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Labor, health, and safety measures ensure that the rights and welfare of both local and migrant workers are protected.
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Innovative reforms can play a role in helping tax systems to contribute to improved social protection and reduced inequality in Asia and the Pacific.
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Build storage facilities, protect local workers, and develop systems to monitor risks.
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger -
Enhancing long-term care systems entails engaging stakeholders, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and establishing legal and regulatory frameworks.
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In Kazakhstan, infection among workers at a road upgrading project was avoided because good occupational safety and health measures were in place.
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An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
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The student assistance program may be expanded to cushion the pandemic’s impact and enable more poor students, regardless of gender, to complete school.
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Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.
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Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
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Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
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Nutrition-specific interventions should target the first 1,000 days, promote behavioral change, and focus on the most vulnerable.
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Gender-targeted strategies are needed to improve health care for women under India’s universal medical insurance program.
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The Republic of Korea is revitalizing rural centers to improve the quality of life in rural areas.
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Young people identify digitalization, strong participatory processes, and an inclusive labor market as priorities to improve livelihood opportunities amid COVID-19.
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Policymakers should focus on long-term strategic plans such as zoning of territories based on potential water sources when designing water and sanitation solutions for communities.