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Mexico: The Challenges of Professionalising Public Servants

29-Jul-2011

Strategic and merit-based management of the public workforce are critical for a high-performing public sector.  Chapter 3, of a new publication on Mexico, analyses the main strengths and opportunities to consolidate Mexico’s Professional Career Service.

Economy: Migration falls again but will pick up with recovery, says OECD

12-Jul-2011

International migration fell in 2009, reflecting lower demand for workers in OECD countries for the second consecutive year after a decade of growth, according to a new OECD report. The 2011 International Migration Outlook says that migration into OECD countries fell by about 7% in 2009 to 4.3 million people, down from just over 4.5 million in 2008. Recent national data suggest migration numbers fell further in 2010.

Gender Equality in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship

07-Jun-2011

The Interim Report on the Gender Initiative: Gender Equality in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship was presented at the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the OECD Council at the Ministerial Level in May 2011.


Events

Expert Meeting on the Compensation of Public Employees

on 09-Sep-2011

The compensation of employees represents a significant percentage of public expenditure.  This meeting will address the challenge of adjusting compensation in line with countries fiscal consolidation requirements.

OECD Social Ministerial Meeting and Policy Forum - Building a Fairer Future: the Role for Social Policy

from 02-May-2011 to 03-May-2011

Ministers discussed the following issues: Social policies for the recovery, Doing Better for Families and Future of intergenerational solidarity. Prior to the social ministerial meeting, a Policy Forum on Tackling Inequality was held on the morning of 2 May 2011 to discuss the trend of high and increasing income inequality in many OECD countries and emerging economies and the way forward to a better sharing of the benefits of globalisation.



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