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Strategic Skills Seminar for Africa 7/8 September 2004 Sandton Sun Hotel Johannesburg

Join us at the Strategic Skills Seminar for Africa on 7-8 September 2004 in Johannesburg, to explore how employment policy can create jobs and address economic challenges. Learn about strategies to overcome poverty, empower individuals, and promote inclusive growth. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills.

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Strategic Skills Seminar for Africa 7/8 September 2004 Sandton Sun Hotel Johannesburg

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  1. Strategic Skills Seminar for Africa 7/8 September 2004Sandton Sun HotelJohannesburg How can an employment policy create jobs and tackle the challenges of building the economy?

  2. Our Message Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere (Declaration of Philadelphia, 1944) The principal route out of poverty is work (Juán Somavia, Working out of Poverty, 2003)

  3. Working out of Poverty: a common challenge • Make employment central to economic and social policies. • Make the global economy more inclusive. • Build partnerships and integration. • Organize people in the rural and informal economy. • Promote ownership and participation. • Empower people – economically, socially and politically

  4. No school for children No jobs for young people Poor safety and health Poverty and old age The Life Cycle of Poverty Gender in-equality Rural poverty Unpro-tected work in the informal economy

  5. Policy challenges • Increase the demand for labour, and raise the productivity and incomes of poor people; • Integrate socially excluded comunities in the labour market, and overcome discrimination; • Improve the terms of trade between developing and industrialized countries.

  6. Community Action for Decent Work • Develop skills for sustainable livelihoods. • Invest in jobs and the community. • Promote micro and small businesses. • Make money work for the poor. • Build local development through cooperatives. • Overcome discimination • Eliminate child labour. • Ensure incomes and basic social security. • Improve safety and health at the workplace.

  7. Institution building for decent work and poverty reduction Fund-amental rights at work Improved public services Social dialogue Representation and voice Inclusive labour markets Stronger unions and employers’ organi-zations Organi-zations in the înformal econmoy

  8. Rights Employ-ment Social Protection Social Dialogue Global concerns: Globalization, soidarity and social justice National policies: Harmonizing social and economic goals Local action: Opportunities, protection and empowerment The need for policy coherence Decent Work

  9. Rights Employ-ment Social Protection Social Dialogue Global concerns: Globalization, soidarity and social justice National policies: Harmonizing social and economic goals Local action: Opportunities, protection and empowerment The need for policy coherence Decent Work

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