"Off Message" presents Episode 9 of the new season of POLITICO's podcast"Global Translations": 

The pandemic sent shockwaves through a global labor market alreadyupended by digitization and the green energy transition. It left tens ofmillions jobless and amplified skills gaps. Even as we spent trillionskeeping the economy on life support, investment in the skills of thefuture has been scarce. So how do we get the right skills to the rightpeople, to get the economy motoring again? Hosts Ryan Heath and LuizaSavage speak with experts about these major labor disruptions.Ryan Heath is the host of "Global Translations". Luiza Savage is a host of "Global Translations".Saadia Zahidi is a managing director at the World Economic Forum.Marianne Wanamaker is a economics professor at the University ofTennessee and former chief domestic economist on the White House Councilof Economic Advisors.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO Audio. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO Audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

Check out Ryan Heath's article on how workers are struggling for skillssupport here: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/workers-are-struggling-for-skills-support-during-pandemic-455063And check out the other POLITICO newsletters: Global Translations:https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-translationsWeekly Shift (labor): https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-shiftTransition Playbook:https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook