Labour Market Policies And Institutions: A Synthesis Report

This paper highlights key employment and labour market challenges in five Mediterranean countries, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Syria and Turkey, and analyses Current labour market policies, programs and institutions with a focus on exclusion and Discrimination in employment, particularly among women and youth. It also provides a Number of recommendations to address the main employment challenges. These countries are increasingly recognizing the centrality of employment for socio economic development and employment promotion is now identified as a priority in all national policy agendas. Despite progress, in terms of institutional development, policies and programmes and promotion of social dialogue, major challenges remain.