Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth

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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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
LABOR MARKET
LABOR SKILLS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ICT
EDUCATION
ICT SKILLS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
FOREIGN WORKERS
PENSIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/778051511194551102/Practical-solutions-for-addressing-labor-related-barriers-to-Bhutans-private-employment-growth
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spelling okr-10986-289432021-05-25T10:54:40Z Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth World Bank Group LABOR MARKET LABOR SKILLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING ICT EDUCATION ICT SKILLS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOREIGN WORKERS PENSIONS 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. 2017-12-05T18:31:33Z 2017-12-05T18:31:33Z 2017-11-01 Policy Note 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 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bhutan
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topic LABOR MARKET
LABOR SKILLS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ICT
EDUCATION
ICT SKILLS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
FOREIGN WORKERS
PENSIONS
spellingShingle LABOR MARKET
LABOR SKILLS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ICT
EDUCATION
ICT SKILLS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
FOREIGN WORKERS
PENSIONS
World Bank Group
Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
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description 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.
format Policy Note
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
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title Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
title_short Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
title_full Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
title_fullStr Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
title_full_unstemmed Practical Solutions for Addressing Labor-Related Barriers to Bhutan's Private Employment Growth
title_sort practical solutions for addressing labor-related barriers to bhutan's private employment growth
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/778051511194551102/Practical-solutions-for-addressing-labor-related-barriers-to-Bhutans-private-employment-growth
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