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L’amélioration des compétences est la clé pour dynamiser la croissance et la création d’emplois en France

Pour stimuler la création d’emplois et la croissance, la France doit améliorer l’égalité d’accès à un enseignement et une formation de qualité et promouvoir une meilleure utilisation des compétences, selon un nouveau rapport publié par l'OCDE.

Italy: no country for young people?

Years after the start of the recession the situation of youth in the Italian labour market remains quite bleak. Nearly one in four young people in Italy are neither in employment, education, or training (NEETs) and many young people lack the right skills. Within this context, the government is introducing promising reforms to give young people a better start in the world of work.

OECD Guidelines on Measuring the Quality of the Working Environment

Getting skills right in the United Kingdom

The UK has enjoyed record-high employment levels in recent years and one of the lowest unemployment rates among OECD countries. However, labour productivity growth, which is closely linked to the use of skills, remains weak. As a result, the OECD’s Getting Skills Right: United Kingdom suggests that several actions should be taken to bring skill supply more in line with skill demand to help to boost growth, productivity and earnings.

Stimuler les compétences permettrait d’augmenter la croissance et la productivité au Royaume Uni

Afin de stimuler la croissance, la productivité et les revenus, le Royaume Uni devrait encourager l’apprentissage des adultes tout au long de leur vie et promouvoir une meilleure utilisation des compétences, d’après un nouveau rapport de l’OCDE.

Getting skills right in South Africa

South Africa has suffered from persistently high unemployment and low labour force participation rates. Moreover, country faces high qualification and field-of-study mismatch. Promoting skills development is a key priority in many of the South African government’s plans and strategies. As a result, the OECD suggests several policy recommendations and good practice examples from other countries in order to address those issues.

Costa Rica has made major socio-economic progress but more efforts needed to reduce inequality and poverty

Costa Rica enjoys relatively high life satisfaction levels, but should do more to develop a more inclusive and sustainable economy, according to a new OECD report.

Une puissante coalition mondiale en faveur de l’égalité de rémunération pour les femmes - Une nouvelle initiative va encourager les politiques innovantes et les pratiques efficaces pour l’égalité salariale hommes-femmes à travers le monde

L’un des obstacles les plus tenaces à la réussite des femmes et à la croissance économique, l’inégalité salariale, va être activement combattu par un nouveau partenariat mondial, la Coalition internationale sur la rémunération égale (EPIC en anglais).

Going Digital: the Future of Work for Women

This policy brief discusses the possible impact of digitalisation on women and men, and proposes a range of policies to ensure that technological change supports a closing, and not a widening, of gender gaps.

Kazakhstan should help vulnerable people find better quality jobs

Kazakhstan’s strong economic growth since the 2000s has helped the country sharply improve people’s living standards, reduce poverty and income inequalities, and boost employment. Kazakhstan should now focus on improving employment opportunities for vulnerable people.