International labour migration and skill scarcity in the hashemite kingdom of Jordan

Seccombe J.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper examining trends in international migration of Jordanian migrant workers and the impact on the domestic labour market in Jordan - discusses the occupational structure of the emigrants, skill scarcity, etc.; reviews government policies to counteract labour shortages; comments on the replacement of emigrant labour force by immigrants. Bibliography and map.

Keywords: trend; international migration; migrant workers.; labour market; occupational structure; emigrant.; skill.; government policy; labour shortage; labour force; immigrant; tendance; migration internationale; travailleur migrant; marché du travail; tendencia; migración internacional; trabajador migrante; mercado de trabajo; structure de l'emploi; émigrant; qualifications; politique gouvernementale; pénurie de main-d'oeuvre; main-d'oeuvre; immigrant; estructura del empleo; emigrante; calificación; política gubernamental; escasez de mano de obra; mano de obra; inmigrante (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70 pages
Date: 1984
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Published in International Migration for Employment working paper series

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