Description
| Product ID: | 9789292692506 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | COVID-19 and Labor Markets in Southeast Asia |
| Subtitle: | Impacts on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam |
| Authors: | Author: Asian Development Bank |
| Page Count: | 118 |
| Subjects: | Finance and the finance industry, Finance, Employment and labour law: general, Infectious and contagious diseases, Employment & labour law, Infectious & contagious diseases |
| Description: | Examines the impacts of COVID-19 on labour markets along with adjustment patterns in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. This report aims to help policymakers identify priorities, constraints, and opportunities for developing effective labor market strategies for economic recovery and beyond. This report examines the impacts of COVID-19 on labor markets along with adjustment patterns in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Labor markets in Southeast Asia was particularly hit hard in 2020 when government pandemic containment measures were most severe. COVID-19 exacerbated growing inequalities in the region and exposed large gaps in social protection . This report aims to help policymakers identify priorities, constraints, and opportunities for developing effective labor market strategies for economic recovery and beyond. |
| Imprint Name: | Asian Development Bank |
| Publisher Name: | Asian Development Bank |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-30 |
