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  • Jobs Diagnostic for Bosnia and Herzegovina - Implications of Coal Transition (English)

    This report analyzes the possible impact of future coal mine closures on coal sector workers as well as workers in other economic sectors linked to the coal value chain and the implications for local labor...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 187907 Document Date: July 7, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferre,Celine,Oruc,Nermin,Pela,Kevwe Sylvester,Ruppert Bulmer,Elizabeth N.

  • Colombia Jobs Diagnostic : Structural Challenges for the Creation of More and Better Jobs (English)

    In mid-2020, the Government of Colombia launched a labor reform consultation process (Misión de Empleo) in response to a deterioration in pre-Covid19 employment indicators and changing economic and labor...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 166955 Document Date: May 5, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Carranza,Eliana,Wiseman,William David,Eberhard,Andreas,Cardenas Martinez,Ana Lucia

  • Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan (English)

    After years of conflict, there is an opportunity for peace in South Sudan, but an effective economic recovery process must underpin the political settlement. The aim of this work is to inform policy for...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 160368 Document Date: June 15, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Finn,Arden Jeremy,Von Der Goltz,Jan,Harborne,Bernard,Kpaka,Musa,Lolia,Zahia,Mawejje,Joseph,Piffaretti,Nadia Fernanda,Saidi,Mira,Sharma,Ambika,Mayai,Augustino Ting Morter,Williams,Melissa

  • Guatemala Jobs Diagnostic (English)

    Building back better’ has become a popular theme guiding the world’s post-Covid19 recovery efforts; in few middle-income countries this appears to be more pressing than in Guatemala. Over a decade of lackluster...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 157900 Document Date: April 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Eberhard-Ruiz,Andreas

  • Mozambique Jobs Diagnostic : Volume 2 - Jobs Strategy Policy Note (English)

    Mozambique is about to face two transformative opportunities for accelerating the pace of poverty reduction: the prospect of major resource inflows from the extraction of liquid natural gas (LNG) and other...

    Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 157853 Document Date: March 31, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lachler,Ulrich,Ricaldi,Federica

  • Mozambique Jobs Diagnostic : Volume 1 – Analytics (Portuguese)

    The report focuses on the challenge of Mozambique's jobs transition: how to accelerate the shift into higher value-added activities and better livelihoods. As Mozambique enters the next phase of the demographic...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 129408 Document Date: December 9, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lachler,Ulrich,Walker,David Ian

  • Just Coal Transition in Western Macedonia, Greece - Insights from the Labor Market (English)

    This report analyzes the consequences for the labor force of Western Macedonia’s (Greece) decarbonization as part of Europe’s new Green Deal. Already, the region records the highest unemployment rate of...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 154104 Document Date: October 31, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Christiaensen,Luc,Ferré,Céline

  • Nepal - Jobs Diagnostic (English)

    Nepal’s economy is gradually shifting from largely subsistence agriculture to more modern industry and services. Using data from labor force surveys, the 2018 Economic Census and a 2019 survey of SMEs...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 149832 Document Date: June 19, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ruppert Bulmer,Elizabeth N.,Shrestha,Ami,Marshalian,Michelle Lisa

  • Sri Lanka – Jobs Diagnostic (English)

    This report outlines 5 main policy channels for interventions to help the Sri Lankan economy modernize and move beyond yesterday’s labor-intensive strategies to more skill-intensive employment in competitive...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 149282 Document Date: June 4, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ruppert Bulmer,Elizabeth N.

  • Jobs Diagnostic : Honduras (Spanish)

    Improving jobs outcomes—especially for poor people—is at the center of Honduras' development agenda. This report shows how jobs are related to persistently high poverty and disappointing growth over the...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 145647 Document Date: February 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Michel Gutierrez,Veronica,Walker,David Ian

  • Pakistan Jobs Diagnostic : Promoting Access to Quality Jobs for All (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

    This multisectoral Jobs Diagnostic provides a comprehensive overview of Pakistan's job market, with the aim of informing key policy areas. It investigates a host of factors associated with labor outcomes...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 145951 Document Date: February 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cho,Yoonyoung,Majoka,Zaineb

  • Jobs Diagnostic : Honduras (English)

    Improving jobs outcomes—especially for poor people—is at the center of Honduras' development agenda. This report shows how jobs are related to persistently high poverty and disappointing growth over the...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 145647 Document Date: February 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Walker,David Ian,Michel Gutierrez,Veronica

  • Uganda : Jobs Strategy for Inclusive Growth (English)

    Trend growth in Uganda’s economy has not been fast enough to create enough jobs with higher earnings for one of the world’s fastest growing workforces. With almost three quarters of young people still...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 146414 Document Date: February 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Merotto,Dino Leonardo