To adequately prepare the labor force for the green economy, policy makers and workers require a detailed understanding of the nature of green jobs. This study profiles green jobs in the South African...
South Africa's economic growth and development agenda and to present a harmonized approach for investing in priority areas for human capital formation. The policy note first presents an in-depth diagnostic...
South Africa's economic growth and development agenda and to present a harmonized approach for investing in priority areas for human capital formation. The policy note first presents an in-depth diagnostic...
Gisela is among the large and diverse group of informal sector workers in urban Liberia who lack social protection coverage, have little interaction with formal financial institutions, and depend on informal...
The COVID-19 response in many Sub-Saharan African countries included the rapid deployment of social protection programs leveraging digital systems to counteract the income losses that were disproportionately...
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that the urban poor are often uncovered by social protection systems yet incredibly vulnerable to shocks. The urban sector is growing, with HHEs being the largest employer...
The slide deck report presents a narrative on the urban informal sector in SSA and outlines five intervention areas that can help jobseekers become productively engaged in the informal sector, the urban...
Gender equality has long been central to the World Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. More recently, women’s and girls’ empowerment (WGE)...
This report includes: the main drivers of job growth are under-performing at the firm level, vulnerability level, macroeconomic level, worker level, and policy level; and to solve the youth employment...
Angola is at a critical juncture and a multi-sectoral strategy is needed to stimulate job creation that will help build the economy and future prospects for young Angolans, while more deeply engaging youth...
Angola está num momento crítico e que é necessária uma estratégia multissectorial para estimular a criação de emprego que ajude a construir a economia e as perspectivas futuras para os jovens angolanos...
Liberian women make significant economic contributions yet are constrained from contributing even more due to their exclusion from productive opportunities. This study develops a macrosimulation model...
Advancing gender equality by strengthening women’s empowerment is essential for improving development outcomes in Liberia. This report draws on existing literature and data review, as well as new qualitative...
This paper highlights women’s and girls’ empowerment (WGE) interventions from social protection and jobs (SPJ) lending operations for easier and more effective project design and implementation. Based...
While the impact of COVID-19 on Sub-Saharan African labor markets is well documented, there is suggestive evidence that urban households may have fared particularly poorly. This paper uses data from high-frequency...
Angola está num momento crítico e que é necessária uma estratégia multissectorial para estimular a criação de emprego que ajude a construir a economia e as perspectivas futuras para os jovens angolanos...
Angola is at a critical juncture and a multi-sectoral strategy is needed to stimulate job creation that will help build the economy and future prospects for young Angolans, while more deeply engaging youth...
South Africa has among the deepest and most persistent unemployment rates in the world. Twenty years of research concludes that South Africa’s labor regulations likely play a small role in explaining unemployment...
The President of South Africa has identified youth unemployment as the biggest problem facing the country. Active labor market programs (ALMPs) aim to promote labor-market entry and access to better employment...
Angola has significant human capital deficiencies, with women fairing particularly poorly. However, gender disparities go beyond differences in human capital accumulation and labor market success, also...