What is the pathway to higher productivity growth that is aligned with jobs and higher wages? Catherine L. Mann [Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] explores answers to this question with JustJobs Network.
JustJobs Network and International Development Research Centre facilitated conversations between Andrew North, former BBC correspondent for South Asia, and five Asian leaders on the future of Factory Asia.
Bama Athreya, Senior Specialist, USAID, points out ways in which the JustJobs Index contributes to the debate regarding the relevance of workers’ rights in the discussions of ‘job-rich’ growth.
India needs livelihood- and skills-building programs that will help young people realize both their aspirations and the need for a more skilled workforce.
What are Just Jobs?
by John Podesta and Sabina Dewan The global economy today is inexorably intertwined— sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. This fact was driven home anew to workers worldwide by the recent global financial crisis, the ensuing global economic slump, and the subsequent efforts by governments to recharge their economies. But facing political pressures to […]