ILO Workshop on Decent Work and Poverty Reduction
1 - 3 July 2002, ITCILO, Turin

 

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Monday 1 July
Tuesday 2 July
Wed. 3 July
 

Sunday 30 June

16.00
20.00
20.30


Departure by bus from ILO Geneva to Turin Centre
Arrival and accommodation of participants
Welcome reception and dinner
 
Monday 1 July [top]
Session I - Introduction and perspectives

 
8.45-9.00


• Organisational arrangements

      secretariat
9.00-9.30
Opening remarks: "The Challenges for the ILO"
     presenters: G. Rodgers, M. Johnson
     facilitator: F. Fluitman
9.30-9.45
• Participants introductions
9.45-10.30

Setting out the worshops objectives
Different definitions of poverty
Key issues on the International Poverty Agenda
     panellists: D. Shields, P. Holden, R. van der Hoeven

10.30-11.00
Break [top]
11.00-11.45
Perspectives on Poverty: Different approaches to poverty eradication. Is coherence possible or desirable?
     presenter: S. Maxwell, Director ODI London
     facilitator: A. Trebilcock
11.45-12.45
• Discussion in Plenary
     discussants: S. Radwan, N. Majid, N. Cassirer
12.45-14.00
Lunch [top]

Session II - Sub-theme: Rights-based approaches
14.00-14.45

Rights-based Approaches to Poverty: what are the current debates?
     presenter: R. McCorquodale
     facilitator: A. Berar-Awad
14.45-15.30
• Discussion in Plenary
     discussants: J. Rodgers, E. Reynaud, S. Oates
15.30-16.00
Break [top]
16.00-16.45
Group Work 1: 4 groups, 2 topics:
     
(i)     What are the links between ILO objectives (Decent Work!) and poverty reduction
     (ii)     Some ILO programmes have declared poverty reduction to be among their major objectives. What does/should it mean in practice?

     group leaders: E. Morris, I. Awad, K. Kamaluddeen, A. Herbert
16.45-17.30
17.30-17.45
• Summing up
     facilitators: D. Shields, F. Fluitman
 
Tuesday 2 July [top]
Session III - Sub-theme: Livelihood and governance approaches

8.30-9.00

Livelihoods-based Approaches to Poverty: Employment and what else?
     presenter: D. Shields
     facilitator: Y. Zhang
9.00-9.45
ILO's experience with livelihoods-based approaches to poverty eradication
     panellists: B. Balkenhol: Decent Work and Poverty Reduction: the Role of Micro-Finance
                    C. Evans-Klock
                    M. Kabundi
9.45-10.30
General discussion
10.30-11.00
Break [top]
11.00-11.30
Poverty: Role of Governance and Social Dialogue
     presenter: P. O'Donovan
     facilitator: S. Pursey
11.30-12.15
ILO's Experience with Social Dialogue, Participation and Poverty Eradication
      panellists: J. Schwettmann, V. Levaggi, C. Akpokavie
12.15-12.45
• General Discussion
12.45-14.00
Lunch [top]
Session IV - Sub-theme: Social Exclusion
14.00-14.45
• Poverty and Social Exclusion: What does it mean?
     presenter: J. Estivill, University of Barcelona
     facilitator: A. Bonilla
14.45-15.30
• Discussion in Plenary
     discussants: H. Tabatabai, A. King Dejardin, C. Jacquier
15.30-16.00
Break [top]
16.00-16.45
Group Work 2: 4 groups, 2 topics:
     
(i)      From an ILO perspective what issues need to be introduced into PRSPs?
     (ii)     From an ILO perspective, what are useful criteria/indicators to monitor/evaluate success in reducing poverty?

     group leaders: P. Marcadent, Y. Qaryouti, G. Agune, E. Araujo
16.45-17.30
• Reporting back
17.30-17.45
Summing up
     facilitators: D. Shields / F. Fluitman
 
Wednesday 3 July [top]
Session V- An integrated approach?

8.30-9.30

• Design, Implementation and Evaluation of ILO Activities on Decent Work and Poverty Reduction
     panellists: I. Ahmed, G. Buckley, H. van der Laan, J. Hoyles
     facilitator: J. Majeres
9.30-10.30

• Group Work 3: 4 groups, 2 topics:
     Given current ILO policies, plans and activities related to decent work and poverty reduction...

     
(i)    ...what more could/should be done?
     (ii)   ...how could/should things be done better/differently?

     group leaders: R. Simons, C. Vargha, J. Velasco, A. Ibrahim

10.30-11.00
Break [top]
11.00-12.00
• "Can we now speak of a Turin consensus on Decent Work and Poverty Reduction?"
     facilitators: D. Shields / F. Fluitman
12.00-12.30
• Summing up
12.30-13.00
• Next Steps...
     speakers: G. Rodgers, M. Johnson
13.00-14.00
Lunch [top]
   
 

 

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