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Better jobs and livelihoods for young people in Africa – a spotlight on demand
Helpdesk Report
April 12, 2018

If young people in Africa are to find jobs, policies must focus on creating many more opportunities for young people to gain work. The key problem is not an inappropriate supply of young people’s labour to labour markets, but an insufficient demand for what young people have, or could have, to offer. The policy focus… Read more

Children and Youth, Work and Labour
Youth employment & citizenship: problematising theories of change
Helpdesk Report
April 12, 2018

In recent years, funding for youth employment interventions has rapidly increased. However, there is limited to no evidence that interventions that build skills and knowledge lead to sustained employment and increased earnings. There is also no evidence that youth employment interventions have positive impact on peace and stability, or can lead to youth empowerment in… Read more

Children and Youth, Participation, Work and Labour
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Social Protection
Interventions to support victims of modern slavery
Helpdesk Report
January 23, 2018

This review found few evaluations of interventions to support victims of modern slavery, even though there is recognition of the need for support services. While there is little evidence on effectiveness of interventions, the literature highlights the importance of victim-centred, holistic (multi-disciplinary) approaches to supporting victims. There is strong consensus in the literature on the… Read more

Mental Health, Modern Slavery, Rights, Work and Labour
Prevalence and impacts of child labour in agriculture
Helpdesk Report
November 16, 2017

This exploratory rapid review finds that child labour in agriculture is a global issue, with the agricultural sector accounting for the majority of child labourers. Across regions and countries agriculture is usually the main sector for children’s economic activity. However, there is considerable variation in the prevalence of child labour between and within countries. Agricultural… Read more

agriculture, Children and Youth, Livelihoods, Work and Labour
Social Protection
Modern slavery in the DRC
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

‘Modern slavery’ encompasses a variety of situations in which one person is forcibly controlled by one or more others for the purpose of exploitation (Cockayne, 2015). ‘Forced or compulsory labour’ is defined by the ILO Forced Labour Convention as ‘all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty… Read more

Livelihoods, Work and Labour
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Child Domestic Work
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

The definition of Child Domestic Work (CDW) is contested. Whilst international law defines children as any person under the age of 18 years old, in some countries, the national minimum age to work can be as low as 14 years old. Furthermore, socio-cultural patterns and national level policies add an additional dimension to how CDW… Read more

Children and Youth, Work and Labour
Social Protection
Interventions on Child Labour in South Asia
Helpdesk Report
July 6, 2017

This Help Desk Report highlights the key interventions on child labour in South Asia at a local, national, regional, and international level. This report will begin with an overview of advocacy efforts and service provision at the international, regional and national levels followed by programmatic and technical assistance interventions also sub-categorised in a similar manner…. Read more

Child labour, social development
Social Protection
Economic transformation, productivity and youth
Helpdesk Report
July 6, 2017

This report collates literature which contributes to the discussion around whether youth are more likely to benefit from economic transformation in terms of employment and income. Given the emphasis put on young people’s ability to innovate and be flexible, are they well-positioned to take advantage of macroeconomic changes? In the time available for this report,… Read more

economic development, Livelihoods, social development, Work and Labour
Education
Barriers to youth work opportunities
Helpdesk Report
July 6, 2017

There is growing evidence that youth unemployment is becoming a bigger issue and challenge than adult unemployment (Manpower group, 2012). While young labour participants and adult participants can be affected by similar opportunities and barriers to work, youth may experience these barriers to a greater degree and may also face additional constraints. This report explores… Read more

Employment policy, Youth Employment
Education
Evidence on education as a driver for migration
Helpdesk Report
July 6, 2017

This report synthesises two previous reports on drivers of migration, and focuses on the evidence on education’s role. The previous reports focused on education and migration in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS), and youth employment and education in low and middle income countries. The papers presented below reflect these original criteria, but reframe the studies… Read more

Health
Digital approaches to managing staff absenteeism
Helpdesk Report
June 14, 2017

Research looking at the use of smartphones to monitor doctor attendance in Pakistan found many other factors affecting attendance other than the monitoring (Callen et al 2013). Health systems inspectors uploaded results to an aggregating website. Smartphone monitoring doubled inspection rates and relatively few phones were used to cover a large population. Because politicians provide… Read more

Crowdsourcing, Digital monitoring, Health monitoring, mHealth, Staff absenteeism
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