Labor Market Policies

Introduction In recent years, there has been a larger interest in social protection because of the increasing of financial, economic, environmental and social stability that has been happening too many of the poorest countries in the world. These difficulties often affect people through the labor market. Losing your job or assets providing subsistence are often the first shocks that leads to poverty. For this reason, labor markets are central mechanisms for rehabilitation programs when difficulties …

…of labor resources and to develop the necessary human capital to maximize the labor contribution to a growth. Labor Market Policies, social protection and anti-poverty measures surpass to a great extent. A Labor Market Policy can provide social protection as well as contribute to reduce poverty, just as an anti-poverty measure may turn out to improve labor market performance. This is the reason why many countries merge Labor Market Policies, social protection and anti-poverty measures.