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Toolkit on Poverty Reduction through Tourism in Rural Areas

The toolkit outlines the background to poverty reduction approaches and how the ILO is involved within the context of decent work and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Recent developments in tourism and a vision for an inclusive, pro-poor, rural tourism industry are summarized.
Instructional material | 01 March 2012
Reference: 978-92-2-125707-3[ISBN]
978-92-2-125708-0[ISBN]

A toolkit on poverty reduction through tourism has been produced. It aims at assisting developing and least developed countries to create a sustainable tourism industry and businesses based on decent employment. It is oriented towards SMEs and local communities in rural areas and includes case studies, training sessions and best practices. The toolkit illustrates the links between the ILO Decent Work Agenda, poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals.

Tags: rural employment, poverty alleviation, rural development, tourism

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