Republic of Tunisia : Employment Strategy, Volume 1. Main Report
In spite of the Government's commitment to social development, with employment resting at the heart of Tunisia's Tenth Development Plan, the recent economic slowdown however, hampers expectations on meeting the employment goals of the Pla...
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ALM CLIMATE COST OF CAPITAL DISCUSSIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ENTERPRISES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIRING HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INSURANCE INTENSIVE GROWTH INTERVENTION JOB CREATION JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAYOFFS LEGISLATION MIGRATION NEW ENTRANTS OCCUPATION POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROMOTION PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL WAGES REGULATORY SYSTEMS SAFETY SERVICE INDUSTRIES SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF STATE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT SKILLS REFORM POLICY REFORM IMPLEMENTATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET NEXUS SKILLS INVESTMENT POLICY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CAPITAL UTILIZATION LABOR ABSORPTION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET POLICY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT ROLE |
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ALM CLIMATE COST OF CAPITAL DISCUSSIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ENTERPRISES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIRING HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INSURANCE INTENSIVE GROWTH INTERVENTION JOB CREATION JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAYOFFS LEGISLATION MIGRATION NEW ENTRANTS OCCUPATION POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROMOTION PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL WAGES REGULATORY SYSTEMS SAFETY SERVICE INDUSTRIES SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF STATE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT SKILLS REFORM POLICY REFORM IMPLEMENTATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET NEXUS SKILLS INVESTMENT POLICY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CAPITAL UTILIZATION LABOR ABSORPTION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET POLICY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT ROLE World Bank Republic of Tunisia : Employment Strategy, Volume 1. Main Report |
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In spite of the Government's
commitment to social development, with employment resting at
the heart of Tunisia's Tenth Development Plan, the
recent economic slowdown however, hampers expectations on
meeting the employment goals of the Plan. Output growth
would have to increase significantly in light of unchanged
employment elasticity, to create enough jobs to absorb the
increasing labor force. However, the Tunisian private sector
has not played a dynamic role in terms of job creation:
small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), are mainly
concentrated in the traditional manufacturing sectors, with
low value-added; enterprise restructuring has not occurred,
mainly due to an economic growth that has not led to enough
reallocation of resources, despite the unexploited
productivity gains in respect to reallocation of labor to
high productivity sector; and, the high unemployment rates
among educated youth, reflect gaps between skills in demand
by employers, and skills offered by job seekers. Within this
context, this report proposes broad policy options to help
improve the country's employment strategy over the
medium term. Several reforms - liberalization of the product
markets, improvement of investment climate, and reforms in
education and vocational training - have been implemented to
improve labor market performance. The overall employment
strategy needs to be based on the fundamentals of sound
economic policies that promote competitive product markets,
and private-sector-led growth, particularly in service
industries. This will require an investment climate, and a
favorable business environment, particularly for SME
development, to promote both employment and productivity
growth in high value-added sectors. Notwithstanding,
investment policies should provide a better balance between
utilization of capital and labor. And, regardless of its
engagement to investments in human resources, Tunisia should
ensure that ongoing reforms in education, and vocational
training focus on market needs. Finally, labor market
regulations and institutions need to be flexible, so as to
adjust to changes in business conditions. This approach
requires a more effective social protection system, through
efficient active labor market programs and, perhaps, through
income support for laid-off workers. |
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Republic of Tunisia : Employment Strategy, Volume 1. Main Report |
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okr-10986-156532021-04-23T14:03:18Z Republic of Tunisia : Employment Strategy, Volume 1. Main Report World Bank ALM CLIMATE COST OF CAPITAL DISCUSSIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ENTERPRISES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIRING HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INSURANCE INTENSIVE GROWTH INTERVENTION JOB CREATION JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAYOFFS LEGISLATION MIGRATION NEW ENTRANTS OCCUPATION POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROMOTION PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL WAGES REGULATORY SYSTEMS SAFETY SERVICE INDUSTRIES SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF STATE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TERMINATION UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION POLICIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT SKILLS REFORM POLICY REFORM IMPLEMENTATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET NEXUS SKILLS INVESTMENT POLICY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CAPITAL UTILIZATION LABOR ABSORPTION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET POLICY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT ROLE In spite of the Government's commitment to social development, with employment resting at the heart of Tunisia's Tenth Development Plan, the recent economic slowdown however, hampers expectations on meeting the employment goals of the Plan. Output growth would have to increase significantly in light of unchanged employment elasticity, to create enough jobs to absorb the increasing labor force. However, the Tunisian private sector has not played a dynamic role in terms of job creation: small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), are mainly concentrated in the traditional manufacturing sectors, with low value-added; enterprise restructuring has not occurred, mainly due to an economic growth that has not led to enough reallocation of resources, despite the unexploited productivity gains in respect to reallocation of labor to high productivity sector; and, the high unemployment rates among educated youth, reflect gaps between skills in demand by employers, and skills offered by job seekers. Within this context, this report proposes broad policy options to help improve the country's employment strategy over the medium term. Several reforms - liberalization of the product markets, improvement of investment climate, and reforms in education and vocational training - have been implemented to improve labor market performance. The overall employment strategy needs to be based on the fundamentals of sound economic policies that promote competitive product markets, and private-sector-led growth, particularly in service industries. This will require an investment climate, and a favorable business environment, particularly for SME development, to promote both employment and productivity growth in high value-added sectors. Notwithstanding, investment policies should provide a better balance between utilization of capital and labor. And, regardless of its engagement to investments in human resources, Tunisia should ensure that ongoing reforms in education, and vocational training focus on market needs. Finally, labor market regulations and institutions need to be flexible, so as to adjust to changes in business conditions. This approach requires a more effective social protection system, through efficient active labor market programs and, perhaps, through income support for laid-off workers. 2013-09-05T14:54:36Z 2013-09-05T14:54:36Z 2004-05-28 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4978810/tunisia-employment-strategy-vol-1-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15653 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Tunisia |