Opportunities for Youth and Women’s Participation in Ghana’s Labor-Intensive Public Works Program (2021)
Gender, Youth, Economic Inclusion
Improving Smallholders’ Jobs through Agribusiness Linkages: Findings of the Mozambique Agricultural Aggregator Pilot (MAAP)
The Mozambique Agricultural Aggregator Pilot (MAAP) research program investigated how jobs and earnings changed when seven different commercial aggregators worked with contracted growers in farm-based value chains in Mozambique in the period 2017-20. The study covered a range of crops and animal products including: cotton, sugar, maize, chickens, sesame and goats. It measured changes in…
#29 Reimagining youth skills development for an inclusive recovery
Photo: World Bank Authors: Victoria Levin and Michael Weber Youth aged 15-24 make up 1.2 billion people in the world and it is projected to increase to 1.3 billion by 2030, with some countries and regions experiencing rapid growth, or so-called “youth bulges.” More than one million young people enter the labor market each month in India and in sub-Saharan Africa.…
Study of the Biscate Jobs Platform in Mozambique World Bank – Let’s Work Program Mozambique
Study of the Biscate Jobs Platform in Mozambique World Bank – Let’s Work Program Mozambique
#28 Six months after the COVID-19 outbreak: How did workers in four African countries fare?
Photo: World Bank Authors: Ivette Maria Contreras-González, Gbemisola Oseni, Amparo Palacios-Lopez, Janneke Pieters and Michael Weber Labor markets continue to be a key transmission channel of the economic impact of COVID-19. As a result, tracking the trends in labor markets is paramount to gaining a better understanding of the economic impacts of the pandemic. Proper…
#27 Why did some countries’ workforces fare better than others in the early pandemic?
Photo: World Bank Authors: Johanne Buba, Hannah Uckat, Leonardo Iacovone, Denis Medvedev The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the global economy, with world output falling by 3.5 percent year-on-year in 2020. Despite these large output losses, surveys from more than 60 countries conducted by the World Bank and partners between April and December 2020…
Dominican Republic – Jobs Diagnostic
Labor Demand
#26 Managing Active Labor Market Policies Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis
Photo Credit: Dana Smillie / World Bank Author: Federica Saliola Active labor market programs (ALMPs) have continued to expand during the COVID-19 crisis. As activity in many industries is starting to pick up again, there is a renewed interest in ALMPs, particularly on how they can be better aligned with the changing nature of work…