Protecting the remittance lifeline from COVID-19’s economic fallout
Families throughout Asia and the Pacific rely on money sent by relatives overseas. These remittances are threatened by the pandemic but policy actions can help.
Tracking COVID-19’s devastating toll on Asia’s remittances
Our research indicates that the global economy could lose more than $100 billion in remittances. Governments need to act fast to protect the most vulnerable in society from this loss of vital income.
COVID-19 is a serious blow to the remittances that millions of families depend upon
The pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis for overseas workers and the remittances they send home. But with the right actions by governments, it could also be a chance for long-term change.
Protecting construction workers from coronavirus
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to routinely inspect construction sites including camps and address any overcrowding and unsanitary conditions.
Is it time for some countries to implement a brain drain tax?
A tax on migrating workers compensates the exporting country for loss of the human capital created by its education and skills development programs.
A surprising lifeline for workers, companies and communities after disasters
Global supply chains link the welfare of disaster-hit companies and their surrounding communities to a network of corporations that have an economic incentive to help them bounce back.
Promoting skilled labor mobility and migration in Southeast Asia
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are working together to encourage the free flow of skilled labor within their countries.
When young people come together, the future is less scary
Including youth in the conversation about future jobs will reduce their automation anxiety.
Labor market policies for the changing (or not) status of employment
We need to grapple with ‘protected mobility’ – protecting the worker in his/her status at work and mobile trajectory in the labor market.