ASEAN SecretariatWorld Bank2014-01-292014-01-292010978-602-8411-37-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16689The effects of the global economic slowdown on peoples' employment and earnings are at the core of its social impacts, manifested largely through increased job uncertainties and reduced worker earnings in crisis-affected sectors, as opposed to widespread open unemployment. The global economic slowdown has been transmitted to ASEAN economies through several channels, including decreased global demand for the member states' manufactured exports; declines in key commodity prices; lower levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); fewer tourist arrivals; and reduced remittance receipts from overseas migrants. This has made policy makers keenly aware of the need to not only understand better the social consequences of economic volatility but also to strengthen social protection and labor market policies. This assessment of the social impact of the global financial crisis aims to support ASEAN's mission to strengthen the foundations for a region of lasting peace, security and stability, sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and social progress. The report provides a rapid assessment of the social impacts of the crisis and offers a stocktaking of the range of social protection measures adopted in ASEAN member states in response to the crisis and in the context of the pre-existing programs available. It also highlights a number of areas which deserve policy makers' attention, such as social impact monitoring, program monitoring and evaluation, targeting and program coverage, as well as institutional coordination.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONSACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIESACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSACTIVE LABOR POLICIESACTIVE LABOR PROGRAMSADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAGGREGATE DEMANDASSISTANCE PROGRAMSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFIT SYSTEMCASH BENEFITCASH BENEFITSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCHRONICALLY POORCOMMUNITY PROJECTCONDITIONAL CASHCONDITIONAL TRANSFERCONSUMPTION SMOOTHINGCOPING STRATEGIESCREDIT PROGRAMSDAY LABORERSDOMESTIC WORKERSEARNINGECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DOWNTURNSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SLOWDOWNECONOMIC VOLATILITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONEMPLOYMENT IMPACTSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMFEE WAIVERSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINDING EMPLOYMENTFIRM SURVEYFISCAL CONSTRAINTSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD SAFETY NETFOOD SUBSIDIESFOOD SUBSIDYFOOD-FOR-WORKFOREIGN WORKERSFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSFREE HEALTHFUTURE PRODUCTIVITYGENDER DIMENSIONSGRANTS TO SCHOOLSHEALTH CARDSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD LEVELSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTSHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME LOSSESINEQUALITYINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORINFORMAL WORKERSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCE SYSTEMSJOB CHURNINGJOB CREATIONJOB INSECURITYJOB LOSSJOB LOSSESJOB RETENTIONJOB SEARCHJOBSLABOR FORCELABOR INTENSITYLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET DEMANDLABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONSLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCELABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLABOR MARKETSLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR RELATIONSLABOR STATISTICSLABOURLABOUR MARKETLABOUR MARKET POLICIESLABOUR MARKETSLAID-OFF WORKERSLEAKAGE OF BENEFITSMALE WORKERSMEANS TESTINGMIGRANT LABORMINIMUM WAGENATURAL DISASTERSNET JOB CREATIONOLD AGEOPEN UNEMPLOYMENTOPTIMAL TARGETINGPIECE RATESPOORPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY MITIGATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREVIOUS SECTIONPROGRAM BENEFICIARIESPROGRAM COVERAGEPROGRAM DELIVERYPROGRAM ELIGIBILITYPROTECTION MECHANISMSPROTECTION POLICIESPROTECTION POLICYPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC CLINICSPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC SUBSIDIESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPURCHASING POWERREAL WAGEREAL WAGE DECLINESREAL WAGESRETAIL TRADERETRENCHED WORKERSRICE SUBSIDYRISK MANAGEMENTRURAL INFRASTRUCTURESAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL ENROLLMENTSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSELF-TARGETING NATURESERVANTSSERVICE INDUSTRIESSHOCKSHORT-TERM CRISISSHORT-TERM UNEMPLOYMENTSKILLED LABORSKILLED LABORERSSKILLED WORKERSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSMALL BUSINESSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL IMPACTSSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL INVESTMENTSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL RISKSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGSOCIAL WELFARESTRUCTURAL REFORMSSUBSIDIZINGTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTAX RELIEFTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSFER PROGRAMTRUCK DRIVERSUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT FIGURESUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT LEVELSUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICSUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSURBAN WORKERSVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE POPULATIONSVULNERABLE REGIONSWAGE GROWTHWAGE RATEWAGE SUBSIDIESWORK PROGRAMSWORKERASEAN Secretariat10.1596/978-602-8411-37-0