Strategic Skills Seminar for Africa 7/8 September 2004 Sandton Sun Hotel Johannesburg

1. Strategic Skills Seminar for Africa 7/8 September 2004Sandton Sun HotelJohannesburg How can an employment policy create jobs and tackle the challenges of building the economy?

2. Our Message Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere (Declaration of Philadelphia, 1944) The principal route out of poverty is work (Juán Somavia, Working out of Poverty, 2003)

3. Working out of Poverty: a common challenge • Make employment central to economic and social policies. • Make the global economy more inclusive. • Build partnerships and integration. • Organize people in the rural and informal economy. • Promote ownership and participation. • Empower people – economically, socially and politically

4. No school for children No jobs for young people Poor safety and health Poverty and old age The Life Cycle of Poverty Gender in-equality Rural poverty Unpro-tected work in the informal economy

5. Policy challenges • Increase the demand for labour, and raise the productivity and incomes of poor people; • Integrate socially excluded comunities in the labour market, and overcome discrimination; • Improve the terms of trade between developing and industrialized countries.

6. Community Action for Decent Work • Develop skills for sustainable livelihoods. • Invest in jobs and the community. • Promote micro and small businesses. • Make money work for the poor. • Build local development through cooperatives. • Overcome discimination • Eliminate child labour. • Ensure incomes and basic social security. • Improve safety and health at the workplace.

7. Institution building for decent work and poverty reduction Fund-amental rights at work Improved public services Social dialogue Representation and voice Inclusive labour markets Stronger unions and employers’ organi-zations Organi-zations in the înformal econmoy

8. Rights Employ-ment Social Protection Social Dialogue Global concerns: Globalization, soidarity and social justice National policies: Harmonizing social and economic goals Local action: Opportunities, protection and empowerment The need for policy coherence Decent Work

9. Rights Employ-ment Social Protection Social Dialogue Global concerns: Globalization, soidarity and social justice National policies: Harmonizing social and economic goals Local action: Opportunities, protection and empowerment The need for policy coherence Decent Work