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Digital Services Pathway: The ITC-TASC Business Initiative for Refugee Integration
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Digital Services Pathway: The ITC-TASC Business Initiative for Refugee Integration

Join our Digital Services Pathway initiative, a collaboration between the International Trade Centre (ITC) and TASC Platform, aimed at harnessing the power of private sector innovation for refugee integration.

Are you part of a forward-thinking business that has leveraged refugee talent in digital services? Your experience could light the way for others, fostering a global network of inclusion and opportunity. Share your success and inspire a movement towards a more diverse and resilient digital economy.

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FREEDOM OR LABOUR: DECONSTRUCTING MIGRANT WORK AT THE FIFDH
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FREEDOM OR LABOUR: DECONSTRUCTING MIGRANT WORK AT THE FIFDH

At the FIFDH in Geneva, Saša Uhlová's documentary "The Limits of Europe" unveiled the harsh realities of migrant labour through her eyes. Maria Mexi, Senior Advisor on Labour and Social Policy at the TASC Platform, highlighted the film's profound impact on understanding the systemic exploitation of migrants in Europe.

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Driving equity in the tech industry: insights from lOGITECH lEADERS
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Driving equity in the tech industry: insights from lOGITECH lEADERS

In honour of International Women’s Day 2024, the TASC Platform was delighted to be invited by Logitech to join 5 senior leaders from across the organization to discuss the issue of equity in the tech industry. Here, Christa Sürth, Executive Communications Lead at Logitech shares the insights gained through this lively discussion.

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Growing Support for Living Wages
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Growing Support for Living Wages

Following a Roundtable co-convened in January 2024 by IDH, TASC Platform, and the World Economic Forum, Marcel Vernooij, Director of Public Sector Engagement at IDH shares updates on recent advances on the definition and operationalization of living wages at the ILO, and the road ahead for ILO, IDH and all stakeholders in global supply chains.

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Human-Centered Economics:The Living Standards of Nations
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Human-Centered Economics:The Living Standards of Nations

Catch the recording of our event with Richard Samans discussing his latest book "Human-Centered Economics: The Living Standards of Nations." The book advocates for an economic model that harmonizes growth with societal welfare which, which according to Samans and fellow panelists Sung Min Rho, Didier Chambovey, Cédric Dupont is not only possible but essential.

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Empowering Tech: Embracing Professor Gudela Grote’s Vision of Inclusive Innovation
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Empowering Tech: Embracing Professor Gudela Grote’s Vision of Inclusive Innovation

Join us in celebrating International Women's Day in welcoming Professor Gudela Grote, from ETH Zurich specializing in Work and Organizational Psychology, as the newest Co-Chair of the TASC Platform. Explore her groundbreaking insights on the future of work, AI , and the critical role of diversity and inclusion in technology in our latest TASC Takes podcast

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Shifting Perspectives: Escaping the limitations of our linear minds
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Shifting Perspectives: Escaping the limitations of our linear minds

We are living in perilous times. The global community met in September at the United Nations Global Assembly in New York, to check on the progress of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the halfway mark towards the 2030 deadline, it’s clear that we are well off track. Governments, the UN and the non-profit sector must do more -but I also believe that the global business community has a critical role to play. Specifically, to drive the breakthrough innovations that are going to tackle some of the social and environmental challenges. That’s not a challenge confined to the corporate R&D departments. The most successful organisations will tap into the innate human ingenuity of their entire workforces.

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