8 - 12 October 2007, Durban
12th Regional Seminar for Labour-intensive Practices - Ministerial Meeting for Ministers of Labour and Public Works
Ministers of Labour and Public Works from twelve African countries i.e. Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe attending a Ministerial meeting at the 12th Regional Seminar for Labour-Intensive Practice committed to increasing investment in infrastructure with a high potential to create employment. In addition, they committed to supporting the creation of a conducive policy framework and appropriate institutional mechanisms and tools to ensure that the employment intensity of infrastructure investments is increased to their full potential. The Ministers also called for the development of employment impact assessment tools and methodologies to support investment policy decision making and resource allocation.
The 450 seminar delegates from over 27 countries concluded the five day seminar by heeding the Ministers commitment and resolving to actions to increase the employment intensity of infrastructure investments as encapsulated in the Durban Statement.
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