4 posts tagged with #displacement
ICESCR Article 12 recognizes the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. In the United States, health coverage depends primarily on employment. AI displacement breaks the employment relationship — and with it, access to the healthcare system. The U.S. has no international accountability mechanism for the resulting gap.
ICESCR Article 11 recognizes the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living — food, clothing, housing, and the continuous improvement of living conditions. AI displacement accelerates income volatility in ways that directly undermine each of these. The U.S. has no international accountability mechanism for the resulting gap.
ICESCR Article 10 recognizes the family as the fundamental unit of society and requires states to guarantee maternity protections and shield young workers from exploitation. As AI displacement routes workers into gig arrangements that strip both protections, the U.S. has no international accountability mechanism for the resulting gap.
ICESCR Article 9 establishes social security — including unemployment coverage — as a human right for everyone. As AI displacement accelerates, the workers most exposed often work as independent contractors and gig workers who fall outside the U.S. unemployment system. The U.S. has no international accountability mechanism for this gap.