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"Given the grim economic outlook, and risk of widespread labour market
and social consequences, countries around the world have adopted unprecedented
measures to address the global economic slowdown."
Source: The Financial and Economic Crisis: A Decent Work Response (pdf 789 KB)
This webpage presents national stimulus and recovery packages as well as commentaries on and analyses of national responses to the job crisis. |
Overview:
Stimulus and recovery packages by region : • Africa • Americas • Arab States • Asia and the Pacific • Europe and Central Asia
Africa
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Commentary and analysis
Kenya
Official text
- Budget 2009, Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Finance, 12 June 2009
Commentary and analysis
Morocco
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Nigeria
Official text
South Africa
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Tanzania
Commentary and analysis
Uganda
Official text
Commentary and analysis
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Americas
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Commentary and analysis
- Latin America beyond the Crisis -Impacts, Policies and Opportunities (pdf 2.18 MB), World Bank, July 2009
- Crisis y mercado laboral. Boletín CEPAL/OIT Nº 1: Coyuntura laboral en América Latina y el Caribe, CEPAL/OIT, June 2009 • Also available in:
English
- The global crisis and Latin America: financial impact and policy responses (pdf 515 KB), Alejandro Jara, Ramon Moreno, Camilo E Tovar, BIS Quarterly Review, June 2009
- Latin America and the economic crisis: Designing and implementing stimulus policies, Mauricio Cárdenas, The Brookings Institution, 25 June 2009
- La reacción de los gobiernos de las Américas frente a la crisis internacional: una presentación sintética de las medidas de política anunciadas hasta el 31 de mayo de 2009, CEPAL, 1 June 2009
• English
- 32 países de América Latina y el Caribe adoptan medidas para enfrentar crisis internacional, CEPAL, 03 March 2009
- América Latina y el Caribe frente a la crisis financiera: Recomendaciones de la OIT e iniciativas de los países , ILO, 02 March 2009
- The reactions of Latin American and Caribbean governments to the international crisis: an overview of policy measures up to 30 January 2009, CEPAL, February 2009
Also available in : • Spanish (pdf 543 KB)
Argentina
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Brazil
Official text
- Minha Casa, Minha Vida, Governo Brasileiro, 2009
- Programa Bolsa Família, Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome, Governo Brasileiro, 2009
- Combate à crise e estímulo ao crescimento (pdf 502 KB), Guido Mantega, ministro da Fazenda, July 2009
- Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento, Governo Brasileiro, July 2009
- Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento: 7º Balanço - janeiro a abril de 2009, Governo Brasileiro, 2009
- Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento 2007-2010 (pdf 32 MB), Governo Brasileiro
- O Brasil e a Crise Mundial (pdf 2.9 MB), Apresentação do ministro da Fazenda, Guido Mantega durante audiência pública na Câmara dos Deputados, April 2009
- Brazil and the world crisis (pdf 877 KB), Minister of Finance Guido Mantega, Federal Republic of Brazil, March 2009
- Conselho de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social – CDES (pdf 477 KB), Presidência da República, 22 January 2009
Canada
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Chile
Official text
- Chile Frente a la Recesión Mundial del 2009 (pdf 374 KB), by José De Gregorio, Governor of the Central Bank of Chile. Economic Policy Papers, No. 30, Central Bank of Chile, March 2009. Also available in • English (pdf 372 KB)
- Plan de estímulo fiscal para potenciar la economía y defender el empleo, Gobierno de Chile, 06 January 2009
- Detalles de medidas: Plan Fiscal 2009, Ministerio de la Hacienda, Gobierno de Chile, 06 January 2009
• See also PDF of Plan: Plan Fiscal 2009 (pdf 167 KB)
- Programa de Formación, Capacitación y Empleo (PROFOCAP), Programa de Bonificación a la Contratación de Mano de Obra en las Empresas; Programa Generación de Microemprendimiento Indígena Urbano; Programa Desarrollo de Competencias Laborales para Mujeres Chile Solidario; Programa Bonificación a la Contratación en las Empresas para Beneficiarios del Sistema Chile Solidario; Programa Bonificación a la Contratación en las Empresas para Jóvenes del Sistema Chile Solidario, Gobierno de Chile, 2009
