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Towards a National Jobs Strategy in Kuwait

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dc.contributor.authorKoettl, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorRadwan, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorFarole, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Reaza, Javier
dc.contributor.authorChartouni, Carole
dc.contributor.authorAlaref, Jumana Jamal Subhi
dc.contributor.authorRivera, Nayib
dc.contributor.authorSundararaman, Venkatesh
dc.contributor.authorAfif, Zeina
dc.contributor.authorDexter, Gharam Alkastalani
dc.contributor.authorAjwad, Mohamed Ihsan
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-06T20:58:14Z
dc.date.available2022-10-06T20:58:14Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThis report is one of the main deliverables outlined in the legal arrangement of September 10, 2019, between the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GS-SCPD) in Kuwait and the World Bank. A separate overview report is also available. The social contract in Kuwait is at risk. Kuwaiti citizens are used to the state providing public sector jobs, free education, free healthcare, and subsidized fuel to all citizens. These benefits have been bought and paid for using Kuwait’s oil revenues, however, the sustainability of the social contract has been questioned by three mutually reinforcing challenges. First, oil demand is projected to steadily decline the next few decades. This decline is partly the result of changing consumer preferences away from carbon-based fuel sources, and partly the result of increasingly cost-effective alternative energy sources becoming available. Second, with mounting fiscal deficits, the size of the wage bill for the government is a growing concern. Third, the needs in the labor market will continue to grow as Kuwait’s population is young and growing. Central to these structural challenges are challenges to Kuwait’s labor market. A growing number of young Kuwaitis are entering the labor market with high expectations of well-paid, secure, public sector jobs. In the private sector, employers are dependent on low-cost and largely unskilled foreign workers. The 2019 COVID-19 global pandemic, which has led to an oil price crisis and a global economic slowdown, has intensified the debate surrounding jobs challenges in Kuwait. These jobs challenges need to be addressed to ensure the sustainability of the economic growth model and avoid major social disruption. The government has asked The World Bank for assistance to formulate a National Jobs Strategy to help confront these challenges, based on evidence and best practices. Reforms are recommended in four areas, or pillars: (i) make the public sector more sustainable, (ii) improve human capital, (iii) support private sector growth, and (iv) build a social protection system. In addition, the jobs strategy covers two cross-cutting themes: behavioral economics, and monitoring and evaluation, also embedded in the four pillars. This introduction briefly explains the critical challenges facing Kuwait that require substantial changes in policy. The subsequent sections analyze the major issues of these four topics, with recommendations for policy change to improve sustainability and enhance incomes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099155009292224924/P16615503869740390a65b0d6ed81b5dfdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/38120
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/38120
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectJOB STRATEGY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGROWING POPULATION
dc.subjectOIL DEPENDENCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.titleTowards a National Jobs Strategy in Kuwaiten
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okr.date.disclosure2022-09-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:01:02.836643Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-09-28T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryKuwait
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicGender::Gender and Public Expenditures
okr.topicEducation::Economics of Education
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor MNA (HMNSP)
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