Vietnam's Labor Market Institutions, Regulations, and Interventions

dc.creatorSchmillen, Achim D.
dc.creatorPackard, Truman G.
dc.date2016-03-10T16:45:51Z
dc.date2016-03-10T16:45:51Z
dc.date2016-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:40:39Z
dc.descriptionOver the past 30 years, Vietnam has experienced significant shifts of employment away from agriculture toward manufacturing and services, away from household enterprises toward registered and regulated businesses, and away from state-owned enterprises toward private firms. This paper argues that for these processes to continue in the future, appropriately designed and implemented labor market policies need to be in place, including labor market regulations that protect workers but do not inhibit creative destruction and creation of formal sector jobs; labor market interventions that improve workers' human capital, eliminate information asymmetries, and are fiscally sustainable; and labor market institutions that give voice to workers and employers. As a part of all of these measures, Vietnam will also have to renew its efforts to integrate vulnerable groups into the labor market.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26002068/vietnams-labor-market-institutions-regulations-interventions-helping-people-grasp-work-opportunities-risky-world
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23928
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-7587
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408932
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7587
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectUNION MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR POLICIES
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectPASSIVE LABOR
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHIGH UNIONIZATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE DISMISSALS
dc.subjectPROTECTING WORKERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR TURNOVER
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEM
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PACKAGE
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectWAGE SET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectNATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectWAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectMOBILITY OF LABOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SEARCH
dc.subjectPASSIVE” UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectWAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE” LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectACTIVE” LABOR
dc.subjectUNION DENSITIES
dc.subjectEARNINGS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectBARGAINING SYSTEM
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRM
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectPASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR UNIONS
dc.subjectACTIVE” LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectLABOR POLICY
dc.subjectEARNINGS LOSSES
dc.subjectWAGE POLICIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PRACTICES
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectBARGAINING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectREGULAR WORKERS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectPERMANENT WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE DISMISSAL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectUNION DENSITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectCREATIVE DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMANPOWER
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTORS
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectWAGE OBSERVATION
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectWAGE EARNER
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectJOB DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleVietnam's Labor Market Institutions, Regulations, and Interventions
dc.titleHelping People Grasp Work Opportunities in a Risky World
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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