Trade creates jobs in Viet Nam but technology might be harming low-skilled workers

Published: Oct. 17, 2017, 9:11 a.m.

b"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.\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttp://bit.ly/2iiGGkd\\n\\nRead the original report\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/impact-trade-and-technology-skills-viet-nam\\n\\nAbout the authors\\nJennifer Poole, American University and Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)\\nAmelia Santos-Paulino and Maria Sokolova, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development\\nAlisa DiCaprio, ADBI research fellow at the time the report was published \\n\\nRead more about ADBI's research on\\nTrade: http://bit.ly/2ytVl1X\\nViet Nam: http://bit.ly/2zeIo9M\\nTechnology: http://bit.ly/2ijiqyr"