War, energy, and the future of jobs, 1
FOR A long time, globalization was explained through a simple idea: talent would lead the way. If a country had skilled workers, strong digital...
The workforce cost of Southeast Asia’s long commutes, 2
COMPARED to cities in the West or China, Southeast Asia's urban mobility challenges have historically received little attention, despite their significant economic impact. These...
The workforce cost of Southeast Asia’s long commutes, 1
IT’S 6 a.m., and Jeanelyn, a call center agent in Manila, prepares for her daily commute.
Last March, a transport strike caused by rising...
The Care Debt: Women’s work sustaining the MidEast
AS THE conflict involving Iran, Israel and allied actors escalates, the world watches missiles and borders. Yet in Lebanon and the occupied West Bank,...
The duality of beauty and pain
SOMETIMES, grief hurts most when the memories are beautiful.
That is the strange truth about love: the moments we treasure become the same moments that...
The return of wartime economics in Asia’s labor markets
JUST AFTER sunrise, the rhythm of work begins across Asia. In Tokyo, trains glide into crowded platforms as office workers step aboard with quiet...
National minimum wage? Why PH risks falling behind ASEAN
I READ the news about fast-tracking a national minimum wage bill for the Philippines and had to double-check the headline.
I blinked, almost as...
The hidden HR costs of a geopolitical conflict, 2
Maritime Risk and the Right to Refuse
There is another front line that rarely makes prime time-our brave Filipino seafarers. The Department of Migrant Workers...
The hidden HR costs of a geopolitical conflict, 1
A City I Once Knew
I was bewildered when I read the news. The joint military initiative of the United States and Israel had bombed...
Wellness leave is not a luxury
THE FACULTY lounge at work turned into a travel planning hub the moment the news carried the Wellness Leave Policy. A friend pulled out...