High unemployment, exclusion and poverty tear at the fabric of society and can unravel economies.

 

The OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs helps economies to formulate policies to boost employment and improve social welfare by reforming labour markets, improving the performance of health systems and designing international migration policies that promote economic growth and development.

 

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Developing a Health Care System Benefiting All

25-Mar-2008

Speech by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the China Development Forum 2008 (Beijing, March 23, 2008)

Helping immigrants integrate better into society must become a priority, says OECD Secretary-General

20-Feb-2008

OECD governments need to do more to help immigrants integrate and make better use of their skills, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

Cutting school drop-out rates key to improve job prospects for disadvantaged youth - OECD report

23-Jan-2008

The Netherlands has a dynamic youth labour market but helping the hard core of disadvantaged young people find jobs will require comprehensive action on a range of fronts, according to a new OECD report.

Korea "could do more" to enhance job prospects for its young generation, says the OECD

20-Dec-2007

Labour market outcomes for young people in Korea deteriorated in the aftermath of the financial crisis of the late 1990s. Though the government has introduced a wide range of measures since the early 2000s, much remains to be done to restore the dynamism of the youth labour market, according to a new OECD report.

OECD says governments must help people with reduced work capacity to get jobs

18-Dec-2007

A new OECD report analyses the sickness and disability policies in Australia, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom. It recommends steps governments should take to reduce the number of people claiming sickness and disability benefits and help beneficiaries back into the labour market.

Encouraging employment - OECD countries balance benefits, wages and taxes

13-Dec-2007

Faced with labour shortages and pressures on pension funding due to ageing populations, one in three OECD countries has cut unemployment benefits in the last six years with a view to encouraging unemployed people to find jobs, according to a new OECD report.

Improved childcare policies needed to achieve better work/life balance, says OECD

29-Nov-2007

Getting family-friendly policies right will help reduce poverty, promote child development, enhance equity between men and women and stem the fall in birth-rates, according to a new OECD report.
Babies and Bosses, Reconciling Work and Family Life compares the different approaches that the 30 OECD countries take to help parents balance their work and family commitments. 

Health at a Glance - Edition 2007

22-Nov-2007

The 2007 edition of Health at a Glance has been released in November 2007. It provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performane of health systems in OECD countries.

OECD Employment Outlook 2007

04-Sep-2007

The 2007 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook has been released in June. It addresses labour markets in the BRICs; the impact of labour market policies on productivity; the vulnerability of workers in the global economy; the financing of social protection; anf the way countries activate the unemployed.

The International Migration Outlook - Edition 2007

25-Jun-2007

The International Migration Outlook has been published in June 2007. International migration has jumped up the policy agenda in OECD countries. This annual publication analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries.

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