Newsletters
2013
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 37
South-South Exchanges on Social and Solidarity Economy
07 May 2013
2013 Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy: An opportunity to enhance youth employment (Agadir, Morocco, April 2013); UN Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD) – ILO Conference on Social and Solidarity Economy promotes participation by researchers from the Global SouthGeneva, 6-8 May 2013)
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 36
ILO: Global Employment Trends; World of Work; Global Wage Report; Domestic Workers
12 March 2013
Various recent ILO reports are summarized here. Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a second jobs dip, calls for additional policy action. The World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy considers that a dramatic shift is needed in the current policy approach in order to fight the structural challenges of unemployment. The Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and Equitable Growth calls for internal and external “rebalancing” to achieve more socially and economically sustainable outcomes within and across countries, proposing policy actions beyond labour markets and national borders.
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 35
Global South-South Development Expo 2012 Review
14 January 2013
The Global South-South Development Expo 2012 took place from 19 to 23 November 2012 in Vienna, Austria and was hosted by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization). This year’s theme was “Investing in Energy and Climate Change: Inclusive Partnerships for Sustainable Development”. The ILO organized a Solution Forum on Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work, showcasing development solutions from and for the Global South. The ILO Forum explored the link between employment, decent work and sustainable development strategies. The global economic crisis has positioned job-creation at the heart of policy-making priorities. At the same time, environmental degradation has called for increased efforts towards sustainable development. In this context, there was a clear need for correlating employment, the development of alternative energy sources and economic opportunities. The Forum shows why South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) strategies and mechanisms are vital for shaping the post-2015 sustainable world of work. The panellists presented their country’s experience in transitioning to a green economy, while highlighting the benefit of South-South cooperation by presenting country-specific solutions.
2012
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 34
The Post-2015 Development Agenda
15 November 2012
The ILO is actively involved with the United Nations in support of country processes for defining the so called “post-2015 development framework” that will build on and complement the Millennium Development Goals. These initiatives include the work of the Task Team established by the UN Secretary-General under the leadership of the UN Development Group (UNDG), and the UNDG groups responsible for organizing thematic and national consultations. With UNDP, the ILO convened the first thematic consultation in Tokyo in May 2012, on the subject of “growth and employment”. In its recent discussion of the subject, the ILO Governing Body’s - governments, workers and employers gave a mandate to the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, to develop a strategy and provide support for ILO constituents to be fully involved in the agenda-setting processes.
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 33
South-South and triangular cooperation: Global South-South Development Expo
15 November 2012
The ILO will take part in the Global South-South Development Expo 2012 to be hosted by UNIDO at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on 19-23 November. The general theme is “Investing in Energy and Climate Change: Inclusive Partnerships for Sustainable Development”. The ILO is organizing a Solutions Forum on the topic of “Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work”.
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 32
Rio+20 - The three dimensions of sustainable development
18 October 2012
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 31
ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review in New York focused on Productive Employment and Decent Work
15 September 2012
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 30
South-South and triangular cooperation at the 2012 International Labour Conference
29 June 2012
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 29
ILC 2012 Outcomes
15 June 2012
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 28
International Labour Conference 2012
18 May 2012