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World Solve is a public institutional repository for identifying real unresolved problems across science, society, health, governance, economics, and local systems. Each entry is intended to be citable, inspectable, and actionable.
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open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Household and caregiving labor goes uncompensated, limiting economic autonomy. Social protection and shared-care norms can address this.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
unpaid
care
work
women
rarely
recognized
supported
household
caregiving
labor
society-governance
national
policy
have
Generational debt traps bind entire families to uncompensated labor in brick kilns and agriculture, enforced by informal moneylenders outside state oversight.
local-regional
asia
pakistan
labor
brick
kilns
haven
stopped
forced
debt-bonded
regional
rural
agricultural
society-governance
governance
economics-resources
systems
informal
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Trade deals can boost overall economic growth while still leaving specific groups of workers worse off, often in the same country. A consistent, fair way to support those workers remains politically unresolved.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
fair
way
trade
don
have
compensate
people
whose
jobs
eliminated
philosophy-ethics
whether
resolved
determine
agreed
haven
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Video calls in poorly lit rooms often still look grainy or dark despite software attempts to compensate, particularly on lower-end hardware. Better real-time image enhancement without expensive hardware remains an unresolved challenge.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
video
software
compensate
don
have
reliable
way
make
webcams
calling
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
resolved
agreed
mathematics-logic
