Expert meeting on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment
The International Labour Organization ILO organized an international meeting for experts to review their experience in assessing and addressing the impact of trade on employment. ILO's social partners, international experts, relevant European Commission services and experts form the ILO, the ILO-ITC and other International Organizations participated in the meeting. Six international experts presented first drafts of the studies that will be major parts of a global knowledge tool which supports the subsequent work in the four pilot countries under the project "Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment".
Opening remarks
Marion Jansen, Senior Economist, Trade and Employment, ILO, Employment Sector, and Päivi Anttila, European Commission
First Session: General Literature Review on the impact of trade on employment
- Presentation by Margaret McMillan, Tufts University, (joint work with Inigo Verduzco)
- Discussant: Pierella Paci, World Bank
- Chair: Ralf Peters, ILO
- Discussion
Second Session: Review of existing methodologies for assessing the impacts of trade on employment
- Presentation by Bill Gibson, University of Vermont
- Discussant: Scott McDonald, Oxford Brookes University
- Chair: Malte Lübker, ILO
- Presentation will be followed by discussion
Third Session: Study on trade and adjustment assistance
- Presentation by Joseph Francois, Johannes Keppler University Linz
- Discussant: Marc Barchetta, WTO
- Chair: Frederic Lapeyre, ILO
- Presentation will be followed by discussion
Fourth Session: Study on trade and diversification of the economic structure
- Presentation by Vanessa Strauss-Kahn, ESCP Europe, (joint work with Céline Carrère, Université d'Auvergne, and Olivier Cadot, University of Lausanne and World Bank)
- Discussant: Joerg Mayer, UNCTAD, and Alessandra Lustrati, European Commission
- Chair: Sangheon Lee, ILO
- Presentation will be followed by discussion
Fifth Session: Study on the impact of trade on gender issues
- Presentation by Gunseli Berik, University of Utah
- Discussant: David Kucera, ILO, and Alessandra Lustrati, European Commission
- Chair: Patrick Belser, ILO
- Presentation will be followed by discussion
Sixth Session: Study on trade and the informal economy
- Presentation by Anushree Sinha, NCAER
- Discussant: Marco Fugazza, UNCTAD, and Henrik Huitfeldt, European Commission
- Chair: Anne Posthuma , ILO
- Presentation will be followed by discussion
Wrap up session and Closing of the workshop
Closing remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, ILO and Päivi Anttila, European Commission
The views expressed are those of the experts and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Communities or member states of the European Union. Financial support by the European Union is gratefully acknowledged.