Labour markets in North Africa : structural challenges, the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and a roadmap for the post-COVID-19 period
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This paper provides a brief overview of key supply and demand trends in North African labor markets. In particular, it focuses on those trends and shortcomings that have become more pronounced during the pandemic. The paper considers the issue of employment, including with regard to both the quantity and quality of jobs, which will be a key challenge for the North Africa sub region in the years ahead. It also looks at the supply of jobs, which, when considered in tandem with demand dynamics, including growth, job creation and its sectoral drivers, underscores the demographic challenges facing the sub region. The paper examines the impact of the pandemic on the economies of the North Africa sub region, particularly in terms of growth and employment, but also in terms of economic oversight, structural reforms and risks to be monitored in the short and medium term. This paper comprises three main sections. Section I provides an overview of labor markets within the sub region and the key challenges they face. In Section II, the author assesses the impact of the pandemic on production, jobs and different categories of workers, while in Section III the author sets forth a number of guidelines for the post-COVID-19 period.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2021-02). Labour markets in North Africa : structural challenges, the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and a roadmap for the post-COVID-19 period. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/48195”Collections
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