pt. 1. Asia's macroeconomic setting and policy implications. Building a new model in developing Asia / by Sylvain Giguère and Aurelio Parisotto -- Economic recovery and labour market adjustment in developing Asia / by Aurelio Parisotto -- pt. 2. Job recovery and growth : the role of government...

Jobs-rich Growth in Asia discusses some of the most pressing issues that countries in Southeast Asia are facing in regard to boosting local employment and skills development while advancing social protection strategies in emerging, fast-growing labour markets. A joint OECD/ILO initiative, this...

Skills are key to a better job and a better life. Yet acquiring them is often most difficult for the people who need them most: those trapped in low-paid jobs with hard working conditions. Innovative experiments throughout OECD member countries show that barriers to skills acquisition can be...

Giving people better opportunities to participate actively in the labour market improves well-being. It also helps countries to cope with rapid population ageing by mobilising more fully each country’s potential labour resources. However, weak labour market attachment of some groups in society...