Offered an opportunity for multi-stakeholders to exchange experiences and policy lessons from countries including the Arab region, and help to consolidate the Decent Work approach in the national development strategies.

The Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development (DIIFSD) organized in collaboration with the International Labor Organisation (ILO) and the International Training Center of ILO in Turin (ITC/ ILO) a forum on decent work and poverty reduction held on 25th and 26th October 2011 in Doha. The Forum seeks to contribute to a better understanding on how a Decent Work approach can contribute to the enhancement of the broader international development agenda reflected by the Millennium Development Goals with an emphasis on the progressive elimination of poverty.

This Forum fits within the initiatives undertaken by the Institute on a regular basis to provide the region and other part of the world with academic research and knowledge as well as interdisciplinary dialogue aimed at exchange of best practices and coherent policy formulation. The forum also contributed in the preparations of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Intenational Year of The Family, 2014.

Background materials

• Agenda
• Statements
• Statement of His Excellency Mr Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Khalifa (Arabic)
• Statement of Ms. Mary Kawar (English)
• Recommendations
• List of Participants

Papers

• The Millennium Declaration, the Millennium Development Goals and the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda: A global perspective by Alice Ouédraogo
• Poverty and Decent Work in the Arab Region: Where Do We Stand? by Khalid Abu Ismail & Shaza G. Al Jondi
• Decent Work and Youth Employment by Zafiris Tzannatos
• Skills development for job creation, economic growth and poverty reduction by Mary Kawar
• Promoting Inclusive Financial Services with specific focus on youth by Sahar Tieby
• Developing sustainable, country-specific social protection schemes: Towards social protection for all by Ursula Kulke
• Gender Equality in the World of Work by Simel Esim
• Work and Family Reconciliation by Benedetta Magri
• Key Elements of Maternity Protection at Work by Benedetta Magri
• Paper by Mostafa Kharoufi
• Promoting social dialogue and respecting and realizing fundamental principles and rights at work by Lee Swepston

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