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Part 1 offers an integrated overview of economic, labour and social policies and trends in the region. Part 2 contains seven background thematic chapters on economic, labour market and social challenges facing the region.
Provides an update on the economic situation and a review of policy responses being discussed and pursued in Europe and Central Asia. Offers a preliminary assessment of the components of an integrated approach to placing decent work at the centre of crisis response measures.
Focuses on ten countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Part 1 offers an integrated overview of economic, labour and social policies and trends in the region. Part 2 contains seven background thematic chapters on economic, labour market and social challenges facing the region.
The transition from school to work and the problems associated with it have recently hit centre stage in discussions of employment policy at National and International contexts. Recently coordinated efforts also at the international level have begun to make themselves felt. In particular, the Youth Employment Network (YEN) was established in July 2001. Under the lead of the ILO and with the involvement of United Nations Agencies and the World Bank as well as National Youth Organizations, the YEN has provides a focus for the work of international and national agencies on problems related to youth employment and unemployment. At the European level, since its inception in 1997, the European Employment Strategy has emphasized the special importance of integrating young people into the world of work. With the transition to the market economy and the concomitant industrial restructuring and recessions in Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA), issues related to the integration of new labor market entrants into Decent Work have become of crucial importance in that part of the region too. This paper looks at the overall situation on, and trends in, the youth labor market in the Europe & Central Asia region, concentrating on the transition countries. It also considers the state of policies aimed at integrating young people into Decent Work in the region.
The growing economic fissures in the societies of Europe and Central Asia between generations, between insiders and outsiders in the labor market, between rural and urban communities, and between the super-rich and everyone else, are threatening the sustainability of the social contract. The institutions that helped achieving a remarkable degree of equity and prosperity over the course of several decades now face considerable difficulties in coping with the challenges presented by these emerging forms of inequality. Public surveys reveal rising concerns over inequality of opportunity, while electoral results show a marked shift to populist parties that offer radical solutions to voters dissatisfied with the status quo. There is no single solution to relieve these tensions, and attempts to address them will vary considerably across the region. However, this publication proposes three broad policy principles: (1) promote labor market flexibility while maintaining protection for all types of labor contracts; (2) seek universality in the provision of social assistance, social insurance, and basic quality services; and (3) expand the tax base by complementing progressive labor-income taxation with taxation of capital. These principles could guide the rethinking of the social contract and fulfil European citizens’ aspirations for growth and equity.
The banking crisis of 2008 has brought about the worst global economic catastrophe since the Great Depression. The real economy is at risk and job prospects continue to diminish. This timely study reviews world-wide responses to the crisis and contributes to the ongoing debate on restoring stability. The study pinpoints global imbalances, decent work deficits and inequalities as significant contributors to the crisis and discusses the need for a global jobs pact in order to support recovery. With a focus on promoting employment and social protection, and international commitment to a strong, clean and fair economy, the recovery stimulus pact would pave the way for sustainable growth and development. Written in preparation for the discussions at the International Labour Conference in June 2009, the objective of this book is to provide timely evidence-based policy analysis on how ILO Members can best mitigate the effects of the crisis on enterprises and workers