A broad range of feminist organizations and allies have expressed opposition and concerns over the World Bank’s recent recommendations in the World Development Report 2019, which focuses on increasing labor flexibility and delinking corporate accountability on respecting labor rights. Such recommendations come in the context of the report’s argument that automation is about to replace workers on a large scale, and so it is necessary for labor regulations to adapt to the changing world of work.

http://www.atimes.com/womens-groups-oppose-world-bank-proposal-to-weaken-labor-rights/