In many contexts around the world, shrinking civic space, crackdowns on peaceful protesters, barriers to freedom of association, and situations of fragility and conflict are creating heightened risks for...
Since 2001, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) has joined with workers, employers and government to improve working conditions and to boost the competitiveness of the garment industry. The vision of partners...
Since 2001, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) has joined with workers, employers and government to improve working conditions and to boost the competitiveness of the garment industry. The vision of partners...
Nonfinancial defined contribution (NDC) schemes offer governments desirable properties in terms of efficiency, fairness, and financial sustainability and an opportunity to deflect the blame for pension...
Promoting early labor market success of workers has increasingly become an important economic and social development aim internationally, as exemplified by the 2030 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development...
Romania inherited a disastrous child protection system from the Communist regime. Between 1945 and 1989 the state developed a network of large institutions, and poor families were encouraged to give their...
This is the second and final Progress Report to the Board of Executive Directors (the Board) on the implementation of actions undertaken by Management (as presented in the Management Response) to address...
The paper reports on work values in Europe. At the country level we find that job satisfaction is related to lower working hours, higher well-being, and a higher GDP per capita. Moving to the micro level...
The Arbitration Council is a body established to resolve collective labor disputes. At present over 90% of these disputes are from the garment industry, and over 1,900 cases have been heard. This Learning...
The Country Opinion Survey in Ghana assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Ghana perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from...
This is the fifth note in a six-part series discussing whether the social accountability field is already primed with the knowledge and capabilities to design, implement, fund, and learn from strategic...
The Country Opinion Survey in Turkey assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Turkey perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from...
The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in Pakistan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Pakistan perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...
The Country Opinion Survey for FY2013 in Cameroon assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Cameroon perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...
The Country Opinion Survey for FY2013 in Nigeria assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Nigeria perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...