Asia's Developing Future

Trade creates jobs in Viet Nam but technology might be harming low-skilled workers

Oct. 17, 2017

Low-skilled workers in Viet Nam are hardest hit by market reforms and technology, with efficiency coming at the cost of jobs. Exposure to foreign markets and access to digital technologies raise demand for different types of skills, and while it has been good for the economy, more and more workers are being left behind. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2iiGGkd Read the original report https://www.adb.org/publications/impact-trade-and-technology-skills-viet-nam About the authors Jennifer Poole, American University and Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Amelia Santos-Paulino and Maria Sokolova, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Alisa DiCaprio, ADBI research fellow at the time the report was published Read more about ADBI's research on Trade: http://bit.ly/2ytVl1X Viet Nam: http://bit.ly/2zeIo9M Technology: http://bit.ly/2ijiqyr

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