Displaced American worker facing financial pressure beside unemployment insurance documents and AI-related labor market data Work & Labor

When AI Takes the Work: Who Covers Workers?

AI-driven labor-market disruption is exposing long-standing gaps in US unemployment insurance, particularly for gig workers, part-time workers and new entrants. The coverage gap can leave displaced workers with little financial runway to retrain or search for suitable employment.

by Som Bentur
Gig workers facing algorithmic management under ILO Convention 193 Work & Labor

Global rights for GIG workers: US votes NO

ILO Convention 193 creates a binding international framework for labor rights in the platform economy. The United States voted against the treaty as it advances protections on classification, algorithms, and worker rights.

by Som Bentur