Costa Rica
Commentary and Analysis
Ecuador
Official text
Guatemala
Official text
Commentary and Analysis
Honduras
Official text
Commentary and Analysis
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Mexico
Official text
Perú
Official text
United States of America
Official text
- President Obama and Secretary Geithner Announce Plans to Unlock Credit for Small Businesses, The White House, 16 March 2009
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (pdf 1.1 MB), United States Government Printing Office, January 2009
- Middle class task force releases report on ARRA's impact on middle-income families, Recovery.gov, 19 March 2009
- U.S. Department of Labor issues policy and planning guidance for employment and training programs under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, United States Department of Labor, 18 March 2009
- U.S. Department of Labor announces funding for employment and training programs under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, United States Department of Labor, 06 March 2009
- DOL information related to the American recovery and reinvestment Act of 2009, US Department of Labor, 2009
- The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (pdf 709 KB), Christina Romer (Chair-designate for the Council of Economic Advisers and Jared Bernstein (Office of the Vice President-elect), 09 January 2009
- Financial Stability.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2009
- Recovery.gov, U.S. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, 2009
Commentary and analysis
- The Green Shoots Are Dead: We Need a Third Stimulus, Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research), The Guardian Unlimited, July 6, 2009
- Stimulus is working, but may not be enough, Andrea Orr, Economic Policy Institute, 02 July 2009
- U.S. stimulus a small patch for big economic hole, Forbes.com, 01 July 2009
- Bailout report card: What did Obama's team learn (pdf 400 KB), USPIRG, June 2009
- Federal Stimulus Funding Produces Unprecedented Wave of State Unemployment Insurance Reforms of State Unemployment Insurance Reforms (pdf 403 KB), National Employment Law Project, 16 June 2009
- Bailout Analysis Project, Economic Policy Institute, 2009
- A Stealthy Stimulus: How boosting the minimum wage is helping to stimulate the economy (pdf 88 KB), Kai Filion, EPI Issue Brief No. 255, 28 May 2009
- Redistribution through the Geithner Plan, D. J. Snower, VoxEU, 20 May 2009
- The State and local drag on the stimulus (pdf 190 KB), Dean Baker and Rivka Deutsch, Center for Economic and Policy Research, May 2009
- An Analysis of the House and Senate Budget Plans, James R. Horney, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 01 April 2009
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: State-by-State estimates of key provisions affecting low and moderate income individuals (pdf 492 KB), Center on Budget and Policy Priorites, 03 March 2009
- Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies, U. S. Congressional Research Reports for the People, 27 February 2009
- Small Business Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, U.S. Congressional Research Service, 25 February 2009
- The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008: An Overview, U.S. Congressional Research Service, 29 January 2009
- States and Proposed Economic Recovery Plans, U.S. Congressional Research Service, 16 January 2009
Arab States
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Commentary and analysis
Kuwait
Commentary and analysis
Saudi Arabia
Commentary and analysis
United Arab Emirates
Commentary and analysis
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Asia and the Pacific
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Commentary and analysis
Australia
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Bangladesh
Commentary and analysis
Cambodia
Official text
- The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Cambodia, Office of the Council of Ministers, Government Kingdom of cambodia, 2009
- Address by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on "Rectangular Strategy" for growth, employment, equity and efficiency, Office of the Council of Ministers, Government Kingdom of cambodia, 26 September 2008
China
Official text
Commentary and analysis
- China's policies for overcoming the crisis: old reflexes or strategy for a new reform miracle?, Doris Fischer, German Development Institute, July 2009 • Full text (pdf 274 KB)
