Documentos e informes

Adaptive Social Protection Agenda : Lessons from Responses to COVID-19 Shock (Inglés)

The paper examines the social protection response to the COVID-19 pandemic across 76 emerging and developing economies (EDEs) to identify lessons on how to make these systems more resilient against risks...

Optimizing Labor Market Programs and Strengthening Delivery Systems for Impact and Scale (Inglés)

This paper examines the design and implementation of labor market (LM) programs to address employment challenges across diverse economic contexts. LM programs are critical in enhancing employment opportunities...

Nota De Buenas Prácticas Para el Sector Privado : Atendiendo los Riesgos de Represalias Contra los Grupos de Interés del Proyecto (Español)

En muchos contextos alrededor del mundo, la reducción del espacio cívico, la represión contra manifestantes pacíficos, las barreras a la libertad de asociación y las situaciones de fragilidad y conflicto...

Service Integration and Case Management for People on the Move : A Review of Selected International Practices (Inglés)

This study examines service integration and case management practices for economic migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and returnees, focusing on examples from seven countries. It analyzes these interventions...

Philippines Monthly Economic Developments (February 2025) (Inglés)

Manufacturing returned to growth in December after weak external demand and extreme weather events reduced production in previous months. Firms consequently maintained positive production prospects on...

Making Labor Markets Work for the Youth : Guiding Principles (Inglés)

This document collection focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to youth employment. It highlights the growing number of young people entering the workforce globally, emphasizing the need...

Regulating Markets So More People Find Better Jobs (Inglés)

This paper proposes a dynamic regulatory framework that adapts to the evolving structural transformation of economies across sectoral, spatial, occupational, and organizational dimensions. It highlights...

Caractériser Les Candidats a des Emplois Non Qualifiés dans la Construction D’infrastructures de Transport : Exploitation de Données de Situation de Référence a Dakar (Sénégal) (Francés)

La croissance démographique rapide et l’urbanisation imposent des exigences considérables aux infrastructures des pays africains. Avec cela, des investissements majeurs dans les infrastructures publiques...

Characterizing Applicants for Low-Skill Jobs in the Construction of Transport Infrastructure Leveraging Baseline Data Collected in Dakar, Senegal (Inglés)

Rapid population growth and urbanization place substantial demands on the infrastructure in African countries. With this, major investments in public infrastructure, including transport, telecommunications...

How Do Migrants Fare in Africa’s Urban Labor Markets ? (Inglés)

Africa’s urban population is on the rise, and it is often feared that migrants are a direct source of urban underdevelopment under the premise that they are poorly integrated into urban labor markets...

Making Labor Markets Work for the Youth : An Approach Paper (Inglés)

Hundreds of millions of young people in the Global South face uncertain futures due to poor access to quality education, inadequate skills, and limited employment opportunities. By 2033, the Global South...

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Second Health Sectors Programmatic Development Policy Loan Program (Inglés)

This program document proposes a Second Health Sectors Development Policy Loan (DPL) operation totaling US75 million dollars equivalent for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which forms an integral part of...

Republique du Congo - Projet Régional d'Amélioration des Corridors en Afrique centrale : Mission d’appui à la Mise en Oœuvre - 18 au 22 Novembre 2024 (Francés)

Technology and the Future of Work : Global Trends and Policy Directions for Technological Change in the Labor Market (Inglés)

The world of work is facing one of the most significant technological transformations since industrialization. Throughout history, technological developments have transformed the economy and shaped jobs...

The Gig Economy and the Future of Work : Global Trends and Policy Directions for Non-Standard Forms of Employment (Inglés)

Gig Work, a term coined around 1915 and more recently popularized by platform work, describes the exchange of labor for money on a short-term and payment-by-task basis. At present, gig work, flexi-work...

Migration, Automation, and the Malaysian Labor Market (Inglés)

This paper aims to strengthen the evidence base on the employment of migrant workers, the employment of Malaysian workers, and the automatability of tasks performed within occupations in Malaysia. It provides...

Migration, Automation, and the Malaysian Labor Market : A Summary of Findings (Inglés)

This paper aims to strengthen the evidence base on the employment of migrant workers, the employment of Malaysian workers, and the automatability of tasks performed within occupations in Malaysia. It provides...

Namibia Poverty and Equity Brief : October 2024 (Inglés)

Strong economic growth, improvements in labor incomes and in educational attainment, and the expansion of social protection programs helped significantly reduce Namibia’s poverty rate between 2003-04 and...

Georgia Poverty and Equity Brief : October 2024 (Inglés)

Poverty is on a declining trend in Georgia, buoyed by recent robust economic growth and labor market improvements. Between 2016 and 2022, the poverty rate, measured by the international poverty line (below...

Guatemala Poverty and Equity Brief : October 2024 (Inglés)

The stagnation of poverty incidence (and the rise in inequality) occurred despite moderate economic growth, which averaged 3.5 percent over the past decade. This is partly due to barriers in the labor...