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    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
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    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
    Perspective
    Income and Wages 29 November 2018

    Working Together for Minimum Wage Setting: Evidence From Myanmar

    From the recent experience in Myanmar, Adithya B. Kumar from CESD and Tanja Matheis from JJN, discuss the process of reaching consensus on minimum wage rates and how research organizations can help to facilitate fact-based decision making among stakeholders.

    by Adithya B. Kumar, Tanja Matheis
    Report
    Urbanization 1 May 2018

    Boosting Urban Job Creation Beyond Lusaka: How to Catalyze Balanced, Job-Rich Urbanization in Zambia

    Despite the impressive, sustained rates of economic growth that Zambia has achieved since the start of the 21st century, and its relatively swift recovery from an economic downturn in 2015, the country’s ongoing structural transformation and urbanization processes are yielding highly uneven results.

    by Gregory Randolph
    Perspective
    Trade and Supply Chains 15 March 2018

    Aging Workers in Thailand’s Electronics Sector: A Perspective of Assembly Line Work

    Retirement in your 40s doesn't sound attractive when you don't have sufficient retirement benefits to meet your basic needs. This is a stark reality confronting many factory workers in Thailand.

    by Jidapa Meepien, Tanja Matheis
    Perspective
    Entrepreneurship 7 February 2018

    Factory Workers Turned Entrepreneurs

    To what extent do young people aspire to life-long industrial jobs, independent of pay or working conditions? And what work do they do once they've left the factory?

    by Gregory Randolph
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    Education and Skills 1 December 2017

    From Education to Employability: A Case Study on Bangladesh

    This study locates the gap between education and employability in Bangladesh, and offers recommendations to improve outcomes and foster inclusive economic growth.

    by Sabina Dewan, Urmila Sarkar
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    Education and Skills 1 December 2017

    From Education to Employability: Preparing South Asian Youth for the World of Work

    While South Asia’s large and rapidly growing youth population offers the promise of a more productive economy, concerns about the ability of education and skills training to adequately prepare youth for the job market are dampening the optimism.

    by Sabina Dewan, Urmila Sarkar
    Perspective
    Trade and Supply Chains 15 August 2017

    Inclusive Industrialization: A Balanced View on Supply Chains in Vietnam

    The impact of foreign investment and global value chain integration on Vietnam's local economy must be evaluated from a balanced standpoint.

    by Nguyen Thang, Tanja Matheis