What is the Solution Exchange for the Work and Employment Community?

The Work and Employment Community works to reduce poverty through promoting gainful, high-quality work and employment opportunities and helping to develop and implement policy to support the attainment of Government of India’s poverty reduction targets.

Solution Exchange connects members of this Community and increases the effectiveness of their individual efforts, helping them share and apply each other’s knowledge and experience. Through Solution Exchange, colleagues can turn to their peers across India for solutions to the day-to-day challenges they face.

What are some of the issues covered by this Community?

·         Employment generation- capacity building, implementation, monitoring and asset building

·         Sustainable livelihoods- institutional models and approaches to promote sustainable livelihoods for the poor and marginalized

·         Entrepreneurship development- support through marketing and financial linkages, and business development services

·         Skill development through vocational education and technical training for the unorganized section and women

·         Conditions of work- improved work conditions for unorganized workers and workplace policies for HIV

·         Social protection- provision of social security to unorganized sector workers

·         Organizing workers in the unorganized sector

Who should become a member of the Work and Employment Community?

• Field workers from NGOs, government agencies and the private sector
• District and local level administrators, community leaders and local activists
• Public and private sector planners and policy-makers
• Representatives of donor agencies
• Representatives of employers and local industry associations
• Trade union representatives
• Academics and researchers
• Professionals and practitioners involved in the work and employment issues
   

Who are the leaders of this Community?

The Community is guided by a “Resource Group” of individuals representing key organizations and agencies in working in the employment sector in India:

• Government of India
• Non-governmental organizations
• Workers representatives
• UN agencies

The Community is facilitated by ILO and UNDP.

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For further information about the Work and Employment Community email se-emp@solutionexchange-un.net.in or contact the Resource Team:
 

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Core 4B, 3^rd Floor, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 110003 India

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
55, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003 India

Solution Exchange is an initiative of the United Nations Agencies in India
www.solutionexchange-un.net.in

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