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Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.; Kuddo, Arvo; Semlali, Amina

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“…Training is the most common type of intervention provided by both state and non‐state actors in the region (Angel‐Urdinola and Leon‐Solano, ). In Egypt, training is the primary category of intervention for two‐thirds of surveyed interventions (Barsoum, ; ETF, ).…”

Section: Labour Activation Programmes In the Arab Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Egypt, training is the primary category of intervention for two‐thirds of surveyed interventions (Barsoum, ; ETF, ). A key characteristic of state‐provided training programmes is that they rely on classroom sessions, with only few providing on‐the‐job training (Angel‐Urdinola and Leon‐Solano, ). This is a design flaw that hampers the learning potential (i.e.…”

Section: Labour Activation Programmes In the Arab Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many training programmes also focus on a pre‐defined supply‐driven list of skills by different state entities. The lack of flexibility in programme design and the limited inputs from employers are important design limitations (Angel‐Urdinola and Leon‐Solano, ). Moreover, soft skills are often side‐lined.…”

Section: Labour Activation Programmes In the Arab Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Active labour market programmes (ALMPs) are interventions that seek to improve the prospects for gainful employment among their participants (OECD, ). Youth‐focused ALMPs are often paired with the key objective of facilitating the school‐to‐work transition process, by increasing the employability of new entrants to the labour market or by increasing labour demand (Angel‐Urdinola and Leon‐Solano, ). ALMPs are generally divided into four main categories (Kluve et al, ).…”

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“…Despite mounting global evidence suggesting that investing in youth through ALMPs does pay off (Kluve et al ), these programmes remain a less commonly supported policy approach and are generally outside the purview of social policies in the MENA region. As the data discussed in this article shows, programmes are generally under‐funded, which, in turn, hampers their effectiveness and leads to the delivery of out‐dated service models with serious design flaws (Angel‐Urdinola and Leon‐Solano, ). This is despite the fact that the policy discourse places a high priority on youth employment and often highlights youth unemployment rates as a key policy challenge (Barsoum, ).…”

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Can youth activation policies be central to social policies in MENA countries?

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Youth unemployment is a major socio‐political issue in the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). However, active labour market programmes (ALMPs) in support of youth employment remain less prevalent and are generally outside the purview of social policies in the region's countries. This article addresses this inconsistency. The article provides an overview of such programmes and identifies the challenges to their inclusion as a central part of the region's social policy mix. Internationally, the article notes that successful models for the integration of ALMPs into social policies have been part of long‐term reforms targeting inclusive social security systems. This has not been the case in Arab countries where access to contributory social security systems is limited and where labour markets are characterized by large informal economies and a majority of workers are without social protection. Further contributing factors pertain to limited state budgets and a limited knowledge base about the effectiveness of ALMPs in the region.

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Section: Labour Activation Programmes In the Arab Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Labour Activation Programmes In the Arab Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Labour Activation Programmes In the Arab Regionmentioning

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Youth‐focused active labour market programmes in a constraining welfare regime: A qualitative reading of programmes in Egypt

Barsoum

2016

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Active labour market programmes (ALMPs) are at the core of welfare regimes in many countries across the world. This study addressed youth‐focused ALMPs in Egypt, a country with high youth unemployment and a plethora of programmes ostensibly addressing this issue. Building on interviews with implementers, programme documentation and a publically accessible inventory of programmes in Egypt, the analysis locates ALMPs within the country's overall welfare system and the politics of programme targeting, design, governance and implementation modalities. The legacy of state ‘protective’ policies and the fragmented multiplicity of players within the field constrain the effectiveness and outreach of these programmes. Analysis of implementation modalities also shows that there is a pervasive lack of programme coordination, activity documentation, management for results, and pathways to achieving sustainability and programme institutionalisation. Key Practitioner Message: • Egypt's fragmented ALMPs field must be integrated and coordinated within the country's broader welfare system • Programme documentation, management of results, rigorous evaluation and sustainability plans must be seriously addressed

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Introduction to a Special Issue on Labor in the Middle East and North Africa: Precarity, Inequality, and Migration

Bishara

2023

ILR Review

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Despite its political and strategic importance, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been largely absent from cross-regional comparative treatments of industrial and labor relations. This special issue builds on a rich, multidisciplinary, and methodologically diverse body of research on labor and employment in the MENA, bringing together a collection of cutting-edge work in this field. The goal is to bring the study of the MENA into conversation with international and comparative scholarship on industrial and labor relations and to encourage more systematic inclusion of the MENA in comparative work. Drawing on research on Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Israel, and the Gulf states, contributors to this special issue advance comparative scholarship on migration, labor market outcomes, worker agency, and the relationship between unions and precarious workers. This introductory essay situates these contributions in the context of three bodies of research in the study of labor in the MENA: resistance and contentious activism, labor market challenges, and migration.

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Can youth activation policies be central to social policies in MENA countries?

Can youth activation policies be central to social policies in MENA countries?

Youth‐focused active labour market programmes in a constraining welfare regime: A qualitative reading of programmes in Egypt

Introduction to a Special Issue on Labor in the Middle East and North Africa: Precarity, Inequality, and Migration

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