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This report sheds light on the extent to which earnings mobility and inequality of opportunity in access to the labor market have contributed to the increase in earnings inequality in Mauritius. Among the most important concerns about rising inequality is a situation where people become trapped...
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Government of Indonesia in strengthening its labor market information system (LMIS). The OVO presents the results of one of four …
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The current downturn in commodity prices provides an opportunity for Indonesia to shift away from its dependence on … commodity-driven growth towards higher value-added activities in manufacturing and services. However, Indonesia faces both … agreements, especially the TPP, but also from structurally lower global trade growth. In addition, Indonesia's manufacturing …
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Indonesia has one of the highest rates of cigarette consumption in the world. Tobacco use heavily burdens population …-recommended levels (at least 70 percent of retail price) and streamlining its tobacco excise tax structure, Indonesia can rapidly cut … smoking rates, save many lives, and boost government revenue. Such policies would contribute to realizing Indonesia …
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, to explore the employment conditions and livelihoods of tobacco and clove farmers and kretek rollers in Indonesia. This … cigarette tax reforms in Indonesia in recent years and discusses the government of Indonesia's plans for reforming the cigarette … tax structure. Section four discusses the employment trends in the tobacco industry in Indonesia, analyzes workers …
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Indonesia has been an independent nation for only 70 years, yet it has already reached middle-income status and aims to … international standards to inform Indonesia's current practices and catalyze policy discussions on how to improve its WfD system …. The results summarized below provide a baseline for understanding the current status of the WfD system in Indonesia, as …
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Human capital development is at the top of Indonesia's economic development agenda. The National Long-Term Development … goals to be achieved by 2025. As part of this push, the government of Indonesia has taken several steps to build a skilled … of an online job-matching platform. Chapter two discusses the current state of Indonesia's AyoKitaKerja, which is the …
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The objective of this report is to inform the government's policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note two examines internal migration in Rwanda, which is a recent phenomenon and remains fairly limited, with less than 10...
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Across the world, governments use minimum wages, employment protection legislation, and other labor regulations that define the legal boundaries of employment to manage potential labor market imperfections. These imperfections include information asymmetry, uneven market power between employers...
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