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  • U.S. Aiding Tunisia in Reforming Labor Laws, Institutions

    01/07/2013 11:02:25 PM PST · by Steve Peacock · 3 replies
    U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor ^ | Jan. 8, 2013 | Steve Peacock
    The Millennium Challenge Corporation is assisting the nation of Tunisia in achieving greater economic growth by getting it to improve its government and private-sector institutions, which MCC says suffer from a bloated workforce and strict labor laws that keep that unwieldy labor market intact. Tunisia, a North African nation tucked between Libya and Algeria, has agreed to pursue their reforms as a step toward signing a formal compact with MCC. First it must undergo scrutiny via MCC’s Threshold Program, which: assists countries in implementing policy changes in order to improve prospects for MCC Compact eligibility. MCC has signed 23 threshold...