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The blue-collar jobs revival: The skills the world needs now

AI and tech transformations are upending the traditional hierarchies and status of the work world. The massive investments being made in infrastructure, particularly for the digital future, have created a huge demand for skilled tradespeople.


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FT Channels, a partnership destination that combines impactful and enriching multimedia content to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Each vertical brings expert insights from the Financial Times and our Partners into the most pressing issues of our time.


Working It is the FT's workplace video channel. It offers expert analysis and key takeaways to help leaders and managers make sense of the big news stories and trends shaping the world of work. This FT channel series has been produced by independent reporting from Financial Times journalists