- Will China save the world from depression?, W. Bello, Share The World's Resources, 20 May 2009
- China's reponses to the economic crisis (pdf 92.3 KB), S. Y. Tong, Y. Zhang, University of Singapore, East Asia Institute, 11 March 2009
- National policy responses to the financial and economic crisis: the case of China (pdf 161 KB), C. H. Lee, prepared for the ILO, 05 February 2009
India
Official text
- Government commited to manufacturing revival and employment generation: Anand Sharma, Government of India, Department of Commerce, 11 June 2009
- Trade facilitation measures (supplement to Foreign trade policy 2004 - 2009) announced on 26th February, 2009 (pdf 30.6 KB), Government of India, Department of Commerce, 26 February 2009
- Foreign Trade Policy: 1st September 2004 - 31st March 2009 (pdf 582.2 KB), Government of India, Department of Commerce, 1st April 2008
Commentary and analysis
Indonesia
Official text
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Japan
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Malaysia
Official text
Commentary and analysis
New Zealand
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Pakistan
Commentary and analysis
Philippines
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Singapore
Official text
- Managing excess manpower, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Government, 3 June 2009
- New Measures to Develop Manpower Capabilities in this Economic Downturn, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Government, 03 May 2009
- Factsheet on Tripartite Upturn Strategy Teams (TRUST Teams), Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Government, 29 April 2009
- List of initiatives to manage the economic slowdown (pdf 79 KB), Singapore Government, 7 April 2009
- Budget 2009: Keeping jobs, Building for the future, Singapore Government
South Korea
Official text
- Korea on the road ahead: Beyond financial turmoil, Financial Services Commission, Republic of Korea, 2009 Also available in • Korean
- Plans to promote corporate investment, Republic of Korea, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, 02 July 2009
- Supplementary budget for job creation, Republic of Korea, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, 28 April 2009
- Korean Government’s response to prolonged global financial market instability (pdf 2.31 MB), Republic of Korea Economic Bulleting, Vol. 31, No. 3, March 2009, pp. 43-44
- The Green New Deal, Republic of Korea, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, 17 February 2009
- The Global Financial Crisis & Korea’s Policy Response (pdf 102 KB), Dr. Jun Kwang-Woo, Chairman, Financial Services Commission, Republic of Korea, 25 November 2008
Thailand
Commentary and analysis
Vietnam
Commentary and analysis
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Europe and Central Asia
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Official text
Commentary and analysis
- The EU's response to support the real economy during the economic crisis: an overview of Member States' recovery measures (pdf 1.52 MB), European Economy, Occasional Papers, No. 51, European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, July 2009
- Tackling the recession: Employment related public initiatives in the EU Member States and Norway (pdf 308.4 KB), by Irene Mandl and Lidia Salvatore, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 14 July 2009
- A quantum of solace? An assessment of fiscal stimulus packages by EU Member States in response to the economic crisis (pdf 394.6 KB), A. Watt, European Trade Union Institute, 8 June 2009
- Facing depression? Europe needs a strong plan for social and industrial recovery (pdf 2.5 MB), European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), 8 May 2009. Also available in • Français • Español
- Council decides to accelerate the spending of EU structural funds (pdf 103.83 KB),Council of the European Union, 7 April 2009
Also available in • French
- Handle with care ! Postcrisis growth in the EU (pdf 172 KB), J. Pisani-Ferry, B. van Pottelsberghe, Bruegel, April 2009
- Fiscal packages across OECD countries: overview and country details (pdf 511 KB), OECD, Economic Department, 31 March 2009
- ECB: How to deal with the global financial crisis and promote the economys recovery and sustained growth, European Central Bank, 26 March 2009
- OPINION of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion on the European Economic Recovery Plan
(additional opinion) (doc 137 KB), European Economic and Social Committee, 10 March 2009. Also available in French.
