LILONGWE/ADDIS ABABA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold a Tripartite Meeting with constituents of Malawi in Lilongwe from July 23 - 24, 2014 to strengthen the cooperation between the UN specialised agency and the Southern African Member State.
Despite registering an economic growth averaging more than six per cent between 2004 and 2009, Malawi’s poverty rate is still at more than 50 per cent. The Malawi Decent Work Country Programme has helped Malawi to recover from the impact of the global economic crisis and the country’s Economic Recovery Programme now includes employment creation as one of its key pillars.
Mr Chuma is paying a courtesy call ahead of a strategic African Union Extraordinary Summit on Employment and Inclusive Development in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (September 2014).
The ILO believes that through regular tripartite consultations, governments can ensure that ILO standards are formulated, applied and supervised with the participation of employers and workers. ILO standards on tripartite consultation set forth the framework for effective national tripartite consultations. Such consultations can ensure greater cooperation among the social partners and stronger awareness and participation in matters relating to international labour standards, and can lead to better governance and a greater culture of social dialogue on wider social and economic issues.
