Employment Promotion in Disaster Response

Destruction caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake to Minami Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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Asia and the Pacific is the region most prone to natural hazards in the world. The ILO has been involved in crisis response in a wide range of countries including Afghanistan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Pakistan, the Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Vanuatu, by providing technical assistance in recovery and long-term reconstruction.
A key feature of the ILO’s support in crisis-affected countries has been its job-rich approach which often starts during the emergency period and continues through the recovery phase, then transforms the support into regular
development assistance.

Project objectives

The overall objective of this Project is to contribute to the recovery, reconstruction and development of areas struck by natural disasters in the Asia and the Pacific countries. The project aims to support in developing, demonstrating and disseminating a regional strategy or approach to promote employment creation in post-natural disaster recovery, reconstruction and development work. Whilst many countries in Asia and the Pacific region have experienced a large number of disasters every year, they have accumulated a rich body of knowledge and experience on how to prepare for and recover from natural hazards. The project is expected to contribute to further advancing this knowledge and the exchange of such knowledge and mutual learning between countries in the Region that are prone to large-scale and/or frequent natural disasters.

Emergency Employment and Sustainable Livelihoods after Typhoon Haiyan

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Project strategy

To achieve this objective, the Project will carry out country Emergency Employment and Sustainable Livelihoods after Typhoon Haiyan case studies to learn from recent disaster response in the Region. In particular, the case studies will examine how employment promotion strategies have been integrated in disaster response programmes, and analyze the impact of such strategies in a number of selected countries such as Japan, India and the Philippines. Based on lessons learned generated from the case studies, the Project will support relevant stakeholders in the Region to mainstream employment creation and livelihood recovery in crisis response.

The target group of the project

Nepal earthquake 2015
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- The ultimate beneficiaries are poor and vulnerable households in areas prone to natural disasters that will eventually benefit from improved policies and strategies that promote employment creation and livelihood recovery.

- The direct beneficiaries will include government organizations at national and local level, workers’ and employers’ organizations, communities and other local partners that will have improved access to information, best practices and guidelines on integrating employment objectives in natural disaster preparedness and response activities. Direct beneficiaries will also benefit from improved capacity and operational strategies and procedures.

For further information please contact:

Ms Shukuko Koyama
Disaster and Employment Specialist
Tel.: +66 2 288 1930
Fax: +66 2 280 1735
Email

Ms Nattakan Suvanprateeb
Administrative and Programme Assistant
Tel.: +66 2 288 1856
Fax: +66 2 280 1735
Email