Open AccessAssessing Labour Market Vulnerability among Young People
Author(s) -
Theo Sparreboom,
Lubna Shahnaz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v47i3pp.193-213
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , unemployment , psychological intervention , educational attainment , face (sociological concept) , youth unemployment , economics , active labour market policies , labour economics , demographic economics , economic growth , sociology , psychology , social science , computer security , psychiatry , computer science
Labour market performance in Pakistan has improved markedly inrecent years. This paper examines the extent to which young people havebenefited from this improvement, using the labour market vulnerabilityframework that was recently introduced by the ILO. This framework can beused to assess the difficulties young people face on the road to decentemployment, and may also serve as a basis for the development ofappropriate policies and interventions. Drawing on empirical evidencefrom various surveys, in particular the Labour Force Survey, we concludethat vulnerability among the youth has generally been reduced since1999-2000. Vulnerability of women has been reduced through higherenrolment rates in education, and unemployment among both men and womenhas declined. Far less progress has been made in reducing vulnerabilityamong the employed, and youth still face numerous obstacles that hamperthe attainment of decent employment. The paper offers recommendations onthe role of labour market information in reducing youth vulnerability.JEL classification: J40, J13 Keyword: Labour Market; Youth;Pakistan