Tag: Employment

The World Development Report 2013: Jobs

Should countries build their development strategies around growth, or should they focus on jobs? Can entrepreneurship be fostered, especially among the many microenterprises in developing countries, or are entrepreneurs born? Are greater investments in education and training a prerequisite for employability, or can skills be built through jobs? In times of major crises and structural …

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EC improves EURES jobseeker mobility network

A Decision to modernise and improve EURES, the pan-EU job search network, has been adopted by the European Commission (EC). The Decision will help to increase mobility of workers across Member States and pave the way for a true European labour market. The EURES reform aims to make it easier for jobseekers to contact employers looking for particular skills, …

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