ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/1
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Financing for development, Inclusive development, Inclusive development, Future of employment, Population dynamics & migration
Keywords: Arab countries, Employment, Government policy, Informal sector, Labour market, Unemployment, Youth
Active Labour Market Policies in Arab Countries
January 2012
Recent protests in the region have revealed the social and political costs of high unemployment, underemployment and informal labour, particularly among youth, and the need to develop and implement policies that can successfully enhance labour and socioeconomic opportunities for all. With the aim to inform and support public intervention in the labour markets, this review of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in Arab countries considers and analyses the experience of the region in developing and implementing such policies, and examines the options, opportunities and constraints for the development of inclusive and efficient ALMPs.
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, Population dynamics & migration
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Recent protests in the region have revealed the social and political costs of high unemployment, underemployment and informal labour, particularly among youth, and the need to develop and implement policies that can successfully enhance labour and socioeconomic opportunities for all. With the aim to inform and support public intervention in the labour markets, this review of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in Arab countries considers and analyses the experience of the region in developing and implementing such policies, and examines the options, opportunities and constraints for the development of inclusive and efficient ALMPs.
