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Characterization Of Agricultural Workers In The Philippines

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  • Roehlano M. Briones

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The paper narrates that the inclusive growth requires boosting incomes of workers currently in agriculture, either by shifting them to better-paying jobs outside agriculture or raising wages within agriculture.

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  • Roehlano M. Briones, 2017. "Characterization Of Agricultural Workers In The Philippines," Working Papers id:12308, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Briones, Roehlano M., 2018. "The Wage Gap between Male and Female Agricultural Workers: Analysis and Implications for Gender and Development Policy," Discussion Papers DP 2018-15, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

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