MAS Holdings (MAS) is a global apparel manufacturing company headquartered in Sri Lanka. Established in 1987, it now has 52 manufacturing facilities across 17 countries, with its biggest markets in the...
Type: BriefReport#: 185772Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a rapid rise in e-commerce and delivery services, creating labor supply challenges in many markets. Digital logistics platform Shadowfax offers fast ‘hyperlocal’ delivery...
Type: BriefReport#: 185777Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Corporate priorities, government policies, and public demand are driving companies across the world to improve their environmental and social footprint. In South Africa, the Petco Producer Responsibility...
Type: BriefReport#: 185776Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Timor-Leste is facing a human capital crisis. Children born in Timor-Leste today will be less than half as productive as adults as they could be if they enjoyed complete education and full health. Moreover,...
Type: ReportReport#: 185767Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Global apparel supply chains are often associated with poor working conditions. However, Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.), one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies, recognizes that worker wellbeing...
Type: BriefReport#: 185771Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
The migration of young people from rural areas to urban centers poses a challenge to many companies with operations in remote locations. The Village Nut Company, a macadamia nut processing business in...
Type: BriefReport#: 185779Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Hogaru is a digital platform that offers Colombian households and small businesses cleaning services. Its workers have formal, permanent contracts and access to vital benefits. This contrasts with the...
Type: BriefReport#: 185769Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
OXXO is Mexico’s leading convenience store chain and a subsidiary of the multinational beverage and retail company Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA). Like many companies worldwide, OXXO...
Type: BriefReport#: 185774Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Despite a robust recent pre-COVID-19 growth spell, the national poverty incidence was estimated at 44 percent in 2018 and Guinea continues to face multiple challenges to sustain progress on poverty reduction....
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 185758Date: November 9, 2023Author:
Katayama, Roy Shuji ;
Ouedraogo, Aissatou
In their upcoming report, Making Teacher Policy Work, the authors asked themselves why, despite the growing evidence on effective teacher policies, we still do not observe high-quality teaching and learning...
Type: BriefReport#: 185739Date: November 9, 2023Author:
World Bank
This document provides information on the protocol that must be followed to film and record classroom lessons within secondary classrooms so that the recordings are useful to apply to the Teach Secondary...
Type: ReportReport#: 185747Date: November 9, 2023Author:
World Bank
Electricity plays a crucial role in health, safety, and participation in the modern world. The channels by which is contributes to economic development are still not fully understood. Especially in rural...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 185723Date: November 9, 2023Author:
Lehr, Ulrike Gabriel Elisabeth Augusta
In both G20 and non-G20 countries alike, cities have a crucial role to play in the achievement of national development goals. Already, cities generate more than 80 percent of global GDP and, with a share...
Type: ReportReport#: 185742Date: November 9, 2023Author:
World Bank
This document provides a step-by-step explanation on how to write master codes. A master code is a detailed justification for why a behavior or element, as observed in classroom footage, warrants a particular...
Type: BriefReport#: 185750Date: November 9, 2023Author:
World Bank
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