ITC- Turin consultative workshop
Statement by the ILO Director, Dagmar Walter, on ITC- Turin consultative workshop on promotion of rural youth employment in Afghanistan
By Ms Dagmar Walter, Director ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team (DWT) for South Asia and India Country Office.
Good Morning!
Respected government officials of Afghanistan,
Mr. Srinivas and Friends from VV Giri National Labour Institute,
Resource persons for the training course.
Colleagues from Kabul, Turin and New Delhi
I am delighted to meet all of you here. A very warm welcome to New Delhi.
The ILO Office in India has been supporting the ILO International Training Centre-Turin, in organizing trainings for the Afghanistan constituents in New Delhi under the project called “Promotion of youth employment in Afghanistan”. I am extremely happy to note that our collaboration has been recognized as a success story in promoting south-south cooperation.
Today in New Delhi we are here to take part in an exciting course on Private Sector Development through Value Chains. This course is for the staff of the Office of the Chief Executive of the Government of Afghanistan. And, it is one of the activities jointly organized with ITC- Turin that is taking place in India with the support of the ILO New Delhi office in cooperation with the VV Giri National Labour Institute.
During this five-day training course, you will apply the principles and phases of value chain development for decent work. The course will help you look at areas such as sector Selection, value chain analysis, intervention design, and implementation specifically in situations of fragility. The course will contribute to the design and implementation of market-driven value chain development projects, using a participatory approach. It will also throw light on the techniques used for market systems facilitation, and help you grasp the differences and benefits between facilitation and direct delivery. Colleagues from VV Giri will share case studies and lessons learned in the Indian context, which will add to the richness of this course.
I am sure the insights from India on this subject will help you plan your own activities targeted at the youth. It is important to stress that when we speak of the youth we also look at including certain marginalized sections of the society – these are often women, internally displaced, and returnees.
The ILO and the Turin Centre look forward to continuing the cooperation and organizing similar such activities to promote south-south cooperation.
We sincerely thank the Norwegian Government, the Department for International Cooperation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, DFID and partners for making this event possible.
I thank my colleagues at ILO New Delhi who helped shape this event and I hope it will be a great success.
Once again, welcome to New Delhi. I wish you all a very pleasant stay and productive learning.
Respected government officials of Afghanistan,
Mr. Srinivas and Friends from VV Giri National Labour Institute,
Resource persons for the training course.
Colleagues from Kabul, Turin and New Delhi
I am delighted to meet all of you here. A very warm welcome to New Delhi.
The ILO Office in India has been supporting the ILO International Training Centre-Turin, in organizing trainings for the Afghanistan constituents in New Delhi under the project called “Promotion of youth employment in Afghanistan”. I am extremely happy to note that our collaboration has been recognized as a success story in promoting south-south cooperation.
Today in New Delhi we are here to take part in an exciting course on Private Sector Development through Value Chains. This course is for the staff of the Office of the Chief Executive of the Government of Afghanistan. And, it is one of the activities jointly organized with ITC- Turin that is taking place in India with the support of the ILO New Delhi office in cooperation with the VV Giri National Labour Institute.
During this five-day training course, you will apply the principles and phases of value chain development for decent work. The course will help you look at areas such as sector Selection, value chain analysis, intervention design, and implementation specifically in situations of fragility. The course will contribute to the design and implementation of market-driven value chain development projects, using a participatory approach. It will also throw light on the techniques used for market systems facilitation, and help you grasp the differences and benefits between facilitation and direct delivery. Colleagues from VV Giri will share case studies and lessons learned in the Indian context, which will add to the richness of this course.
I am sure the insights from India on this subject will help you plan your own activities targeted at the youth. It is important to stress that when we speak of the youth we also look at including certain marginalized sections of the society – these are often women, internally displaced, and returnees.
The ILO and the Turin Centre look forward to continuing the cooperation and organizing similar such activities to promote south-south cooperation.
We sincerely thank the Norwegian Government, the Department for International Cooperation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, DFID and partners for making this event possible.
I thank my colleagues at ILO New Delhi who helped shape this event and I hope it will be a great success.
Once again, welcome to New Delhi. I wish you all a very pleasant stay and productive learning.