Covid-19: Taking stock of the impact on Employment and Employment Services

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Employment Confederation (WEC) jointly organized a webinar on the overall impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment and employment services. It brought together social partners, representatives from public and private employment services, government policymakers and academia to discuss the role of employment services during and beyond the Covid-19 crisis.

Key takeaways

The webinar aimed to shed light on:

• How the pandemic has impacted employment and disrupted employment services across the world;
• The key policy responses to keep employment services up and running;
• How social dialogue can improve the resilience of employment services; and
• The on-the-ground experience of employment agencies in four countries amidst the pandemic.

Related documents:

- Complete programme
- Final report
- Presentation slides
- Others o Tackling COVID-19 in Korean experience
o Testing time for resilience in Korean experience
o Fight against COVID-19 in South Korea

Panelists:

- Mr Miguel Peromingo, Moderator
- Mr Sangheon Lee, Director, ILO Employment Policy Department
- Ms Eve-Marie Mosseray, Executive Secretary, WAPES
- Mr Denis Pennel, Managing Director, WEC
- Mr Ji-Young Yoon, Director - International Cooperation, KEIS
- Mr Charles Cameron, CEO, RCSA
- Ms Boubia Hind, Head of the Marketing division, ANAPEC
- Ms Femke Kooijman, Labour Market and Research Policy Advisor, ABU
- Mr Luca Barilà, National Secretary, Felsa Cisl
- Mr Agostino DiMaio, Managing Director, Assolavoro
- Mr Gianni Rosas, Director, ILO Rome Office
- Ms Annemarie Muntz, President, WEC


For any information about the webinar, please contact [email protected]