Jobs Undone: Reshaping the Role of Governments toward Markets and Workers in the Middle East and North Africa

Islam, Asif; Moosa, Dalal; Saliola, Federica

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1735-9

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“…Further, Morocco has high levels of labor informality. Islam, Moosa, and Saliola (2022) reported that, in 2019, 77% of total employment in Morocco was informal, the highest in the MENA. The share of informal employment is even higher in the private sector (84%), since most private jobs lack pensions and other social insurance.…”

Section: Morocco's Economy and Labor Marketmentioning

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Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

Buehler¹,

Fabbe²,

Kyrkopoulou

2023

ILR Review

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Morocco, once primarily known as a country of emigration and transit to Europe, has become a destination country for migrants, the majority of whom are from sub-Saharan Africa. Using an original nationally representative survey of 2,700 respondents, together with data from two census waves and one migrant regularization wave, the authors examine Moroccan citizens’ labor market threat perceptions from this new migrant group. Consistent with findings from studies conducted in developed countries, less educated, poorer respondents express higher labor market threat perceptions. The authors also find evidence, however, that city dwellers and employed female Moroccans are the most likely to report threat perceptions, even after controlling for greater “exposure” to migrants. The article contributes to literatures on migration exposure and how rural–urban dynamics shape labor market threat perceptions in a developing country.

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Section: Morocco's Economy and Labor Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

Buehler¹,

Fabbe²,

Kyrkopoulou

2023

ILR Review

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“…A gap in LFP of nearly 50 percent persists between men and women. Despite advances in the country's legal system that guarantees equal rights for men and women, the latter still face great inequality and discrimination that limits access to economic opportunities (Chauffour, 2018;Islam et al, 2022). The lack of progress in these labor-market outcomes following the implementation of trade agreements raises several questions.…”

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Exports to Improve Women's Economic Opportunities in Morocco

Roche Rodriguez,

Robertson,

Lopez-Acevedo

et al. 2023

SSRN Journal

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Enhancing employability through university-industry linkages: Omani engineering students’ perspectives of the Eidaad internship programme

Al-Abri,

Denman,

Al Alawi

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Like many Middle East and North Africa countries, one of the main socio-economic challenges facing Oman is the creation of meaningful graduate employment opportunities. A combination of factors that include the gap between the expertise and skills acquired in higher education and workforce requirements means many students struggle to find suitable jobs upon graduation. Consequently, providing quality education and developing national talents are key objectives of the country’s Vision 2040 development roadmap. Higher levels of cooperation between tertiary institutions and industry within the framework of government policy are necessary to achieve these outcomes. This study explores undergraduate engineering student perceptions of one example of this collaboration – the Eidaad internship programme. To better understand interns’ perceptions of the programme’s personal and professional benefit across targeted areas and means for further improvement, a three-part on-line questionnaire was administered to current and former programme participants. Results indicate overwhelmingly positive perceptions of the programme, including in terms of enhancing interns’ teamwork skills, workplace participation, communication skills, clarity of career plans and objectives, and so on. Participant suggestions for improvement include the creation of concrete employment pathways and the provision of further on-the-job training opportunities. Implications for the Eidaad and similar internship programmes are discussed.

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Jobs Undone: Reshaping the Role of Governments toward Markets and Workers in the Middle East and North Africa

Cited by 7 publications

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Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco

Exports to Improve Women's Economic Opportunities in Morocco

Enhancing employability through university-industry linkages: Omani engineering students’ perspectives of the Eidaad internship programme

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