Summary of the 18th Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners

18th Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners was held in Tunisia from September 9 – 13, 2019, hosted by the Government of Tunisia, under the theme of "towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation." Please see below for the contents of each session.

September 9
• Opening Session
• Session 1: Local resource-based approaches: programs, projects and techniques
• Session 2: Contribution of the local resource-based approach to the realization of SDGs
• Ministerial Meeting

September 10
• Session 3: Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment through EIIP
• Session 4: Job creation and employment impact assessments of infrastructure investments
• Ministerial Meeting (continued)

September 11
Field visits (Nabeul, Jendouba, and Kef)

September 12
• Session 5: Contribution of EIIP in fragile situations: resilience and peace
• Session 6: Improvement of sustainable mobility through employment-intensive approaches
• Session 7: Local resource-based approaches that benefit the integrated local development
• Session 8: Alternative and innovative technologies to create jobs in developing quality infrastructure, works, and supplies

September 13
• Closing Session