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Insights on achieving full and productive employment

Interviews recorded during the ILO Employment Policy Research Symposium: The Future of Full Employment, held in December 2019 at ILO/HQ.

Date issued: 17 March 2020 |

The future of full employment: Interview with Aurelio Parisotto
In this interview, Aurelio Parisotto, ILO Senior Labour Market and Employment Specialist, discusses, among other topics, why achieving full and productive employment is vital and the role it plays in shaping a fair, inclusive and secure future of work, as called for in the ILO Centenary Declaration adopted by the International Labour Conference in June 2019.



Promoting gender responsive employment policies: Interview with Anuradha Seth (Part 1)
In this interview, Anuradha Seth, Senior Advisor on Macro-economic Policies and Gender, on loan to the ILO/Geneva from UN Women/New York, responds to the question of how macroeconomic policies can help close the gender gaps in the labour market and create more and better jobs for all.



Promoting gender responsive employment policies: Interview with Anuradha Seth (Part 2)
In this interview, Anuradha Seth, Senior Advisor on Macro-economic Policies and Gender, responds to questions on: how employment policies can further Sustainable Development Goal 8 on Decent Work and economic growth, what the ILO is doing to address the new types of employment policies that will be needed to promote employment opportunities for both women and men, and which sectors have the potential to create more and better jobs, in particular, for women.



The future of full employment: Interview with David Blanchflower
In this interview, David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics, Dartmouth University, discusses why achieving full employment is important; the significance of low unemployment figures; and, policy solutions for getting to full and productive employment.



Promoting gender-responsive employment policies: Interview with ILO’s Valeria Esquivel
In this interview, Valeria Esquivel, ILO Employment Policies and Gender Specialist, responds to questions on how employment policies can further Sustainable Development Goal 8 on Decent Work and economic growth, and what the ILO is doing to support policies that promote employment opportunities for both women and men.



The future of full employment: Interview with Rathin Roy
In this interview, Rathin Roy, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Dehli, discusses why achieving full and productive employment is important and the role macroeconomic policies play in meeting this objective.