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Understanding and improving labour mobility: a scoping paper

Item:
2399
Title:
Understanding and improving labour mobility: a scoping paper
Authors:
John Buchanan, Susanna Baldwin, Sally Wright
Publication date: 
4 October 2011
Type:
Research report
Themes:
VET in context > Economic aspects of VET > Labour market models
Industry and employers > Specific industries > Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Industry and employers > Specific industries > Health and community services
Industry and employers > Specific industries > Mining
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
VET in context > Work changes > General
ISBN:
978 1 921955 38 9 print; 978 1 921955 37 2 web

One of the challenges policy-makers face is the lack of systemic analysis around the concept of labour mobility, especially in relation to how mobility is changing and what can be done to improve it. Case studies of the mining, meat processing and early childhood care occupations and analysis of data from the longitudinal survey Australia at work have been undertaken to explore key issues and implications for advancing the labour mobility research field.

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