Society & Future of Work: What are the challenges in making society and the future of work more sustainable?

Sep 20, 2020

Women sew protective suits, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a factory in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani - RC2A6H902C51

More work is needed to achieve the education and gender targets by 2030 – especially in the midst of the pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Samantha Sault

Writer, Washington DC and Geneva

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