International activities

October 2007 

• Achieving Policy Coherence
  Relevant paragraph of the report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization on policy coherence
• List of books, papers, articles and working papers potentially relevant for PCI
  A useful resource list for Policy Coherence Initiatives

April 2006 

• Fifth Policy Coherence Initiative Meeting
  Fifth-Multi Agency meeting held on April 20, 2006 at the World Bank, Washington to discuss labour market diagnostics in low income countries (LICs)

January 2006 

• Beyond Employment/Unemployment Dichotomy: Measuring the Quality of Employment in Low Income Countries
  A discussion paper on how to better empirically capture the concept of job quality in order to inform development policies, particularly in the case of developing countries.

November 2005 

• Growth, Investment and Jobs: The international financial dimension - [pdf 1146 KB]
  Powerpoint presentation by Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization

August 2005 

• 4th Informal Policy Coherence Initiative Meeting "Growth, Investment and Jobs" A Synopsis
  Follow up meeting on WCSDG's recommendation for greater coordination amongst international organizations regarding mandates and policies.

June 2005 

• Unemployment and Labour Market Institutions: reforms pay off. IMF World Economic Outlook - [pdf 843 KB]
  Powerpoint presentation on informal Meeting on Policy Coherence

November 2004 

• Informal technical Consultations on Policy Coherence
  Consultations held in Geneva from 2-3 November 2004 to discuss recommendations of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization in order to launch a series of policy coherence initiatives on the subject of growth, investment and employment.

February 2004 

• Enhancing the Employment Impact of Globalization
  Inclusion of a dynamic social protection system and redistributive measures as an integral part of a set of policies to enhance the employment impact of globalization. The specific elements of such a system to be worked in a national context as part of a coherent set of policies.