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                                <title><![CDATA[ AI unlikely to destroy most jobs, but clerical workers at risk, UN study says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ AI and its applications have sparked fears over job destruction, similar to those that emerged when the moving assembly line was introduced in the early 1900s and after mainframe computers in the 1950s. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China's suspension of youth jobless data draws public ire ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Number of jobs up 2.4% in Q2 2023 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A total of 8.83 million were recorded compared to 8.62 million in Q2 2022. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Don't depend on gig economy too much, deputy HR minister tells youth ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mustapha Sakmud says there is no telling how long the gig economy will last. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK relaxes visa rules to attract foreign construction workers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Bricklayers, masons, roofers, roof tilers, slaters, carpenters, joiners and plasterers will benefit from cheaper visas and more relaxed employment criteria under the changes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Korea to boost visas for skilled workers amid labour shortages ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ With younger South Koreans reluctant to take up blue-collar jobs, the industrial and farming sectors of Asia's fourth-largest economy are struggling to fill vacancies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 4.5 million Malaysians likely to lose jobs if they lack skills, says HR minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ V Sivakumar cites the rise of artificial intelligence and its use in the automation of tasks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as Modi visits ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Each year, the US government makes 65,000 H-1B visas available to companies seeking skilled foreign workers, along with an additional 20,000 visas for workers with advanced degrees. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Singapore tech giant Grab to lay off over 1,000 employees ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The company has been narrowing its losses and aims to break even by the end of this year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ With record unemployment, China's youth confront bleak job market ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ With well-paid jobs few and far between, young people say they are opting to remain in university, while others are scrambling for limited government jobs as opportunities in the private sector dry up. ]]></description>
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