Trade creates jobs in Viet Nam but technology might be harming low-skilled workers - a podcast by Asian Development Bank Institute

Low-skilled workers in Viet Nam are hardest hit by market reforms and technology, with efficiency coming at the cost of jobs. Exposure to foreign markets and access to digital technologies raise demand for different types of skills, and while it has been good for the economy, more and more workers are being left behind.

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https://www.adb.org/publications/impact-trade-and-technology-skills-viet-nam

About the authors
Jennifer Poole, American University and Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Amelia Santos-Paulino and Maria Sokolova, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Alisa DiCaprio, ADBI research fellow at the time the report was published

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Viet Nam: http://bit.ly/2zeIo9M
Technology: http://bit.ly/2ijiqyr

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