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VATIS update : biotechnology. Vol. 1, No. 22
No full textVATIS Update Biotechnology is published 4 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Biotechnology. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries
SDG 7 localisation snapshot : Pemerintah Kota Balikpapan, Indonesia
No full textSDG7 Localisation Snapshot provides a brief overview of the key areas related to implementation of the Sustainable Goal 7 (SDG7) to ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all’ at the local level based on the answers provided by the jurisdiction to the SDG7 Localisation questionnaire.
Questionnaire allowed to collect the assessments from the local officials regarding the situation on the implementation of SDG7 in their jurisdiction. SDG7 Localisation Snapshot
is a part of the collaborative project of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to
support city and sub-national governments in accelerating their efforts in the field of sustainable energy. SDG 7 Localisation Snapshots are short publications of the cities’ self-assessment regarding their capacity and availability of policies, actions and resources for supporting SDG 7 localisation. The Snapshots can download here
South and South-West Asia Development Monitor No. 16
No full textSouth and South-West Asia Development Monitor Number 16, May 2013.
The Development Monitor is a bimonthly electronic newsletter, launched in early 2012 (issued on a monthly basis initially), which provides an overview of the work and activities undertaken by the ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and conferences and knowledge products of relevance to the subregion. The newsletter also provides a compilation of news and articles on themes covered by the ESCAP SSWA work programme.
ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and ILO’s Decent Work Team in South Asia are collaborating in supporting an innovative research and capacity-building network to bring South Asia closer to an inclusive growth path and provide better jobs and social protection to people across the subregion. The South Asia Research Network for Employment and Inclusive Growth was launched in New Delhi on 21 May 2013, with a panel of distinguished experts from five South Asian countries, chaired by Dr. G.K. Chadha, President of South Asian University. The panel included Professor Abhijit Sen, Member of the Planning Commission, Government of India
SDG 8 : Decent work and economic growth
No full textAlthough the aggregate labour market picture for many countries in the Asia–Pacific region was one of positive economic and employment growth in the decades before 2019, the region was still lagging in its capacities to bring all workers closer to conditions of decent work. The firmly rooted disadvantages faced by women in particular start from a young age and continue through the years of labour market experiences. Decent work deficits persist in all countries and have continued to weigh heavily on development trajectories. In the developing economies, workers remain vulnerable to household crises that could push them backwards into poverty, and few countries stood ready with fully functioning social protection systems to stabilize household income levels and ease the impact of economic shocks, such as what was to come in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis unfolded in 2020, economies, enterprises and workers in the region have been negatively impacted so that some of the limited gains made in pursuit of decent work and inclusive growth in the previous decade have since been pushed backwards. While many countries of Asia and the Pacific have seen success in limiting transmission and deaths from COVID-19, nearly all have paid a price in terms of increased unemployment, insecurity and poverty. Women, children and migrant workers are among those most likely to suffer as losses cascade through the region. Trends in the future of work that leave women behind are especially being accelerated by the crisis. By adding urgency to the call for acceleration in the design and implementation of durable solutions that will promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, the COVID-19 crisis has the potential to raise the value of social dialogue and to trigger shifts in fiscal expenditure towards the investment areas most needed to reverse negative trends and put SDG 8 on the right path. Among the opportunities is that of fixing key structural obstacles to women’s participation in the workforce.
SDG 8 offers a framework for countries to implement a mixture of policies aimed at promoting growth and productivity without harming the environment and generating decent work that respects core labour rights as an effective pathway to inclusive growth. Among the target areas covered are:
economic policies that pursue higher levels of productivity, including through a focus on high value added and labour-intensive economic sectors, such as services, textiles and garments, manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism and hospitality;
public policies encouraging formalization and growth of micro, small and medium enterprises through strengthened access to gender-specific financial support services and credit, digital transformation and flexible business models;
labour policies that aim to reduce unemployment and ensure decent work for all women, men, young people and people with disabilities while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value, as well as the fair redistribution of unpaid care and domestic work;
ending human trafficking, forced labour and protecting labour rights of migrant workers, women and those in precarious employment through gender-responsive interventions; and
decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation and promoting resource efficiency, in accordance with sustainable consumption and production strategies and approaches.
Although the aggregate labour market picture for many countries in the Asia–Pacific region was one of positive economic and employment growth in the decades before 2019, the region was still lagging in its capacities to bring all workers closer to conditions of decent work. The firmly rooted disadvantages faced by women in particular start from a young age and continue through the years of labour market experiences. Decent work deficits persist in all countries and have continued to weigh heavily on development trajectories. In the developing economies, workers remain vulnerable to household crises that could push them backwards into poverty, and few countries stood ready with fully functioning social protection systems to stabilize household income levels and ease the impact of economic shocks, such as what was to come in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis unfolded in 2020, economies, enterprises and workers in the region have been negatively impacted so that some of the limited gains made in pursuit of decent work and inclusive growth in the previous decade have since been pushed backwards. While many countries of Asia and the Pacific have seen success in limiting transmission and deaths from COVID-19, nearly all have paid a price in terms of increased unemployment, insecurity and poverty. Women, children and migrant workers are among those most likely to suffer as losses cascade through the region. Trends in the future of work that leave women behind are especially being accelerated by the crisis. By adding urgency to the call for acceleration in the design and implementation of durable solutions that will promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, the COVID-19 crisis has the potential to raise the value of social dialogue and to trigger shifts in fiscal expenditure towards the investment areas most needed to reverse negative trends and put SDG 8 on the right path. Among the opportunities is that of fixing key structural obstacles to women’s participation in the workforce.
SDG 8 offers a framework for countries to implement a mixture of policies aimed at promoting growth and productivity without harming the environment and generating decent work that respects core labour rights as an effective pathway to inclusive growth. Among the target areas covered are:
economic policies that pursue higher levels of productivity, including through a focus on high value added and labour-intensive economic sectors, such as services, textiles and garments, manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism and hospitality;
public policies encouraging formalization and growth of micro, small and medium enterprises through strengthened access to gender-specific financial support services and credit, digital transformation and flexible business models;
labour policies that aim to reduce unemployment and ensure decent work for all women, men, young people and people with disabilities while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value, as well as the fair redistribution of unpaid care and domestic work;
ending human trafficking, forced labour and protecting labour rights of migrant workers, women and those in precarious employment through gender-responsive interventions; and
decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation and promoting resource efficiency, in accordance with sustainable consumption and production strategies and approaches.
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