Ministry partners with Facebook to skill 5000 youths

Facebook and the Indian government have teamed up to train up to 5000 youth in a new program targeting tribal communities.

May 25, 20202 min read

Platform economy assessed for first time in Germany: COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp relief risk

The Fairwork Project launches its first set of annual ratings for digital platforms in Germany.

May 19, 20201 min read

Ghana: Soronko Academy and MasterCard Foundation launch digital skills assessment tools

Soronko Academy and the Mastercard Foundation have launched an online skills assessment and job matching platform.

May 19, 20201 min read

MDEC and Coursera to digitally upskill Malaysian workforce

A new partnership between the Malaysian government and global online learning platform Coursera targets unemployed workers in the country.

May 19, 20201 min read

Nigeria: NOUN begins free virtual training for 600 participants

Nigeria-based Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning is offering free online digital skills training to 600 people.

May 19, 20201 min read

HPE offers digital learning platform to all South Africans

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is giving South Africans free access to its online learning platform as citizens stay home during the COVID

May 12, 20201 min read

UK gig workers' union wants the government to extend health and safety benefits to members

The Union says the government has failed in its obligation to transpose health and safety directives from EU law into UK law.

May 12, 20201 min read

Tech union leaders are dodging surveillance on platforms like Facebook and Zoom

Tech union leaders' attempts to organise and demand better working conditions are made harder by surveillance by platforms they work for.

May 12, 20201 min read

Uber CEO says drivers should get health-care benefits based on how much they work

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi proposes that drivers be paid health benefits according to the number of hours they put in, reports CNBC.

May 5, 20205 min read

‘Platform-Led Upskilling’ in Africa: Can Digital Platforms Help Close the Continent’s Skills Gap?

Platforms offer potentially positive impacts beyond income generation, such as skills development.

May 5, 20203 min read

Online marketplaces can help close Africa's skills gap

The 'skills gap' in Africa represents a threat to the continent's digitization.

May 3, 20201 min read

A deep dive into labor, digital economy, and COVID-19

Read a series of engaging publications analyzing labor in the digital economy on the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis.

Apr 29, 20201 min read

From health and harassment to income security and loans, India's gig workers need support

Gig worker unions in India say government and platform companies should be doing more to protect the workers from effects of COVID-19.

Apr 29, 20201 min read

Grab offers no-pay leaves, reduced working hours to staff

Grab is reconsidering financial assistance to drivers in Singapore if lockdown restrictions go beyond June 1

Apr 28, 20201 min read

As Amazon, Walmart, and others profit amid coronavirus crisis, their essential workers plan strike

Workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target, and FedEx plan to walk out on work on May 1.

Apr 27, 20202 min read

The Gig Economy and Covid-19: Fairwork Report on Platform Policies

COVID-19 responses by digital platforms are not sufficient and are mainly aimed at protecting business and customers, not workers.