RURAL EMPLOYMENT IN PAKISTAN Rural employment in developing countries like Pakistan bears significant importance, primarily on two counts. First, rural areas accommodate over 65 percent of total population of whom the majority are poor; second, employment in rural areas largely comprises smallsized, traditional and survival-type economic activities in both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. Therefore, rural employment policies besides addressing the needs have to be precise reflecting both local characteristics and future potential. Information about economically active population, pattern of employment and unemployment is fundamental for formulating economic and development policies for rural areas. It not only provides indicators of labour supply and demand but also provides information about the manner and extent to which the available human resources are utilised. Further, this information is crucial for designing government programmes that devise employment creation, human resource development and poverty reduction. https://facebook/pages/Social-Policy-and-Development-Centre/288616851160516 spdc.org.pk/Publication_detail.aspx?sysID=762 spdc.org.pk/
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:02:31 +0000