Nagamatsu, ShingoBettencourt, Sofia2013-10-152013-10-152013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16142Livelihood and job creation have long been critical challenges to disaster recovery. Following the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), the Japanese government launched an innovative cash-for-work (CFW) project, hiring more than 31,700 jobless people to work not only on reconstruction, but also on clerical and support work for affected people. This allowed it to reach out to women and the elderly, vulnerable groups that were traditionally excluded from schemes focusing primarily on manual work. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTALLIANCECITIZENCLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENTCLERICAL WORKCREATING JOBSDEBRIS REMOVALDELIVERY MECHANISMSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISASTERDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER RISKDISASTER SITUATIONSDISASTER VICTIMSDISASTER-AFFECTED PEOPLEDISASTERSDROUGHTSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RECOVERYELDERLYEMERGENCIESEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT PATTERNSEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSEVACUATIONEVACUEESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMINEFLOODSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD SUPPLIESGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT INITIATIVESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEINCOMEJOB CREATIONJOB LOSSESJOB MARKETJOB OFFERSJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOBSLABOR DEMANDLABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMANUAL LABORMARKET WAGESMINIMUM WAGEMINISTRY OF HEALTHNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATURAL DISASTERSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOCCUPATIONOCCUPATIONSPENSIONSPERMANENT JOBPERMANENT JOBSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRIVATE CONTRACTORSPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPROGRESSPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC WORKPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSRECONSTRUCTIONREFUGEESREGULAR EMPLOYMENTREGULAR JOBSREGULAR WORKERSRELIEFRURAL AREASSAFETYSELF-ESTEEMSKILLED WORKERSSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL SECURITYTELEVISIONTEMPORARY JOBTSUNAMITVUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEURBAN AREASVICTIMSVULNERABLE GROUPSWIDOWSWORK PROJECTWORKERWORKERSWORKFORCEYOUNG CHILDRENWorld Bank10.1596/16142