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  • Research in Action
    Development REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Sectoral development Labour markets Private sector development Gender

    Entrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle East

    Despite reforms, labour markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers. Women and educated youth are particularly vulnerable to high unemployment. However, data on entrepreneurship and the private enterprise sector in the region have been virtually non-existent.
    Published date
    Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 10:00
  • Research in Action
    Labour markets Poverty

    Influencing parliamentary debate on labour policy in Uruguay

    The IDRC-supported “Labour markets for inclusive growth” project, coordinated by the Centre for Distributive Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) at Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina, is generating rigorous and policy-relevant evidence on how labour markets and social protection work in Latin America — and what that means for growth and inclusion.
    Published date
    Monday, August 19, 2013 - 09:00
  • Research in Action
    Labour markets

    Finding decent jobs for Peru's youth

    There is an urgent need for solid research and policy guidance to tackle youth employment challenges in Latin America.
    Published date
    Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 00:00