Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
This note provides practical solutions for addressing the labor-related barriers that impede Bhutan's private sector employment growth: (i) lack of workers with relevant experience and skills, (ii) restrictions on employing non-Bhutanese worke...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/778051511194551102/Practical-solutions-for-addressing-labor-related-barriers-to-Bhutans-private-employment-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28943 |
| Summary: | This note provides practical solutions
for addressing the labor-related barriers that impede
Bhutan's private sector employment growth: (i) lack of
workers with relevant experience and skills, (ii)
restrictions on employing non-Bhutanese workers, and (iii)
lack of interest among Bhutanese workers in private sector
employment opportunities (Enterprise Survey 2015). This note
draws on international experience from comparable settings
and identifies potential solutions: (a) improve the
population's work skills to better align with market
needs and to boost productivity; (b) balance local and
foreign employment; and (c) increase the attractiveness of
private sector jobs by extending critical benefits
(primarily pensions) to its workers. |
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