Wednesday, September 14, 2005
[IWS] ILO: DECENT WORK in ASIA 2001-2004 & ASIAN GOAL (DG's Report) [for OCTOBER 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
Report of the Director-General for
Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting
Busan, Republic of Korea, October 2005 (Postponed)
Decent work in Asia Reporting on results 2001-2004, Volume I
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/rgmeet/14asrm/dgrep1.pdf
[full-text, 154 pages]
and
Making Decent Work and Asian Goal, Volume II
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/rgmeet/14asrm/dgrep2.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
Volume I
[excerpt]
...what we learn from this report should serve to enhance results-based management in the future.
Recognizing these constraints, the report attempts to review the key results achieved as a consequence of ILO activities since 2001, in terms of the
following types of questions:
how have the Office and the constituents implemented the conclusions
of the Thirteenth Asian Regional Meeting?
what has been the difference or change as a consequence of ILO action?
how was the impact or outcome judged a success or failure?
how did the result affect different groups in the population?
what was the role of the Office in relation to the roles of the constituents,
other organizations and donors?
how was tripartite social dialogue promoted/instrumental in achieving
results?
how have regular and extra-budgetary resources been mobilized to
finance activities?
how have capacity and resource constraints been addressed?
did the result reflect or demonstrate an integrated and coherent approach:
what was the entry point and have additional components of
decent work been sequentially introduced?
have ILO know-how and show-how shaped public or private policies
and have the policies been implemented?
have there been efforts to leverage experiences from local to national to
regional initiatives?
what were the lessons learned and the messages disseminated?
what are the outstanding challenges and constraints and what are the
next steps for consolidating decent work at the local and national levels
and moving to the subregional and regional levels?
Volume II
[excerpt]
Recent economic growth in Asia has been by far the most rapid in the
world. Yet Asia faces a number of employment challenges: rising unemployment;
supporting the working poor trapped in poverty in the informal economy
so that they can build a better life; tackling the strong gender imbalances
in employment and remuneration; and opening up opportunities for and
realizing the full potential of Asias youthful population.
The jobs crisis gravely threatens the credibility of democracy; it places a
strain on the family; and it undermines social stability and human security.
Across the region, the importance of employment in peoples lives is well
recognized and reflected in policy statements, programmes and projects. Yet
despite some successes, closing the jobs gap and eliminating poverty remain a
formidable challenge.
The goal is not just more jobs, but better jobs. People do what they must
to survive, but they aspire to far more. Survival strategies cannot be the basis
of inclusive and sustainable development.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Report of the Director-General for
Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting
Busan, Republic of Korea, October 2005 (Postponed)
Decent work in Asia Reporting on results 2001-2004, Volume I
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/rgmeet/14asrm/dgrep1.pdf
[full-text, 154 pages]
and
Making Decent Work and Asian Goal, Volume II
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/rgmeet/14asrm/dgrep2.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
Volume I
[excerpt]
...what we learn from this report should serve to enhance results-based management in the future.
Recognizing these constraints, the report attempts to review the key results achieved as a consequence of ILO activities since 2001, in terms of the
following types of questions:
how have the Office and the constituents implemented the conclusions
of the Thirteenth Asian Regional Meeting?
what has been the difference or change as a consequence of ILO action?
how was the impact or outcome judged a success or failure?
how did the result affect different groups in the population?
what was the role of the Office in relation to the roles of the constituents,
other organizations and donors?
how was tripartite social dialogue promoted/instrumental in achieving
results?
how have regular and extra-budgetary resources been mobilized to
finance activities?
how have capacity and resource constraints been addressed?
did the result reflect or demonstrate an integrated and coherent approach:
what was the entry point and have additional components of
decent work been sequentially introduced?
have ILO know-how and show-how shaped public or private policies
and have the policies been implemented?
have there been efforts to leverage experiences from local to national to
regional initiatives?
what were the lessons learned and the messages disseminated?
what are the outstanding challenges and constraints and what are the
next steps for consolidating decent work at the local and national levels
and moving to the subregional and regional levels?
Volume II
[excerpt]
Recent economic growth in Asia has been by far the most rapid in the
world. Yet Asia faces a number of employment challenges: rising unemployment;
supporting the working poor trapped in poverty in the informal economy
so that they can build a better life; tackling the strong gender imbalances
in employment and remuneration; and opening up opportunities for and
realizing the full potential of Asias youthful population.
The jobs crisis gravely threatens the credibility of democracy; it places a
strain on the family; and it undermines social stability and human security.
Across the region, the importance of employment in peoples lives is well
recognized and reflected in policy statements, programmes and projects. Yet
despite some successes, closing the jobs gap and eliminating poverty remain a
formidable challenge.
The goal is not just more jobs, but better jobs. People do what they must
to survive, but they aspire to far more. Survival strategies cannot be the basis
of inclusive and sustainable development.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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