Rest of World - Labor https://restofworld.org Reporting Global Tech Stories Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:16 +0000 Copyright 2026 Rest of World daily 2 The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants https://restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-layoffs-alibaba-baidu-ai-pivot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Kinling Lo https://restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-layoffs-alibaba-baidu-ai-pivot/ Rest of World/iStock Bangladesh’s gig workers are stuck in gas lines as Iran-U.S. war strains fuel supply https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-oil-supply/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:40:00 +0000 Jesmin Papri https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-oil-supply/ Sony Ramani/NurPhoto/Getty Images Motorcycles and private cars line up for hours at a filling station in the Tejgaon Trust area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on [Month Day, Year], as motorists attempt to purchase limited fuel supplies. Despite government assurances of a stable supply, many fuel stations remain closed for extended periods due to insufficient deliveries from depots, resulting in long queues and public inconvenience. (Photo by Sony Ramani/NurPhoto via Getty Images) In the Gulf, GPS jamming leaves delivery drivers navigating blind https://restofworld.org/2026/gps-disruption-gulf-gig-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Divsha Bhat https://restofworld.org/2026/gps-disruption-gulf-gig-workers/ iStock/Rest of World Workers around the world are not getting what they want from AI https://restofworld.org/2026/workers-ai-jobs-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Adrian Brown https://restofworld.org/2026/workers-ai-jobs-concerns/ iStock/Rest of World “It feels like Squid Game”: China’s workers scramble to keep up in the AI race https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-anxiety-openclaw-jobs-redundancy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Kinling Lo https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-anxiety-openclaw-jobs-redundancy/ Rest of World/iStock The Gulf war is reshaping how Asia works https://restofworld.org/2026/asia-remote-work-gulf-war-energy-crisis-lpg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:52:34 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/asia-remote-work-gulf-war-energy-crisis-lpg/ Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images Signs reading 'out of stock' at a gas station amid rising petrol prices in Manila, Philippines on March 9, 2026. Silicon Valley can’t import talent like before. So it’s exporting jobs https://restofworld.org/2026/h1b-visa-impact-india-tech-hiring-faamng/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:09:28 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/h1b-visa-impact-india-tech-hiring-faamng/ Rest of World/Shutterstock What it takes to get an H-1B visa in Trump’s America https://restofworld.org/2026/get-h-1b-visa-trump-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:00:49 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/get-h-1b-visa-trump-america/ Rest of World/iStock Death of an Indian tech worker https://restofworld.org/2026/india-tech-workers-crisis-suicide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Parth MN https://restofworld.org/2026/india-tech-workers-crisis-suicide/ Sameer Raichur for Rest of World Nikhil Somwanshi's parents home on 30th October, 2025 in Balad, Maharashtra, India. Photographer : Sameer Raichur for Rest of World What will tech jobs look like in 2026? https://restofworld.org/2026/tech-jobs-2026-ai-layoffs-hybrid-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:17:26 +0000 Itika Sharma Punit https://restofworld.org/2026/tech-jobs-2026-ai-layoffs-hybrid-work/ Munira Mutaher/Rest of World Data workers are being forced to work on-site during earthquakes and typhoons https://restofworld.org/2026/philippines-disasters-bpo-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Anita Zhang https://restofworld.org/2026/philippines-disasters-bpo-workers/ Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images TOPSHOT - People walk along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on July 24, triggering flooding in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Gaemi intensified the seasonal monsoon. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) (Photo by JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images) In Chinese data factories, workers teach humanoid robots boring tasks https://restofworld.org/2026/china-robots-training-centers-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Viola Zhou and Kinling Lo https://restofworld.org/2026/china-robots-training-centers-workers/ Zhejiang Daily Press Group/ Getty Images Humanoid robots follow technicians to learn job skills at the data collection area of an embodied AI robot innovation center on September 14, 2025 in Shaoxing, of China.