- Plant-level responses to the crisis: can jobs be saved by working less? - Policy brief (pdf 143 KB), European Trade Union Institute, January 2009
- Plant-level responses to the economic crisis in Europe - Working paper (pdf 955 KB), European Trade Union Institute, January 2009
- Europe in recession: Employment initiatives at company and Member State level (pdf 110.14 KB), European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2009
- From financial crisis to recovery: A European framework for action (pdf 44.87 KB), European Commission, 29 October 2008
- The economic and financial crisis in Europe: addressing the causes and the repercussions - Policy brief (pdf 367 KB), A. Watt, European Economic and Employment, 2008
Austria
Official text
Belgium
Official text
- Les mesures anti-crise de la ministre de l’Emploi entreront en vigueur ce jeudi 25 juin 2009, Government of Belgium, Vice-Première ministre et ministre de l'Emploi et de l'Égalité des chances, 24 June 2009
See also: • Tableau détaillé des mesures (pdf 72.5 KB)
- La réduction individuelle et temporaire des prestations pour faire face à la crise (crédit-temps de crise), Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale, Service Public Fédéral Belge, 2009
Also available in: • Nederlands
- Le programme de stabilité de la Belgique 2009-2013 (pdf 237.67 KB), Gouvernement fédéral belge, 2009
- Plan de relance : rétablissons la confiance (pdf 199.26 KB), Gouvernement fédéral belge, 11 December 2008
Commentary and analysis
Finland
Official text
Commentary and analysis
France
Official text
- La mise en œuvre d’une politique de l’emploi pour affronter la crise, République française, Premier Ministre, 27 May 2009
- LOI n° 2009-431 du 20 avril 2009 de finances rectificative pour 2009, Government of France, 23 April 2009
- Des mesures immédiates pour protéger les victimes de la crise, Ministère du Travail, des Relations sociales, de la Famille, de la Solidarité et de la Ville, 23 March 2009
- LOI n° 2009-179 du 17 février 2009 pour l'accélération des programmes de construction et d'investissement publics et privés, Government of France, 18 February 2009
- LOI n° 2009-122 du 4 février 2009 de finances rectificative pour 2009, Government of France, 5 February 2009
- Discours de M. le Président de la République - Présentation du plan de relance de l’économie française (pdf 158.16 KB), Présidence de la République, 04 December 2008
Commentary and analysis
- Le Plan de relance de l'économie française 2009-2010, net-iris.fr, 26 May 2009
- Les propositions du COE en faveur de l’emploi (pdf 99.5 KB), Conseil d'orientation pour l'emploi (COE), 19 May 2009
- Que peut encore faire la France face à la crise ? Etude comparative de 5 plans de relance européens (pdf 620.98 KB), Institut Thomas More, 30 March 2009
- The short-time compensation program in France: An efficient measure against redundancies? (pdf 541 KB), by Oana Calavrezo, Richard Duhautois and Emmannuelle Walkowiak, Centre d'études de l'emploi (CEE), February 2009
- Les vrais chiffres du plan de relance, Terra Nova, 8 December 2009
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Germany
Official text
- Die Konjunkturpakete (available in German only), Federal Government, 2009
- Gesetz zur steuerlichen Förderung der Mitarbeiterkapitalbeteiligung (Mitarbeiterkapitalbeteiligungsgesetz) (pdf 64.5 KB), Federal Government, 11 March 2009
- Emerging from the crisis ready for the next economic upswing, Federal Government, 13 January 2009
- Securing jobs by strengthening growth: Federal Government's package of measures (pdf 28.9 KB), Federal Government, 05 November 2008
- Financial market stabilisation fund , Federal Government, 17 October 2008
Commentary and analysis
Hungary
Official text
Ireland
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Italy
Official text
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Kazakhstan
Commentary and analysis
Latvia
Commentary and analysis
Luxembourg
Official text
Malta
Commentary and analysis
Netherlands
Official text
Norway
Commentary and analysis
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Poland
Commentary and analysis
Russian Federation
Official text
Serbia
Official text
Spain
Official text
Commentary and analysis
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Sweden
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Switzerland
Official text
Commentary and analysis
Turkey
Official text
Commentary and analysis
United Kingdom
Official text
Commentary and analysis
- Beyond the
London Summit: Assessing the UK Government’s response to the financial crisis and charting a way forward (pdf 216.25 KB), Put People First!, 13 June 2009
- Mayor announces £23m investment to help get Londoners back to work, London Development Agency, 14 May 2009
- IFS Budget analysis, Institute for Fiscal Studies, April 2009
- The cost of services and incentives in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration: Preliminary analysis, Department for Work and Pensions, March 2009
- What Should Be Done about Rising Unemployment in the UK? (pdf 1 MB), D.N.F. Bell, D.G. Blanchflower, Institute for the Study of Labor, February 2009
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