| When |
19-21 October 2009 |
| Where |
Beirut, Lebanon |
| Type |
Meeting |
| Regions and countries covered |
Arab States, North Africa |
| Unit responsible |
ILO Regional
Office for Arab States |
| Contact(s) |
- Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Regional Director
- Mr. Maurizio Bussi, Deputy Regional Director
- Email: aef2009@ilo.org
- Tel: +961 1 752400
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| Subjects |
Global Jobs Pact, Decent Employment, Labour Migration, Social Dialogue and Tripartism, International Labour Standards, Social Protection, and Sustainable Enterprises |
Aims and expected outcomes of the meeting
The Forum addresses the broad challenges and opportunities posed by the financial and economic crisis, providing a platform for senior policy-makers and high-level representatives of workers and employers from across the Arab region to:
- Discuss recent trends, exchange experiences, and identify good practices and policy responses to the global financial and economic crisis through decent work policies;
- Engage in tripartite social dialogue to identify key employment challenges at the national and sub-regional levels for the Arab region;
- Build tripartite consensus around decent and employment-friendly recovery policies for the region;
- Reinforce commitments to all decent work objectives, including national commitments made in the framework of Decent Work Country Programmes;
- Harmonize goals to ensure that regional implementation of the Global Jobs Pact remains aligned with Arab regional conclusions, namely those of the Arab Forum on Development and Employment, and the Arab Economic Summit.
Further Information
Guidelines for thematic sessions
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