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6 April 2004 |
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08:30 - 09:30
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Registration
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09:30 - 10:00
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Opening
Statements: |
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Mr. T. Rifai, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office in Beirut |
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Mr. I. Awad, Director, Sub-Regional Office for North Africa, in
Cairo |
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H.E. Mr. Amjad Al-Majali, Minister of Labour, Jordan |
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10:00 - 10:30
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Introduction to objectives of the meeting, presented by:
Mr. J. Wagner, Senior Employment and Training Specialist,
ILO Regional Office
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee
Break |
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First
Working Session |
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11:00 - 11:45
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A panel of youth: "Prospects and challenges of finding
decent work"
First-hand accounts from young Jordanian women and men.
Facilitated by: Mr. Wagner and Ms. R. Bikhazi, Entreprise Development
Specialist, ILO Regional Office
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11:45 - 12:30
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The
Youth Employment Network: "A Global Alliance for
Youth Employment", two interventions presented by:
Mr. S. Miller, Secretary of Youth Employment Network(YEN), ILO
Mr. M. Salem, Member of YEN Youth Consultative Group,
Facilitated by: Mr. T. Haq, Employment Development and Strategies
Specialist, ILO Regional Office
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12:30 - 13:00
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General
Discussion |
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
Break
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Second
Working Session
Chairperson: Government Representative
Facilitated by: Ms. Nesporova, Chief, ILO Employment Policies Unit
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14:30 - 14:50
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Youth Employment Challenges in the Arab World: "Toward a new
paradigm to face the century challenge"
Paper presented by Mr. M. Ditto, Director of Employment Unit,
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Bahrain
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14:50 - 15:10
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Youth Employment Policies in the Arab World: "Economic and
labour policies to foster job creation in the Arab countries"
Paper presented by Ms. H. Nassar, Director, Center for Economic
and Financial Research and Studies (CEFRS)
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15:10 - 15:40
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General
Discussion |
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15:40 - 16:10
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Coffee
Break |
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Third
Working Session
Chairperson: Employers' Representative
Facilitated by: Ms. L. Nasr, Senior Employers' Specialist,
ILO Regional Office and Ms. R. Bikhazi
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16:10 - 16:30
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Promoting of Youth Employment: "Employers' view
to promote youth employability in the Arab countries"
Paper presented by Ms. N. Haddad, Director for Labour and
Investment Division, General Union of Chambers of Commerce,
Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries.
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16:30 - 16:50
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Youth and Entrepreneurship: "Promoting youth employment
through the development of entrepreneurship"
Paper presented by Mr. A. Taher, General Manager, National Fund
for Entreprise Support (NAFES), Jordan
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16:50 - 17:20
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General
Discussion |
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| Wednesday
7 April 2004 |
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Fourth
Working Session
Chairperson: Workers' Representative
Facilitated by: Mr. S. Miller
Promoting youth employment through reinforcing
the employability of youth: |
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09:00 - 09:20
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"Education and training policy measures"
Paper presented by Mr. S. Al Mahfouz, Workers' participant from Bahrain
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09:20 - 09:40
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"Increasing the employability of youth in the Arab countries"
Paper presented by Mr. A. Atwan, Advisor to the Vocational Training
Corporation in Jordan. |
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09:40 - 10:00
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"Skills development for enhancing the employability of youth"
Paper presented by J. Wagner
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10:00 - 10:30
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General Discussion |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee Break |
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Fifth
Working Session
Chairperson: Mr. I. Awad
Facilitated by: Ms. L. Nasr
Youth employment and equal opportunities:
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11:00 - 11:30
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"Promoting equal opportunity in policies for youth employment"
Paper presented by Ms. S. Esim, Gender Specialist, ILO Regional Office |
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11:30 - 12:30
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A youth employment strategy:
"National and regional levels", two interventions presented by:
Ms. M. Kawar, Member of the Youth Employment Task Team (YETT)
Ms. A. Nesporova
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12:30 - 13:00
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General Discussion |
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch Break |
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14:30 - 14:45
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Introduction to Group Work: presented by Mr. J. Wagner |
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14:45 - 17:30
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Parallel Group Work Sessions:
Group Work 1: "Enhancing employability, ensuring equality, promoting entrepreneurship and creating employment - Policy Priorities and Practical Measures"
Facilitators: Mr. I. Awad
Mr. G. Rynhart, IOE
Ms. A. Nesporova
Mr. T. Haq
Ms. R. Bikhazi
Group Work 2: "Translating youth employment policies into National Action Plans in accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution on Promoting Youth employment"
Facilitators: Mr. T. Rifai
Mr. S. Miller
Ms. Y. O'Callagahan, ICTFU
Ms. L. Nasr
Mr. J. Wagner
Ms. S. Esim
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| Thursday
8 April 2004 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Reports from Group Work:
Presentation on Policy Priorities, Practical Measures and Integration into
National Plans of Action.
Chaired by Mr. T. Rifai
Facilitated by: Ms. M. Kawar, Mr. T Haq
General Discussion |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee
Break
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11:00 - 12:30
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Plenary Session: "Proposed targeted measures (pilot programme) to reduce youth unemployment in the Arab States – submission of conclusions"
Facilitated by: Mr. J. Wagner
Ms. S. Esim
Mr. S. Miller
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12:30 - 13:00
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Closing
Session
Government representative
Employers' representative
Workers' representative
Mr. T. Rifai |
