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Planning well for social security

NAIROBI: In January 2016, the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Washington was informed that in 50 years, technology will have taken half of our jobs. Developed countries are already worrying over how they will deal with the redundant human labour.

And they are planning ahead. States are considering reframing public policy in order to meet the needs of the emerging scenario.
Earlier this month, Switzerland held a referendum to decide on Unconditional Basic Pay (UBP) for all her citizens.

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