Preliminary Findings 6. More effective promotional and communication strategies are needed to disseminate the concept and resolve problems on the ground especially those relating to project implementation. At the time of the survey, promotional work on the joint-venture concept had not been carried out. Communication strategies have to be better planned to promote the concept. The rise in the number of foreign workers is correlated with economic growth and this in turn raises policy implications for dependence on foreign labour.
More empirical fieldwork is required to analyse the causes of the attrition rate.
The study examined past achievements of social development policies, the current situation and problem analysis, future challenges and policy options and the implementation of the policies.