Discusses how the Korean government has responded to labour shortage among small business in the country. It provides a brief historical narrative of how the trainee system came into being, how it was put into effect, and its outcome.

Looks at the extent of and policy responses to the problem of labour shortage in the economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Within the context of contemporary economic reforms looks at the use of labour resources, focusing on labour efficiency and the problem of low labour Motivation.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the commercialization of local levelly-developed agricultural technology in Jordan - reviews agricultural sector institutional framework, agricultural production, land utilization, agricultural credit, land tenure, labour shortages and agricultural market;...

ILO pub. Working paper examining trends in international migration of Jordanian migrant workers and the impact on the domestic labour market in Jordan - discusses the occupational structure of the emigrants, skill scarcity, etc.; reviews government policies to counteract labour shortages;...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper suggesting labour shortage among peasant farmers as a factor explaining rural area poverty and low productivity in Malawi - based on a sample survey in the Lilongwe land development programme, examines land utilization, agricultural credit, agricultural production,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on economic development impact of labour force emigration in Yemen - discusses migration trends, issues and prospects, and examines the impact on skill and labour shortages, balance of payments, economic structure, agricultural production, trade and inflation in...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on labour shortage problems and dependency on immigration in capital-rich Arab country, analysing patterns and processes of labour mobility in the Middle East - assesses the implications for importing and for supplying countries, speculates on future trends in...