Tapping Technology to Maximize the Longevity Dividend in Asia Read more about Tapping Technology to Maximize the Longevity Dividend in Asia The workforce in many Asian countries is aging and shrinking. Specific technologies could help improve the labor force participation of senior citizens or their productivity. Policies should promote the promotion and adoption of technologies, lifelong learning for seniors, and cross-border, intra-Asia mobility for workers.
The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth: Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead? Read more about The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth: Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead? Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people aged 50-64 and women aged 15-64 are expected to rise in almost all APEC member countries by 2050, and affect the growth in GDP per worker. Policies should focus on migration, resolving bilateral issues, the health and training of elderly workers, child care, and gender wage gap.
Peter McDonald Keywords migration population trends and policies public policy labor economics social policy demography family and household studies Read more about Peter McDonald Peter McDonald is Emeritus Professor of Demography in the Crawford School of Public Policy. He was President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) for the years, 2010-2013. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and an inaugural Public Policy Fellow of the ANU. He is frequently consulted on the issue of population futures (causes, consequences and policies) by governments around the world, especially in Australia, Europe and East Asia. In 2008, he was appointed as a Member in the Order of Australia.
Protap Mukherjee Keywords poverty labor migration human development environmental sustainability Read more about Protap Mukherjee Protap Mukherjee is a Quantitative Research Coordinator at Young Lives India and works on education, child labor, and poverty. He obtained his master's degree in Geography from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and a masters degree in Population Studies from the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. He also has research experience at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Overcoming Double Income Traps in Thailand and Myanmar Read more about Overcoming Double Income Traps in Thailand and Myanmar Thailand has been a middle-income country for 40 years, while Myanmar has been a low-income country for 55 years. The presenter cites evidence that Thailand is in a middle-income trap and Myanmar is in a low-income trap, and suggests a safe migration policy between the two countries, focusing on skills development and pre-departure training.
Ngu Wah Win Keywords middle-income trap migration skills training Read more about Ngu Wah Win Ngu Wah Win is presently working as senior policy coordinator at the Centre for Economic and Social Development, in independent thinktank dedicated to inclusive development in Myanmar. Ngu Wah contributed to many reform initiatives in Myanmar, including public financial management and tax reforms, agriculture value chain developments, labor market and migration governance, and housing and urban planning initiatives.
Country Presentation: Sri Lanka Read more about Country Presentation: Sri Lanka This presentation discusses recent trends and changes in labor migration policies for domestic workers.
W.M.V. Wansekara Keywords labor policies migration trends Asia migrant workers Read more about W.M.V. Wansekara
Country Presentation: Cambodia Read more about Country Presentation: Cambodia Cambodia has adopted a policy framework that protects and empowers migrant workers regardless of their gender and status through all stages of the migration process.