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DecEconomic injustice
By Sahar Bandial Published in Dawn on December 08, 2021 BANNERS put up across Mall Road, Lahore, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, project an important message: economic justice is essential to bring an end to violence against women. The low female labour participation […]
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DecPakistan, Saudi Arabia sign deals on workers’ recruitment, skills
By Kashif Abbasi Published in Dawn on December 06, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed two agreements related to workers’ recruitment and skills verification of Pakistani workforce being employed in the kingdom, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Sunday. It said the signing ceremony[…]
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DecSuddenly Migrants with Skills are Wanted: New York Times
By DAMIEN CAVE AND CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE Published in The New York Times on November 27, 2021 Wealthy world dangles visas and residency to fill labor shortages As the global economy heats up and tries to put the pandemic aside, a battle for the young and able has begun. With[…]
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NovPakistan: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission and Staff-Level Agreement on the Sixth Review under the Extended Fund Facility
Published in International Monetary Fund on November 21, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of[…]
