Documents & Reports
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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update : Jobs and Technology - Overview (English)
East Asia and the Pacific, seen in the context of the world economy, stands out as a paragon of development. Despite the recent ravages of the pandemic and the persistent tensions of geopolitics, the region...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 194192 Document Date: October 18, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update : Jobs and Technology (English)
East Asia and the Pacific, seen in the context of the world economy, stands out as a paragon of development. Despite the recent ravages of the pandemic and the persistent tensions of geopolitics, the region...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 194192 Document Date: October 18, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Uganda - Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment Project : Stakeholder Engagement Framework (English)
The development objective of Investment for industrial transformation and employment project for Uganda is to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on private sector investment and employment and to support...
Document Type: Stakeholder Engagement Plan Report No.: 192655 Document Date: May 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Borrowing Agency
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Projeto Fronteira Digital (Portuguese)
Fronteira Digital (Project or Project Fronteira Digital) was the result of a partnership between International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, AVSI Brasil, the UN Refugee Agency...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 188209 Document Date: March 11, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Stories of Success : Lottus Education (English)
The document collection focuses on the success story of Lottus Education, a for-profit educational institution that has grown to become the third largest in its sector. The company's founder and CEO, Jesus...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 188245 Document Date: February 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Bangladesh - Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation Project : Transforming Higher Education (English)
Demand for higher education has been rising in Bangladesh. In recent years, the changing nature of work, along with technological acceleration, has increased the demand for high-level skills and technically...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 186679 Document Date: January 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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The Delivery of Employment Services in a Multi-Country Case Study Series: Australia (English)
Australia’s public employment service has recently changed its name from Jobactive (2015-2022) to Worforce Australia. This change comes along with a series of reforms that are still under implementation...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 186171 Document Date: December 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Working Without Borders - The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work : Chapter 3 - The Emergence of Local and Regional Platforms (English)
Online gig work poses both opportunities and challenges for governments and workers. On the upside, it offers prospects for income generation, especially in developing countries, where most people work...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 183258 Document Date: November 15, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Working Without Borders - The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work : Chapter 7 - Designing Programs : Tips for Operational Teams (English)
Online gig work poses both opportunities and challenges for governments and workers. On the upside, it offers prospects for income generation, especially in developing countries, where most people work...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 183258 Document Date: November 15, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Togo : Economic Inclusion of Youth and Women into High Potential Value Chains (English)
Good quality jobs are key to accelerating poverty reduction and strengthening social cohesion in Togo. While Togo has made significant progress in creating more good quality jobs, with robust growth performance...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 185666 Document Date: November 7, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kroll,Guillaume
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From Connectivity to Opportunity - Leveraging Regional Corridors to Support Growth and Development in Guinea (English)
The objectives of this study are to (1) assess the impact of regional and internal connectivity on jobs and access to services and (2) to provide recommendations for policy reforms and investments. This...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 185614 Document Date: November 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Job Training and Job Search Assistance Policies in Developing Countries (English)
Governments around the developing world face pressure to intervene actively to help jobseekers find employment. Two of the most common policies used are job training, based on the idea that many of those...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10576 Document Date: September 28, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Carranza,Eliana,Mckenzie,David J.
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Jobs Diagnostic for Togo - Confronting Challenges and Creating Opportunities for More Good Quality Jobs for All (English)
Togo, a small country with a young and growing population, must look to the development of more and better jobs to recover from recent shocks, accelerate poverty reduction and enhance social cohesion...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 184402 Document Date: August 5, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Karlen,Raphaela Beatrice,Rother,Friederike Uta
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Diagnostic Emploi Togo - Relever les Défis et Créer des Opportunités pour plus d’Emplois de Qualité pour Tous (French)
Le Togo, un petit pays avec une population jeune et croissante, doit se tourner vers le développement d’emplois plus nombreux et de meilleure qualité pour se remettre des chocs récents, accélérer la réduction...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 184402 Document Date: August 4, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Karlen,Raphaela Beatrice,Rother,Friederike Uta
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Piloting a Machine Learning-Based Job-Matching Algorithm : Summary of Results from Pomerania (English)
The objective of this note is to present and discuss the findings of piloting a task-based job matching tool developed by the World Bank and implemented in partnership with the Regional Labor Office of...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 185722 Document Date: August 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Honorati,Maddalena,Ferre,Celine,Gajderowicz,Tomasz Janusz
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Mongolia - Employment Support Project (English)
Ratings for the Employment Support Project for Mongolia were as follows: the outcome was satisfactory, bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial. Some lessons...
Document Type: Implementation Completion and Results Report Report No.: ICR6343 Document Date: June 29, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from July 1 to December 30, 2022 (English)
The Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project aims to enhance the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and Turkish citizens...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 197374 Document Date: April 6, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mirey Ovadiya,Sirma Demir Seker,Efsan Nas Ozen,Berfu Copur
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Review of Statistical Profiling (English)
Document Type: Report Report No.: 187143 Document Date: December 31, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Duell,Nicola Helene,Fostier De Moraes,Gael
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Jordan - Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project : Environmental Assessment (Vol. 2) : Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Al Sarhan Entertainment Village – Innovation Fund Sub-project (English)
The development objective of the Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project for Jordan is to support Jordanian municipalities affected by the influx of Syrian refugees in delivering services and...
Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: SFG5632 Document Date: November 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Borrowing Agency
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Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from January 1 to June 30, 2022 - Annex (English)
The Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project aims to enhance the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and Turkish citizens...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 197373 Document Date: September 29, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank