ILO and the World Investment Forum 2014

ADDIS ABABA (ILO News) – Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa will participate in the 2014 UNCTAD-World Investment Forum scheduled from 13 to 16 October in Geneva, Switzerland.

The 2014 Forum will discuss investment needs, opportunities and strategies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mr. Chuma will moderate an ILO-hosted session on "the creation of more and better jobs through investment" to be held as a working luncheon on 16 October 2014 from 13:00 to 15:00 (at the delegates' restaurant, Palais des Nations, UNOG, Geneva, Switzerland).

This session will explore how government policies and corporate policies can be harnessed more effectively to boost employment opportunities and strengthen respect for workers’ fundamental rights.

Investment contributes most effectively to achieving the MDGs when it maximizes the creation of more and better jobs.

Key issues for debate

• What are the essential elements of an effective government policy for more and better jobs through FDI, in line with national development priorities?
• What are investors doing to support greater opportunities for job creation and improve of the quality of jobs in host countries?
• How can investment agencies stimulate greater synergies between these government and investor policies?
• What guidance does ILO have to offer?

The World Investment Forum is a global forum on inclusive dialogue and policy formulation on investment-development challenges at the highest level.