Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan

At the end of a long reform process, Bhutan adopted the labor and employment act of Bhutan on January 5, 2007. The act constitutes the first comprehensive labor market legislation adopted in Bhutan. As part of a wider reform of labor administration...

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Main Author:	Wangda, Pema
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BARGAINING CHILD LABOR CORE LABOR STANDARDS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYABLE SKILLS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT FORCED LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT HIRING HOURS OF WORK HUMAN RESOURCES JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR ADMINISTRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET LEGISLATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR POLICY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR STANDARDS LAYOFFS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORK ACCIDENTS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9880490/reforming-labor-administration-bhutan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10626

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spelling	okr-10986-106262021-04-23T14:02:51Z Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan Wangda, Pema BARGAINING CHILD LABOR CORE LABOR STANDARDS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYABLE SKILLS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT FORCED LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT HIRING HOURS OF WORK HUMAN RESOURCES JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR ADMINISTRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET LEGISLATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR POLICY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR STANDARDS LAYOFFS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORK ACCIDENTS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT At the end of a long reform process, Bhutan adopted the labor and employment act of Bhutan on January 5, 2007. The act constitutes the first comprehensive labor market legislation adopted in Bhutan. As part of a wider reform of labor administration policy, it is a major step in the modernization of the country's labor market. The new law mandates a certain minimum level of occupational health and safety standards and establishes a comprehensive inspection regime to enforce them. It also improves the bargaining position of workers vis-a-vis employers, allowing them for the first time to organize at the enterprise level. Moreover, the act achieves this without introducing rigidities that might hamper employment growth. The reform was essential to accommodate emerging social trends, such as growing rural-urban migration, the high rate of population growth, and the resulting increase in unemployment. The author aim is to channel the expanding labor force into the private sector, and the author therefore had to make employment in the private sector more desirable. The author expects these changes to encourage private sector development, stimulate entrepreneurship, and lead to more job creation. 2012-08-13T12:27:53Z 2012-08-13T12:27:53Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9880490/reforming-labor-administration-bhutan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10626 English IFC Smart Lessons Brief CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research South Asia Bhutan
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topic	BARGAINING CHILD LABOR CORE LABOR STANDARDS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYABLE SKILLS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT FORCED LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT HIRING HOURS OF WORK HUMAN RESOURCES JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR ADMINISTRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET LEGISLATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR POLICY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR STANDARDS LAYOFFS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORK ACCIDENTS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle	BARGAINING CHILD LABOR CORE LABOR STANDARDS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYABLE SKILLS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT FORCED LABOR FOREIGN WORKERS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT HIRING HOURS OF WORK HUMAN RESOURCES JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR ADMINISTRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET LEGISLATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR POLICY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR STANDARDS LAYOFFS MINIMUM WAGE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORK ACCIDENTS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Wangda, Pema Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan
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description	At the end of a long reform process, Bhutan adopted the labor and employment act of Bhutan on January 5, 2007. The act constitutes the first comprehensive labor market legislation adopted in Bhutan. As part of a wider reform of labor administration policy, it is a major step in the modernization of the country's labor market. The new law mandates a certain minimum level of occupational health and safety standards and establishes a comprehensive inspection regime to enforce them. It also improves the bargaining position of workers vis-a-vis employers, allowing them for the first time to organize at the enterprise level. Moreover, the act achieves this without introducing rigidities that might hamper employment growth. The reform was essential to accommodate emerging social trends, such as growing rural-urban migration, the high rate of population growth, and the resulting increase in unemployment. The author aim is to channel the expanding labor force into the private sector, and the author therefore had to make employment in the private sector more desirable. The author expects these changes to encourage private sector development, stimulate entrepreneurship, and lead to more job creation.
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author	Wangda, Pema
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author_sort	Wangda, Pema
title	Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan
title_short	Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan
title_full	Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan
title_fullStr	Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed	Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9880490/reforming-labor-administration-bhutan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10626
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Reforming the Labor Administration in Bhutan

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