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Upon request of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) this report analyses the Palestinian labour market. Guided by the information available to us in two census data files, we do this from a labour supply-side perspective. More specifically, we study...Read More

This document is prepared in accordance with the standard procedures stated in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official Statistics 2006. Read More

This document is prepared in accordance with the standard procedures stated in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official Statistics 2006. Read More

The Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has issued its statistical yearbook “Egypt in Figures” for the year 2020. This annual publication is a collection of the latest demographic, social and economic data and information produced by...Read More

This survey was conducted for the first time in Egypt on November 1957, and continued periodically, until it is finally settled as a quarterly issued since 2007. Starting from January 2008 has been development the methodology that used to collect data to be more...Read More

The objective of the paper is to draw a sketch of the population and migration dynamics of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), using the data available from federal and emirate-level statistical bureaus. In 2016, the total population of the UAE was estimated to be 9,121,...Read More

In a landmark decision by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on September 26, 2017, a decree was issued allowing Saudi women to drive motor vehicles. In this short paper, we reflect on the possible impact of this decision on future domestic workers’ immigration...Read More

This country brief looks at gender and youth dimensions of employment in Jordan, paying particular attention to the rural economy. Youth unemployment is an issue of major concern in Jordan, impacting on the country’s ability to achieve many of its Sustainable...Read More

This Report examines the related issues of child labour and youth marginalisation in the Arab States. It focuses in particular in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. All are conflict or conflict-affected societies where concerns...Read More

This report shows that decent work is paramount in the fight to reduce poverty. One key finding is that poverty has tended to decline in many emerging and developing countries, whereas it has tended to increase in the majority of advanced economies, including in terms...Read More