The Global Employment Policy Review: Introduction and chapter summaries

Fecha de la publicación: 23 de marzo de 2021 |

The Global Employment Policy Review – Introduction
In this video, ILO expert Dorothea Schmidt-Klau presents the Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR), a new biennial publication initiated by the Employment Policy Department. The GEPR examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.



Chapter 1: Industrial policies for structural transformation
The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.
In this video, Johannes Weiss, ILO Employment Officer, Employment Policy Department, and David Kucera, ILO Senior Economist, Development and Investment Branch, Employment Policy Department, introduce Chapter 1 of the GEPR on “Industrial policies for structural transformation: Processes, institutions and methods”.



Chapter 2: Skills and trade
The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.
In this video, Bolormaa Tumurchudur-Klok, ILO Technical Specialist, Skills and Employability Branch, Employment Policy Department, introduces Chapter 2 of the GEPR on “Making trade more employment-friendly: The role of skills policies.”



Chapter 3: Employment-intensive investment programmes and structural transformation

The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.
In this video Mito Tsukamoto, ILO Chief, Development and Investment Branch, Employment Policy Department, introduces Chapter 3 of the GEPR on “The contribution of employment-intensive investment programmes to structural economic transformation for peace and resilience.”



Chapter 4: National employment policies and environmental sustainability
The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.
In this video, Valter Nebuloni, ILO Senior Administrator, Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch, Employment Policy Department, introduces Chapter 4 of the GEPR on “National employment policies and environmental sustainability: Forging stronger ties.”



Chapter 5: Pathways to formality
The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.
In this video, Juan Chacaltana, ILO Specialist, Employment Policy, Employment Policy Department, introduces Chapter 5 of the GEPR on “Pathways to formality: Comparing policy approaches in Africa, Asia and Latin America.”