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    Trade and Supply Chains 29 January 2020

    Work, Workers and Employment Relationships in a World of Value Chains

    The restructuring of trade into Global Value Chains has had a significant impact on labor markets. Research suggests that today, one in five jobs is related to global supply chains. Now that such fragmented, dispersed and complex patterns of trade through supply and value chains are apparent, there is a need to better understand how these impact the world of work. How do we actively shape this evolution to create inclusive economies where more people benefit from an expanding economic pie?

    by Sabina Dewan
    Perspective
    Technology 27 November 2019

    It’s Time to Include Workers in Internet Governance

    As the Internet Governance Forum meets in Berlin, Dr. Bama Athreya argues that workers must have a seat at the table.

    by Bama Athreya
    Report
    Welfare and Rights 4 September 2019

    The Jobs Imperative: Improving Employment Outcomes for India’s Youth

    We are introducing the freshest findings from our ongoing study supported by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. We will keep you posted on the next set of data coming in soon. Here is the first round of insights

    Report
    Others 4 June 2019

    A Clarion Call For Just Jobs: Addressing the Nation’s Employment Crisis

    As part of Centre for Policy Research’s ‘Policy Challenges-2019-2024: The Big Questions for the New Government and Possible Pathways’, Sabina Dewan, President and Executive Director of JustJobs Network and Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research writes a piece on addressing India’s employment crisis.

    by Sabina Dewan
    Report
    Migration 9 December 2018

    New Arrivals, New Opportunities: Tailoring Labor Market Policies to New Challenges in Sweden

    Sweden’s active labour market policies, an important pillar in its economic model, are being challenged by the evolving skills landscape and changing migration patterns. This report explores workforce changes and suggests steps for government and organisations to adapt.

    by Joel Hellstrand
    Report
    Migration 9 December 2018

    People on the Move: Advancing the Discourse on Migration & Jobs

    JJN released its signature volume for 2018, People on the Move: Advancing the Discourse on Migration & Jobs, which brings together insights from multiple countries and contexts.

    Report
    Migration 9 December 2018

    Policy Implications for a Mobile Workforce: Transport Costs as a Barrier to Employment

    This case study of South Africa explores the mismatch between residential location and economic opportunities as an important factor in determining workers’ economic participation and unemployment rates.

    by Shaista Amod et al.
    Report
    Migration 9 December 2018

    Chances for Young Refugees: On Access to Vocational Training and the Dynamics of Labor Market Integration in Germany

    Over one million asylum seekers and refugees entered Germany in 2015 and 2016 combined. Integrating them into the economy through vocational training and access to the labor market – through just jobs and appropriate forms of vocational training – is imperative both to their own survival and to the economic welfare of Germany

    by Philip Anderson
    Report
    Migration 9 December 2018

    Women, Migration and Domestic Work in ASEAN: Serving “The Success Story”

    This report delves into the challenges faced by women migrant workers in the ASEAN region, particularly in domestic work. It analyses migratory trends, the challenges at different stages, and makes recommendations to strengthen the migration-development nexus.

    by Andreea R. Torre, Natalia Figge
    Report
    Migration 9 December 2018

    Internal Migration Among the Youth in East Nusa Tenggara: It’s Not Just About the Money

    This report examines trends in migration to identify stages in a migrant’s life in which capacity building programs could help cultivate skills that lead to productive livelihoods and create jobs in communities of origin.

    by Viesda Pithaloka