The United Nations has published its World Social Report 2025 which lays out the damaging effects that the digital transition is having on labor rights and the fabric of society.
A new report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, dubbed the World Social Report 2025, has laid out the damage to labor conditions and the fabric of society being caused by the digital transition.
The report said that even in high-income countries, the digital transition was creating more job uncertainty and more gig work where workers get zero security or rights that typical employees get in many developed countries. Things they miss out on include paid sick leave, the minimum wage, and maternal or paternal leave — this leads to people running themselves ragged, just to make ends meet.
Commenting on this, the UN said:
«Even in high-income countries, rising job uncertainty, gig work and the digital transition are contributing to this trend.
