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  • Labour brokers: Study finds positive and important role

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    This article was originally drafted by Stef Terblanche and the South Africa Node of the Millennium Project, excerpting from http://www.leadershiponline.co.za/articles/labour-brokers as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. As the debate on the role of labour brokers [in South Africa] rages on, a new study by a […]

  • Thailand Green Jobs

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    This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The efforts recently made by the government of Thailand to promote green jobs have the potential to turn green jobs into an alternative source […]

  • Uganda’s Remittance Blues

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    African countries like Uganda are paying more attention to migrant workers’ remittances because this money has become another avenue for spurring domestic development. The reason for this attention is simple: “remittance flows directly impact on consumption, savings and investment“. As of 2007 Uganda was among the top 10 African remittance […]

  • Social conflicts in Peru and Bolivia: Distinct challenges for governance

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    This article was originally drafted by Gonzalo Alcalde and Pasko Kisic and the FORO Nacional Internacional for  the newsletter “Agenda Suramerica” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Social conflicts related to natural resources, both violent and non-violent, are on the rise in Andean nations like Bolivia […]