The Challenge of Youth Employment in
            Sri Lanka

Gunatilaka, Ramani; Mayer, Markus; Vodopivec, Milan

dc.creator	Gunatilaka, Ramani
dc.creator	Mayer, Markus
dc.creator	Vodopivec, Milan
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:33:55Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:33:55Z
dc.date	2010
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:36:38Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:36:38Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100511023422
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8117-5
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2451
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242880
dc.description	Sri Lanka has been regarded as a model of a country with successful social policies, yet for decades it has faced major challenges in providing employment and satisfying other aspirations of youth. Although the labor force has become more educated, and this trend is particularly marked for youth, the main source of employment for both youth and adults remains the informal sector. Moreover, the importance of the informal sector as a source of employment has increased since the mid-1990s. On the positive side, unemployment declined in last decades, particularly for youth. The Sri Lankan government has continually acted on various fronts to address the youth unemployment problem. It has tried to improve and modernize Sri Lanka's general education system, which has long been criticized as too academic, and to increase the accessibility of training so as to promote the employability youth leaving school. Other actions included strengthening entrepreneurship programs and introducing career guidance and counseling and improving labor market information to help young people in their job searches and to guide human resource planning. In 2007, the government developed the National Action Plan for youth employment, built, for the first time, on a coherent youth employment policy framework and deriving an encompassing and consistent set of policy recommendations. The plan was based on in-depth analysis of Sri Lanka's labor market, provided via a series of background papers undertaken under the auspices of the Youth Employment Network (YEN). To provide the richness and comprehensiveness of this analysis in its totality, these papers, updated and revised, are collected in the present book. This book offers a wealth of valuable advice to the government and other stakeholders to achieve this goal. By exploiting the full potential of the youth, not only will their talent, aspirations, and energy be harnessed to advance economic growth, but also the existing inequities will be reduced and, hopefully in the longer run, eliminated.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Direction in Development ; human development
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	APPRENTICESHIP
dc.subject	BARGAINING
dc.subject	BARGAINING POWER
dc.subject	BULLETIN
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subject	CIVIL UNREST
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	COUNSELLING
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	DISPLACEMENT
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subject	DROPOUTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subject	EMPLOYABILITY
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT POLICY
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject	EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject	EXISTING INEQUITIES
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subject	FEMINIST
dc.subject	FINDING WORK
dc.subject	FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	HIGH WAGES
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME SUPPORT
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INEXPERIENCED WORKERS
dc.subject	INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	JOB COUNSELING
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subject	JOB MARKET
dc.subject	JOB PLACEMENT
dc.subject	JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE
dc.subject	JOB SEARCH
dc.subject	JOB SEARCHES
dc.subject	JOB SECURITY
dc.subject	JOB SEEKERS
dc.subject	JOB SKILLS
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	JOB VACANCIES
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR ALLOCATION
dc.subject	LABOR COSTS
dc.subject	LABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE GROWTH
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE POPULATION
dc.subject	LABOR LAWS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET ISSUES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR RESOURCES
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LABOUR RELATIONS
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	MANPOWER
dc.subject	MARITAL STATUS
dc.subject	MATHEMATICS
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT LABOR
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
dc.subject	NATIONAL COMMITTEE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OCCUPATION
dc.subject	OLDER WORKERS
dc.subject	POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	POLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POPULATION TRENDS
dc.subject	PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY LEVEL
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR JOB
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE WORK
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODEL
dc.subject	PROVIDENT FUNDS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subject	RETAIL TRADE
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SALARIED WORKERS
dc.subject	SEMISKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SERVICE SECTOR
dc.subject	SEVERANCE PAY
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKFORCE
dc.subject	SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subject	SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	TECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subject	TEENAGERS
dc.subject	TELEVISION
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TRADE UNIONS
dc.subject	TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED ADULTS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED POPULATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subject	UNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	WAGE DETERMINATION
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	WAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	WAGE GAP
dc.subject	WAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subject	WELL-FUNCTIONING LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	WHITE-COLLAR OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject	WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	WORK FORCE
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULTS
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUNG WORKERS
dc.subject	YOUTH ACCESS
dc.subject	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH LABOR
dc.subject	YOUTH PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	YOUTH POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUTH SERVICES
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	YOUTH UNREST
dc.title	The Challenge of Youth Employment in Sri Lanka
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Sri Lanka