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WHAT'S NEXT?: AI will replace 16% of jobs over the next decade. A billion people will enter the job market over the next ten years.

• [New] Private sector companies have until mid-2026 to raise the salaries of existing Emirati employees to at least Dh6,000 a month or risk penalties that include losing Emiratisation quota credit and restrictions on issuing new work permits. Khaleej Times
• [New] SpaceX projects 3,000 new jobs and a first launch in 2029. KeepTrack
• [New] Closing global workforce gaps will require sustained investments in health worker education, recruitment, retention, and working conditions. EurekAlert!
• [New] The National Safety Council attributes 13% of workplace injuries to fatigue, and its survey found that 97% of workers had at least one workplace fatigue risk factor, while more than 80% had two or more (National Safety Council fatigue reports). Peak Transport
• [New] The STEM workforce grew by 26% between 2013 and 2023 compared to the non-STEM workforce, which grew 9 %-and STEM jobs are projected to continue growing at a faster rate than non-STEM jobs for the next decade or so. / USA Time
• [New] Agentic AI will displace 85 million job roles by 2026 while generating 170 million new roles requiring AI agent supervision, prompt engineering, and outcome validation a net positive employment impact but with significant workforce transition requirements. evolvancemarketresearch.com
• [New] The World Economic Forum's most recent Future of Jobs Report, published in 2025, found that employers across all sectors expect 39% of workers' core skills to change by 2030. IEEE Spectrum
• [New] Training, attracting, and retaining talent: An estimated 130,000 skilled workers will be required to double the power of Canada's electricity grid by 2050. Torys LLP
• [New] The association called for high-level talks between Bangladesh and the UAE to restore the opportunity for Bangladeshi workers to change employers internally, a facility they said has been unavailable for nearly 12 years. The Daily Star
• [New] The flexible multi-year funding will enable UNHCR and its partners to continue essential services across the Rohingya camps, including protection activities, skills development programmes and disaster risk reduction initiatives for Rohingyas living in fragile and disaster-prone areas. BSS
• [New] As labour negotiations across West Coast ports incorporate automation transition frameworks, federal and port-authority co-investment will sustain procurement momentum through the forecast period. Persistence Market Research
• [New] NTU and the Singapore University of Social Sciences said in August that they will stop deploying detection tools to flag for AI misuse in students' work. The Straits Times
• [New] At least 777 foreigners are missing, with Nepal's disaster agency on Friday reporting 517 foreigners unaccounted for - which could include tourists and foreign workers - and Chinese officials putting the number of foreigners missing at 260. The Guardian
• [New] SAF could contribute more than 13 billion euros to GDP and 250,000 jobs by 2050. / Spain Moeve Global
• [New] A share of nearly 67.4% is expected to be held by the U.S. in 2026 in North America, as farmers are now using digital technologies to address labour shortages, rising input costs, and climate-related risks. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Workers are experiencing anxiety, sleep disruption, lack of motivation and strained relationships. theHRDIRECTOR
• [New] Governments will work on fuel certification, verification and reporting, zero and near-zero fuel incentives and governance of the proposed IMO Net-Zero Fund. gCaptain
• [New] Although job losses attributed to AI represent a small share of the overall U.S. workforce, Americans of all age groups are more likely to view AI as a force that will take away jobs, not create them. Ipsos
• [New] With an ageing workforce - nearly a quarter of insurance professionals are expected to retire by 2028 - knowledge transfer and succession training have become urgent priorities. Arythmatic
• [New] Technological Limitations & Talent Gaps - Outdated systems hinder real-time monitoring, and there's a global shortage of finance professionals who can actually work with AI-powered risk tools. Miles Education
• [New] Just this month, the Vietnamese government approved a national program for AI skill development through 2030, with a vision to 2035. Fintech Singapore
• [New] By 2027, hospitals and healthcare systems are expected to move beyond simply adopting individual technologies and instead build connected, intelligent environments where infrastructure, clinical systems, staff, patients, and data work together. BMA

Last updated: 14 September 2026