| First
Day, 27 February 2002 |
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| 0830
– 0900 |
Registration |
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| 0900
– 0945 |
Inauguration |
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Opening address: |
ILO
Regional
Director for Asia and the Pacific Mr Yasuyuki Nodera |
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Address: |
Minister of the Embassy of Japan in
Thailand Mr Takashi Saito
Deputy Director of International
Division,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Mr Kazushi Nishida, Government of Japan
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Inauguration: |
Deputy
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Ms Ladawan Wongsriwong, Government
of Thailand |
| 0945
– 1015 |
Coffee
Break |
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| 1015
– 1245 |
Morning
session chaired by the ILO - Ian Chambers |
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Introduction
to objectives of the meeting - Elizabeth Morris |
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Panel
of Youth: "The challenges of finding decent work? Or What does
unemployment mean to me?" - Young women and young men from Thailand
facilitated by Busakorn Suriyasarn |
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Panel
of United Nations, International Labour Organization and the World Bank:
"Youth Employment Network: Global Alliance for Youth Employment"
- Saifuddin Abdullah (UN Secretary General's High-level Panel for the Youth
Employment Network), San Yuenwah (UNESCAP), Gyorgy Sziracski (ILO) and Chris
Chamberlin (World Bank Office Bangkok) |
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| 1245
– 1400 |
Lunch
Break |
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| 1400
– 1500 |
First
afternoon session chaired by the Government - Edison Situmorang |
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"Active
labour market policies for youth employment in Asia and the Pacific:
Traditional approaches and innovative programmes" – Document
Distributed |
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"Promoting
youth employment through information and communication technology (ICT):
Best practices in Asia and the Pacific" – Takafumi Ueda |
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ICT and
Youth Employment in Thailand – Saksiri Kashpasharin, Managing Director,
Imagimax Studio, Bangkok |
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| 1500
– 1630 |
Second
afternoon session chaired by Employers - Scott Barklamb |
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Presentation
of National Workshop Reports:
Indonesia - Edison Situmorang
Hong Kong SAR - Carrie Lau ka-wai and Jane Pik Shan Tsuei
Papua New Guinea - Pex Avosa
Sri Lanka - H.M. Gunasekera
Thailand - Areeya Rojvithee
Viet Nam - Tran Dac Loi |
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"Synthesis
report on country situation" – Niall O’Higgins |
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| 1630
– 1700 |
Coffee
Break |
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| 1700
– 1745 |
Third
afternoon session chaired by ILO – Gyorgy Sziracski and Takafumi Ueda |
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"Government
policies to promote youth employment" |
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Government
Participant - Graham Carters |
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"Employers’
role in promoting youth employment" |
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Employers’
Participant - Leyla Yilmaz |
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"Workers’
role in promoting youth employment" |
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Workers’
Participant - Cameron Robinson |
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| 1800 |
Reception
at the UNCC Hosted by ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific |
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| Second
Day, 28 February 2002 |
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| 0900
– 1030 |
First
morning session chaired by Workers - Lo Fung-kuen |
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Panel
Presentation: |
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"Employability
– investing in education and vocational training for young people and
improving the impact of those investments" – Ian Cummings and G.K.B.
Dasanayaka |
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"Equality
– providing equal opportunities to young women and young men" –
Nelien Haspels and Busakorn Suriyasarn |
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| 1030
– 1045 |
Coffee
Break |
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| 1045
– 1215 |
Second
morning session chaired by Government - Pex Avosa |
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Panel
Presentation: |
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"Entrepreneurship
– making it easier to start and run enterprises to provide more and
better jobs for young people" – David Lamotte |
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"Employment
– placing employment creation for youth employment in macroeconomic
policies and development plans" – Elizabeth Morris |
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| 1215
– 1345 |
Lunch
Break |
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| 1345
– 1400 |
Introduction
to Group Work – Elizabeth Morris |
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1400
– 1515
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Group
Work on "Policy Priorities: Enhancing employability, ensuring
equality, promoting entrepreneurship and creating employment" |
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| 1515
– 1530 |
Coffee
Break |
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| 1530
– 1700 |
Group
Work on "Practical measures for enhancing employability, ensuring
equality, promoting entrepreneurship and creating employment" |
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| Third
Day, 1 March 2002 |
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Morning
session chaired by ILO - Ian Chambers |
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| 0900
– 1045 |
Presentations
on "Policy Priorities" and "Practical Measures": Reports from Group Work
Enhancing Employability - Graham Carters and Farshal Hambali
Ensuring Equality - Cameron
Robinson and Gibson Oeka
Promoting Entrepreneurship - K.
Velayudam and Urai Homtavee
Creating Employment - H.M.
Gunesekera and Edison Sitimorong
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| 1100
– 1230 |
General
Discussion |
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Closing
Session |
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Brief
Statements by Representatives of
Governments - Scott Barklamb
Employers - Carrie Lau Ka-wai
Workers - Harry Sandrasekara
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ILO
Closing Remarks - Ian Chambers
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