Interregional conference: "Improving social protection and promoting employment. Experiences and lessons learned from an ILO-EU project in Burkina Faso, Honduras and Cambodia"
A conference will be organized to explore the experiences and lessons learned from the joint ILO/EU project "Improving social protection and promoting employment", implemented between 2009 and 2012 in Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Honduras. This interregional conference will be jointly organized by the European Commission and the ILO.
"Improving Social Protection and Promoting Employment" (2009-2012) is a joint project of the ILO and the European Union. It aims at creating integrated social protection and employment policy frameworks in Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras, three countries that face similar challenges of poverty, income inequality, gender inequality, and a lack of comprehensive labour market and social security institutions.
The conference will examine the results, the experiences and the lessons learned from this project and formulate recommendations for future policy development and technical cooperation work.
09:00-09:45 Welcome and opening address
Welcome words
Recent developments and vision regarding employment and social protection within the EU Cooperation
Recent developments and vision regarding employment and social protection within the ILO
The ILO/EU project “Improving social protection and promoting employment”:-design and implementation
9:45-10:00 coffee break
Part I: Country experiences
10:00-11:15 The experience of Burkina Faso
11:15-12:30 The experience of Cambodia
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 The experience of Honduras
15:15-15:30 Coffee break
Part II: Interregional conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations for future policy development
15:30-16:45 Comparative perspective on country experiences and lessons learned
16:45-17:45 Roundtable on lessons and recommendations
17:45-18:15 Conclusion and closing remarks
Part III: Individual meetings between country delegations and the ILO for evaluation and future developments per country
The conference will examine the results, the experiences and the lessons learned from this project and formulate recommendations for future policy development and technical cooperation work.
Programme
Monday 3 December
08:30-09:00 Registration09:00-09:45 Welcome and opening address
Welcome words
Recent developments and vision regarding employment and social protection within the EU Cooperation
Recent developments and vision regarding employment and social protection within the ILO
The ILO/EU project “Improving social protection and promoting employment”:-design and implementation
9:45-10:00 coffee break
Part I: Country experiences
10:00-11:15 The experience of Burkina Faso
11:15-12:30 The experience of Cambodia
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 The experience of Honduras
15:15-15:30 Coffee break
Part II: Interregional conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations for future policy development
15:30-16:45 Comparative perspective on country experiences and lessons learned
16:45-17:45 Roundtable on lessons and recommendations
17:45-18:15 Conclusion and closing remarks
Tuesday 4 December
Part III: Individual meetings between country delegations and the ILO for evaluation and future developments per country