Labour/Management Programme (LMP), 2009

27 April 2009, Meeting of Trade Union, Development and OECD experts on Gender, Development and Decent Work: Building a Common Agenda

The aim was to examine how to support the employment and empowerment of women in the context of a global labour market in which work is increasingly feminised, informalised and precarious. The discussions identified the deficits in Decent Work that affect women workers, before exploring the steps to be taken ensure that pro-poor growth policies support the movement of women into Decent Work and out of poverty. The discussions also addressed the implications of the financial crisis.

Presentations available:

• Pro-poor Growth and the Employment and Empowerment of Women Peter Bieler, DAC Network on Poverty Reduction (POVNET), OECD
• Is Informal Normal? Juan De Laiglesia, The Development Centre, OECD
• A Gender Critique of Macro-economic Policy and Implications for Women in Manufacturing and International Migration, Rachel Kurian, Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Netherlands
• Export Manufacturing: Clothing and Electronics. The Thailand Experience, Junya (Lek) Yimprasert, Founder of the Thai Labour Campaign, Thailand
• Women at Work in the Global Agricultural Economy,  Adwoa Sakyi, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF), Regional Coordinator for Africa,  IUF Agricultural Workers Trade Group, Ghana
• Tackling the Barriers to Decent Work for Women in Electronics, Jenny Holdcroft, International Metal Workers Federation (IMF)
• Better Work for Women in Global Supply Chains Annie Watson, Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)

See also the Labour/Management Programme (LMP) main page.