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International Labour Organization. Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment Bangladesh 8 - 12 August 2010 Ralf Peters Chief Technical Advisor ILO Trade and Employment Programme peters@ilo.org. Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment.
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International Labour Organization Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment Bangladesh 8 - 12 August 2010 Ralf Peters Chief Technical Advisor ILO Trade and Employment Programme peters@ilo.org
Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment • The project aims to support the • analysis and • formulation of effective and coherent trade and labour market policies • that address the adjustment challenges that workers and employers face and • expand opportunities for the creation of decent employment in developing countries.
Global and Pilot Country Component Pilot Countries Global Knowledge Tool • Methods of work • Analysis • Training • Dialog • Countries • Bangladesh • Benin (West Africa) • Guatemala • Indonesia • Trade and employmentliteratureoverview • Methodologies for assessing impact of trade • Adjustment assistance • Trade and diversification • Gender issues • Informaleconomy Global training tool
Results Have a better understanding of the link between trade and employment in Bangladesh Have the capacity to assess the impact of trade on employment in all tripartite group members Supported the design of coherent trade and labour market policy Learn from the process for other countries