The School of Law is pleased to announce that Prof Tracy Gutuza has been appointed as our new Head of School! 🎉
Prof Gutuza brings a wealth of experience to this role, having served as the Academic Director and as Acting Head of School. We send her our warmest congratulations!
Concerns about AI-driven job displacement have intensified – but much of the reporting focuses on the Global North.
Interviewing refugee digital workers in East Africa, Michelle T. Lee finds a surprising degree of optimism about AI.
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
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📢 Webinar | SCIS
Rethinking economic policy for informal traders — a vital but overlooked sector supporting livelihoods and access to goods.
Join SCIS for this important conversation.
🎤 Dr David Francis
📅 25 June 2026
🕚 11:00–12:30 (Online)
🔗 Register: https://t.co/ylQGiV5Xrz
Hundreds of people across North East England built digital confidence through community-led support 💻
Our @DUSofE researchers worked with local partners to tackle digital inequality in practical, lasting ways.
🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/baVozZvrgp
The South African government's push to curb undocumented employment is exposing the dependence of many small businesses on migrant labour.
https://t.co/JjqW2ElGkb
Youth Suicide - Children as young as eight are choosing death over lives shaped by poverty, abuse and hopelessness. Don't miss #CheckPoint on Sunday at 9:30pm on #eNCA, channel #DStv403.
OPEN ACCESS: “Lost in translation: Justice and rights in South Africa’s many languages” by Sindiso Mnisi of @UMassLaw and Jeff Handmaker of @erasmusuni
Read the introduction to the special issue: https://t.co/U1pgdNZ1NK
As cities look for ways to improve food security, an overlooked resource is attracting attention: rooftops.
https://t.co/BzchHMG0vz
💻 Mark Volmink, @UWConline#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Recent press on informal economy seems to increasingly view the situation with a far more loving gaze than in the past. Barring the colonial institution of the ILO, I hope this signals a shift way from the obsolete damage-focused and deficit-laden viewpoints that used to dominate
Young men lured by promises of work are being trapped in West African cybercrime compounds and forced to scam others. New research reveals how fear and coercion keep them there.
https://t.co/lhiY0DPTTI
💻 Suleman Lazarus, @LSEnews#ScienceAndTech
Historic moment at the International Labour Conference.
ILO Member States have adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy.
The first international labour standard for a rapidly evolving area of the world of work. #ILC2026
The adoption of ILO Convention 193 on #DecentWork in the #PlatformEconomy is a historic victory for workers' rights. It brings platform workers, including home-based workers using digital platforms, closer to recognition, protection, and collective rights.https://t.co/DmEcFKAQsj
⚽🇿🇦 Moya ke wa World Cup!
Let's rally behind our boys as Bafana Bafana face Mexico tonight. Wear your green and gold with pride and let the world hear the spirit of Mzansi! 💚💛
ALL OF US. ALL IN. KAOFELA.
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#BafanaPride#BafanaFriday #BafanaMzansiIsBehindYou #GovZAUpdates
The #ILC2026 is negotiating a new global standard on #DecentWork in the #PlatformEconomy, including home-based workers. As platforms reshape the world of work, international labour standards must protect all workers, regardless of their employment status.
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