Photo: Masaru Goto / World Bank Raian Divanbeigi, Werner Kornexl, Maho Hatayama Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains-Tonle Sap landscape draws tourists from around the world and generates forest products such as rattan, resin, bamboo, and cardamon that can provide sustainable jobs and income for local communities. By investing in this protected area, the World Bank’s Cambodia…
Photo: Scott Wallace / World Bank Raian Divanbeigi, Yiruo Li, Jiang Ru, Suiko Yoshijima Bricks help build Bangladesh’s growing economy, employing about 1.2 million workers and providing essential livelihoods to vulnerable populations such as the illiterate, poor, and migrants. But the sector also contributes to rising air pollution due to the traditional and outdated…
Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank Authors: Mansur Ahmed, Raian Divanbeigi, and FNU Jonaed Bangladesh’s livestock sector provides vital opportunities for people in rural areas, women, youth, and vulnerable groups. The sector employs a significant number of Bangladeshis, accounting for 14.5 percent of overall employment and over one-third of agricultural employment. An even stronger…
Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank Patricia Bernedo, Vismay Parikh, Elena Glinskaya How can micro and small enterprises best invest in people’s skills and create jobs? And how can we measure the impact of support to these enterprises? The World Bank’s Ghana Jobs and Skills project – with assistance from the Jobs Group’s Jobs Multi-Donor Umbrella Trust…
Photo: Peter Kapuscinski / World Bank Authors: Tatiana Segal, Raian Divanbeigi, Anita Okemini, Yiruo Li Tajikistan is one of the least developed countries in Central Asia, with constraints to its development including fragility, conflict, and violence. Employment in Tajikistan is low, particularly for youth, women, and returning migrants. More than one in three young Tajiks…
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…
Photo: Li Wenyong / World Bank Authors: Jana Kuhnt and Kirsten Schuettler Displaced people face many challenges when integrating into the labor market in their host communities. They are also more likely than the host population to be employed in sectors that are highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as manufacturing, accommodation, and food services. And …
Photo credit: Scott Wallace / World Bank Authors: Kevin Donovan, Will Jianyu Lu, and Todd Schoellman Economic development requires the reallocation of workers to more productive occupations, sectors, and regions. As such, evidence on labor market dynamics is critical for understanding whether labor markets are enabling the necessary movements of workers. In our recent…
Photo credit: World Bank / Ousmane Traore Authors: Girum Abebe and Christina Wieser To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affects businesses in Ethiopia, the World Bank, in collaboration with the Job Creation Commission (JCC), has implemented a high-frequency phone survey of firms in the capital city of Addis Ababa. Using results from the phone…
Authors: Girum Abebe and Christina Wieser Beyond public health concerns and chilling epidemiological outcomes, the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unprecedented. According to the World Bank, for example, Africa will likely face recession for the first time in 25 years and the ILO estimates that . A sharp drop in…