World Employment Report 2004 2005 Employment, Productivity and Poverty Reduction.

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Employment and poverty reduction policies will by more effectively implemented to help the vulnerable groups.

The issue of the centrality of employment to poverty reduction has been lacking from international policy discussions, with the exception of the inclusion of youth employment in the Millennium Development Goals.

The high level panel on employment of the Commission for Social Development had noted that regrettably the link between employment and poverty reduction had not been highlighted in international policy discussions.

Employment and the promotion of decent work should be fundamental components of poverty reduction and development strategies.

The recent session of the Commission explored ways of strengthening within the PRSs, growth, employment creation and poverty reduction.

The relation between women's poverty and their traditional employment in the informal sector was being studied in the context of the MDGs, particularly poverty reduction.

If the fruit of economic growth reaches the poor through employment creation, growth in capital intensive sectors has a limited effect on poverty reduction.

The project aims at poverty reduction and food security in these countries through improving natural resource management and land use and generating youth employment.

The focus on employment and education, among other areas of priority, is a central part of our poverty reduction strategy.

Pilot projects for employment creation and poverty reduction through information and communication technology will also be launched and their best practices disseminated in the region.

The globalized environment was marked by shrinking economies and a reduction of employment opportunities, forcing many women into the informal sector.

The current focus was on advancement of the President's vision of human resources development through employment, income generation and poverty reduction.

This so called demographic bonus can thus contribute significantly to economic growth and poverty reduction in contexts where governance facilitates human resource development and employment creation.

It has also put more emphasis on ensuring that employment and decent work goals are incorporated in both the formal and informal sectors and in poverty reduction strategies.

The resulting Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) articulates a comprehensive framework including policies for rural development, gender issues, employment and the environment.

The Report of the Secretary General (A 60 314) entitled The centrality of employment to poverty eradication submitted to the Sixtieth session of the General Assembly argues that employment is the missing link in the growth and poverty reduction equation.

This means that the Chinese economy can achieve its all important labor absorption objectives employment, urbanization, and poverty reduction with much slower GDP growth than in the past.

In addition, in 2001, the Government drafted the National Strategy for Poverty Reduction based on four pillars (i) employment creation (ii) community empowerment (iii) capacity building and (iv) social protection.

It has been proven that when the health, education and employment needs of the youth are addressed in earnest, the result is poverty reduction, economic growth and human development.

Most participants underlined the importance of FDI in promoting private sector development, employment creation, encouraging transfer and diffusion of technology, export diversification, and meeting the goals of poverty reduction.

Services account for a growing share of GDP and employment and play a key role not only in infrastructure building, competitiveness and trade facilitation, but also in poverty reduction and gender equality.

In this context, it is important to remember that rapid economic growth and high and sustained levels of employment facilitate poverty reduction and are critical to attaining poverty eradication objectives.

Unfortunately, none of the net reduction in the US unemployment rate over the past year came from increases in the employment to population ratio all of it came from declining labor force participation.

(b) Arab countries Poverty reduction is a major challenge of the North African subregion and the Arab LDCs, which depend heavily on the creation of employment opportunities.

These policies are implemented through a number of programmes and projects on socio economic development, poverty reduction and employment as well as through international development and humanitarian programmes.

We resolve to make the goal of productive employment and decent work a central objective of our national and international macroeconomic policies, as well as poverty reduction strategies.

Discrimination in employment

That number has potentially huge implications, because it means that China could grow at an annual rate in the 7 8 range and still achieve its objectives with respect to employment and poverty reduction.

The Employment Contracts Act prohibits the employers, in hiring and entering into employment contracts, discriminate against persons applying for employment.

The share of female employment in total employment is among the lowest in the world.

In its economic report on Africa, 2005, entitled, Meeting the challenges of unemployment and poverty in Africa , ECA presented policy recommendations for increasing investment that will lead to employment creation, especially in the private sector, and to poverty reduction.

Affirmative Action in Employment

With respect to employment, I note in particular the Tunisian national employment fund designed to integrate young people with scarce employment opportunities.

In 2002 2003, employment equity grants were provided to increase women's employment in the petroleum industry.

Youth employment poverty reduction strategies of States and the intergovernmental system should especially focus on indigenous youth, women and men, who are among the most marginalized within the current economic system.

Youth employment poverty reduction strategies of States and the intergovernmental system should especially focus on indigenous youth, women and men, who are among the most marginalized within the current economic system.

In 2003, 219,805 employment seekers applied to the Employment Service Labor Bureaus (monthly average).

In the field of Training Employment The Operational Programme Employment and Vocational Training implements actions of training and promotion in employment where women's participation ascends to 62 .

Further reduction in nuclear arsenals

The global arms reduction process should also include a reduction in non strategic nuclear arsenals.

To influence development organizations and Governments involved in designing and implementing poverty reduction strategies to embrace the fundamental principles and rights at work, employment policies and social protection, and listen to the voices of the social partners.

Perhaps the greatest challenges currently facing Peru were the reduction of poverty and the strengthening of its economy through employment generation, the promotion of private investment and the integration of its productive base in the world economy.

Article 11 Equality in employment