The World of Labour: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of changes due to the influence of digitalisation in the sphere of employment and socio-labour relations. The author considered various estimates of the size of technological unemployment as a result of automation and robotisation of the production of goods and services. Also, the author presented the strategic development goals of the Russian Federation and developed by the government the national projects in 12 areas. In particular, the author analysed the project “Productivity and employment support”, which fully or partially reflect most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) adopted at the UN General Assembly. The article presents the possible directions of the government’s activity and the main actions that will contribute to economic growth. The article emphasises the need to accelerate the adaptation of Russian education to the changes taking place in the economy, the use of new training technologies and best teaching practices, the introduction of new forms of cooperation between the state and business in the field of training and retraining of personnel.

Keywords

• technological unemployment
• informal employment
• new professions
• national projects
• un sustainable development goals
• the world bank
• international labour organisation
• investment in human capital
• adaptation of the education system