Labor Market Dynamics in Libya : Reintegration for Recovery

Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Objectives of the Study -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Structure of the Libyan Labor Market -- Introduction -- Overview of the Labor Force -- Where Are the Jobs? -- Contracts and Social Insurance Coverage -- Wages and Earnings -- Who and Where Are the Unemployed? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Building Labor Market Institutions and Policies -- Introduction -- Emerging Supply-Side Actors -- Diverse Demand-Side Actors -- Revisiting Labor Regulations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Profiles and Preferences of Workers: Investing in Job Training -- Introduction -- Employment Preferences -- Skills -- Job Search -- Typology of Job Seeker Profiles -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Perspectives of Firms: Investing in the Business Climate -- Introduction -- Growth and Employment -- Hiring Practices for National and Foreign Workers -- Contracts -- Skills and Training -- Labor Regulations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Policy Implications: Emerging Opportunities during Transition -- Summary of Findings and Key Challenges -- Framework for a Comprehensive Jobs Strategy -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Appendix A Rapid Labor Market Assessment Methodology -- Objectives -- Labor Supply Assessment -- Labor Demand Assessment -- Challenges -- Appendix B Rapid Labor Market Assessment Questionnaire Design -- Appendix C Operational Framework for a Public-Private Job Training and Placement System -- Boxes -- 4.1 Design of Rapid Labor Market Assessment of Libya's Supply Side, 2012 -- 4.2 Future Directions for Assessing Employment Skills -- 4.3 Methodology for Developing Job Seeker Profiles -- 5.1 Design of Rapid Labor Market Assessment of the Demand Side -- 6.1 Weathering Crises through Work in East Asia and Pacific.