Time to move to sustainable jobs : study on the state of employment / commissioned by the ILO ; implemented by Samuel Hall Consulting.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : Samuel Hall Consulting, 2012.Description: 54 pages ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HC417. T568 2012
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Contents: Acronyms—Executive summary—Introduction—1. Sectors, companies, and employers—2. The labour market situation—3. Accessing the labour market?—4. Vocational training and employment generation programmes—5. Policy recommendations.
Summary: Summary: “The situation of Afghanistan is today undermined by the convergence of demographic, social, economic, and of course political challenges. Recent figures released by the World Bank and the Afghan Ministry of Finance indicate the total amount of aid for 2010/2011 amounted to approximately US$15.7 billion, which is close to the overall GDP. As such, both the income of the Afghan government and the precarious economic equilibrium of the country are directly dependent on donors’ contribution and the country could thus suffer a severe economic depression with the on-going reduction of development assistance…”—(page 5).
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet HC417.T568 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Samuel Hall. 3ACKU000391812
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Cover title.
“June 2012”.
“Commissioned by the ILO-Afghanistan office ; implemented by Samuel Hall Consulting”—cover page.
“The state of employment in Afghanistan-ILO-2012”—running caption.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Acronyms—Executive summary—Introduction—1. Sectors, companies, and employers—2. The labour market situation—3. Accessing the labour market?—4. Vocational training and employment generation programmes—5. Policy recommendations.

Summary: “The situation of Afghanistan is today undermined by the convergence of demographic, social, economic, and of course political challenges. Recent figures released by the World Bank and the Afghan Ministry of Finance indicate the total amount of aid for 2010/2011 amounted to approximately US$15.7 billion, which is close to the overall GDP. As such, both the income of the Afghan government and the precarious economic equilibrium of the country are directly dependent on donors’ contribution and the country could thus suffer a severe economic depression with the on-going reduction of development assistance…”—(page 5).

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