BELaM
Business, enterprise & jobs
Business, entrepreneurship, and the labour market as engines of dignified livelihoods.
BELaM
About this theme
BELaM studies how enterprise and the labour market can create dignified, durable livelihoods. It looks past headline growth to the quality of work — who gets it, what it pays, and whether it lasts.
BELaM
Business, enterprise & jobs
Business, entrepreneurship, and the labour market as engines of dignified livelihoods.
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Report
March 2025 · IRI BELaM Group
Youth, Enterprise, and the Labour Market in West Africa
A dataset and analysis of how young people enter — and stay in — dignified work across five West African economies.
BELaM
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