The project aims to support the analysis and formulation of effective and coherent trade and labour market policies that address the adjustment challenges that workers and employers face and expand opportunities for the creation of decent employment in developing countries. Actions are taken at the global level and in four pilot countries, to strengthen the capacity of policy makers, researchers and the social partners to assess, address and monitor the effects of trade on employment. The project is implemented by the International Labour Organization and funded by the European Union.
Main objectives of the project
- Develop global knowledge tools that can support the formulation of coherent trade and labour market policies at the national level, based on sound data and diagnosis, with the involvement of the social partners.
- Enable the design of effective and coherent trade and labour market policies that maximize employment-related opportunities created by trade and minimize the adjustment costs of trade-induced economic restructuring.
Actions are taken at the global level and in four pilot countries, to strengthen the capacity of policy makers, researchers and the social partners to assess, address and monitor the effects of trade on employment. The project is implemented by the International Labour Organization and benefits from financial support from the European Union, EuropeAid. The project started in 2009 and runs until 2013. It is implemented by ILO’s Employment Sector in close collaboration with the ILO-ITC that develops and conducts training courses and the ILO country offices in the four pilot countries: Bangladesh, Benin (more information in French), Guatemala (more information in Spanish), Indonesia
Project Activities
Global
- October 2011 - Book Launch “Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts - ILO-EC publication” in Brussels, Belgium
- July 2011 - ETE project team participates and contributes to 2nd. Edition of ITC training course on “International Trade and Labour Markets” in Turin, Italy
- June 2011 - ETE-sponsored research is presented at the ICITE Latin American Regional Conference in Santiago, Chile
- April 2011 – ETE-sponsored research is presented at the ICITE Asian Regional Conference in Manila, Phillippines
- May 2010 - ETE project team participates and contributes to 1st. edition of ITC training course on “International Trade and Labour Markets” in Turin, Italy
- December 2009 - Expert meeting on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment
Indonesia
- June 2011 - 3rd. Policy Working Group Meeting
- February 2011 - 2nd. Policy Working Group Meeting
- February 2011 - Training for Specialists in Indonesia: Assessing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- January 2011 - 1st. Policy Working Group Meeting
- November 2010 - World Integrated Trade Solution Training
- July 2010 - Knowledge Sharing Workshop on “Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment (ETE)”
- May 2010 - Training for Trade Unions
- February 2010 - Launch of project website for Indonesia
- November 2009 - Presentation of project at UNCTAD course
- November 2009 - Project Start in Indonesia
Bangladesh
- October 2011 - 1st. Policy Working Group Meeting
- February 2011 - Training for Specialists in Bangladesh: Assessing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- August 2010 - Tripartite Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- May 2010 - Training on "Basic Concepts in International Trade and Employment"
- January 2010 - Project Start in Bangladesh
Benin
For further information please visit the project page in French
- June 2011 - Training for Specialists in Benin: Assessing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- January 2011 - Official Project Launch and Tripartite Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- April 2010 - Project Start in Benin
Guatemala
For further information please visit the project page in Spanish
- November 2011 – Training for Trade Unions
- August 2011 - Training for Specialists in Guatemala: Assessing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- April 2011 - Official Project Launch and Tripartite Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment
- November 2010 - Project Start in Guatemala
Abstracts of ETE Studies
Benin (in French)
Guatemala (in Spanish)
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