Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Acronyms -- CHAPTER 1 Australia: Prioritizing community and personal well-being -- Summary -- Background -- Institutional framework -- Challenges -- Responses -- Lessons learned -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER 2 China:Training responses to industrial closures -- Summary -- Background -- Institutional framework -- Challenges -- Responses -- Lessons learned -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER 3 The Czech Republic: Retraining for new technology with hands-on experience -- Summary -- Background -- Challenge -- Responses -- Costs and outcomes -- Lessons learned -- CHAPTER 4 Egypt:The labour pool approach in the textile industry -- Summary -- Background -- Challenge -- Response -- Outcomes -- Lessons learned -- CHAPTER 5 Germany:Short-time working and continuity of employment -- Summary -- Challenges -- Response -- STW in the German automobile industry -- Lessons learned -- Annex -- CHAPTER 6 Mexico: Short-time working in a collaborative approach to worker displacement -- Summary -- Background -- Institutional framework -- Challenges -- Responses -- Lessons learned -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER 7 The Netherlands: A suite of innovative approaches -- Summary -- Background -- Institutional framework -- Challenges -- Responses -- Past and present responses contrasted -- Lessons learned -- CHAPTER 8 The United Kingdom: Collaborative best practice in engaging with displaced workers -- Summary -- Background -- Institutional framework -- Challenges -- Responses -- Lessons learned -- Conclusions -- References.