1. Our thanks to @BertelsmannFdn for premiering @SamuelGeorge76's newest film, "No Collar Economy," at @TheWilsonCenter, and for the great discussion about the "future of work" in #LatinAmerica with @the_IDB's Laura Ripani and @UofMaryland's Sergio Urzua.
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2. The film highlights opportunities from automation, including in
#Argentina's high-tech agricultural sector. But it also raises tough questions about whether societies are adapting fast enough to labor market changes, including the disappearing farmhand: "Dónde está el gaucho?"pic.twitter.com/BGjc27hiOP
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#Argentina, 2/3 of jobs are at risk of automation,@the_IDB's Laura Ripani said at today's@LATAMProg round table. These disruptions are disruptive throughout#LatinAmerica,@UofMaryland's Sergio Urzua added, thanks to rigid labor codes and low productivity.1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
4. But #LatinAmerica's governments are beginning to react. "It's like Christmas" at @the_IDB's labor market division, now deluged with requests for help, Laura Ripani said. Leaders, @UofMaryland's Sergio Urzua added, are finally emerging from the commodities boom "hangover."pic.twitter.com/xynFxJoyV3
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