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Trade and employment in the global jobs crisis
[25/06/2010]
On 21 June, leaders from international and major NGOs and academics met at a conference organised by the International Labour Office (ILO) and the Global Trade and Financial Architecture (GTFA) on ‘Globalisation and employment in the light of shocks’ in Geneva. During the event, the ILO launched a new publication entitled ‘Trade and Employment in the Global Jobs Crisis’ by Marion Jansen, co-ordinator of the ILO’s Trade and Employment Programme and Erik Von Uexkull, ILO economist.
SOLIDAR shares the conclusions of the study that in times of crisis emphasis should be given to strengthening social protection systems which contribute to minimising the negative effects of global volatility.
The study further reviews global patterns of trade and employment as well as evidence from seven ILO country-level studies that focus on the employment effects of changes in trade flows during the crisis. The study sets a large focus on the importance of cross-sectoral social and labour market policies, including an improved social protection system and strong social dialogue between employers, workers and governments.
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