Monday, July 19, 2021
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released on Monday by the UN’s labour agency.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The World Bank Group announced today the launch of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West Africa Prize” to seek innovative solutions that augment inclusion of informal workers in social protection ...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
India’s famously chaotic and noisy streets have fallen silent and wear a desolate look since the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, announced a nation-wide lockdown on March 24, 2020. The lockdown was in response to the rising incidence of COVID-19...
Monday, November 11, 2019
BLOG: Providing poor Indian women with more control of their potential wages increased labour force participation and led to more progressive gender norms. We conducted a large-scale experiment in partnership with government and bank authorities in...
Friday, October 11, 2019
THE 2020 Budget has been hailed by non-governmental organisations and women activists as putting women issues at the centre of focus. In particular, it offers a slew of incentives to enhance women’s participation in the workforce. In lauding the 2020...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
In Mali, many agropastoral households in the central regions – Mopti and Ségou – have suffered from the impact of socio-political crisis in northern Mali. This has triggered tensions among local communities over scarce resources and adversely...
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Prime Minister Hun Sen again met with garment sector workers yesterday, adding a boost to maternity leave salaries to a range of promises he had made to them on Tuesday. At a meeting with thousands of workers at the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, Mr...