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Andrea Lucas, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has called on white men to report experiences of workplace discrimination based on race or sex. In a social media post, she stated, “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws." This initiative has sparked debate, with critics like David Glasgow from the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging arguing that it reflects a misunderstanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles. Glasgow noted, “If DEI has been this engine of discrimination against white men, I have to say it hasn't really been doing a very good job at achieving that.” Former EEOC Chair Jenny Yang expressed concern over prioritizing one demographic group, suggesting it undermines the agency's mission of equal opportunity for all.
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The UK should incentivise helping people in their 50s and 60s to stay in work to ease pressure on public finances and living standards, a House of Lords inquiry has said. The report by the economic affairs committee, Preparing for an Ageing Society, also argued against the impact of age discrimination in the workplace. “The most damaging form of age discrimination [could be] self-directed, with older workers operating under a mistaken impression of its extent and therefore limiting their own choices,” the report found. Lord Wood of Anfield, the committee’s chair, went on to observe: “One of the things we want to point out in this report is that the biggest impact will fall on the young and on people who are yet to be born . . . It is these people who are going to face lives that extend, on average, into their 90s but still live in a world which is structured on a principle of, you go to school, you have a job, and you retire in your 60s.”
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Anti-immigration policies are reshaping migration flows to high-income countries, despite urgent labour shortages. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reported a 21% drop in work-related migration to its member states last year. The decline is attributed to rising political opposition and tighter visa regimes, particularly in the UK and New Zealand. Ana Damas de Matos, a senior policy analyst at the OECD, noted that the UK's reforms could exacerbate labour shortages. Across the European Union, around two‑thirds of jobs created between 2019 and 2023 were filled by non‑EU citizens, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Middle East
The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) says it has completed around 13m transactions using automation and artificial intelligence technologies since the start of the year. The achievement aligns with the Zero Government Bureaucracy programme, enhancing the UAE labour market's competitiveness. The upgraded AI system has granted approximately 900,000 work permit quotas and processed over 11m transactions, reducing human effort by 56%. The system's self-learning capabilities improve decision-making, ensuring accurate outcomes and efficient service delivery. "This reflects our commitment to operational excellence," said a MoHRE representative.
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