Labor Market Programs
Labor market programs support the development of job-relevant skills and workers' retraining, particularly the low-skilled and marginalized. They also facilitate employment. Key sectors that may serve as entry points for promoting and expanding labor market programs include education and infrastructure (energy, information and communication technology, water, and transport).
Labor market programs may include:
- Active labor market policies and programs (pre-employment training, skills development and upgrading, public works, matching supply and demand for labor)
- Passive labor market policies and programs (compliance with core labor standards, job security provisions, improving working conditions)
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Gender Differences in Access to Health Care Among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia
This paper examines gender among other factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs based on data from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. -
Returning Migrants in the People’s Republic of China Challenges and Perspectives—Evidence from Chongqing
This working paper examines the push and pull factors that shape return migration in the People’s Republic of China, drawing on research findings in Dianjiang County of Chongqing Municipality. -
Boosting Mongolia’s Long-Term Economic Growth through More Equal Labor Force Participation between Men and Women
This Observations and Suggestions note provides recommendations to boost female labor force participation in Mongolia. -
Exploring the Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This brief provides insights and recommendations to help bridge gender gaps prevalent in unpaid care work in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). -
Paid Sick Leave as a Tool for COVID-19 Control
This brief sets out how paid sick leave can play an important and cost-effective role in containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and protecting workers from loss of income due to sickness. -
Strengthening Support for Labor Migration in Tajikistan: Assessment and Recommendations
This publication reviews the state of international migration out of Tajikistan and proposes programs and services to further strengthen support for migrant workers, including those affected by the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). -
COVID-19 Is No Excuse to Regress on Gender Equality
This brief provides recommendations for gender-responsive policies and sector-specific strategies in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to help preserve hard-won gains for women. -
Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs: Key Issues, Concerns, and Prospects
This book contains a compilation of articles covering diverse perspectives on the dramatic evolution of work in Asia and the Pacific as well as the implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on skills and workforce development. -
Valuing Unpaid Care Work in Bhutan
This paper estimates the value of unpaid care work in Bhutan. It finds that, as in other countries, women spend more than twice as much time as men performing unpaid care work regardless of their income, age, residency, and household size. -
Employment and Skills Strategies in Indonesia
This joint OECD-ADB report discusses strategies to improve education, training, and labor outcomes in Indonesia in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).