Employment & VET

Creation of jobs and decent work together with extending coverage of social protection, vocational training provision and skills development in both formal sector and informal economy are essential for inclusive growth. Here we want to raise awareness and knowledge on the important role of employment, VET and social protection as key elements in the EU's development policy.

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Decent work - Disability & employment - Elderly employment - Employment policy - Monitoring labour markets - Vocational training - Youth employment

3. Good Practices and Lessons Learned

Alessio Lupi updated the WIKI page | 7 December 2018

This section collects and displays Good practices and lessons learned arising from the projects supervised by the RNSF team as well as from other projects on the informal economy funded by the European Commission and other funding institutions worldwide. Volumes 4.1 –4.3 – Vol. 4.4 The list of good...

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1.1 Introduction

Alessio Lupi updated the WIKI page | 7 December 2018

Informality has inspired authors with many zoological metaphors. Hans Singer, one of the fathers of the concept in the early 1970s, compared the informal sector with a giraffe, “difficult to define by usual standards, but easy to recognise when you meet one.” It is not a giraffe, but a unicorn,...

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1. Definition of the Informal Economy

Alessio Lupi updated the WIKI page | 7 December 2018

The informal economy: What is it? Where does it come from? How big is it? Why is it growing? Author : Jacques Charmes - RNSF Research expert Abstract : It has been more than 40 years since the concept, or rather concepts, of informality have achieved their present success, due to their recognition...

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5. RNSF research volumes

Alessio Lupi created a new WIKI page | 5 December 2018

This section contains the full list and a description of the nine volumes of research produced by the RNSF team. Namely: A reference guide to the outputs of the RNSF research. RNSF Research Volume 1 Theories and concepts around the Informal Economy and related topics. RNSF Research Volume 2...

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1. Definition of the Informal Economy

Alessio Lupi updated the WIKI page | 27 November 2018

The informal economy: What is it? Where does it come from? How big is it? Why is it growing? Author : Jacques Charmes - RNSF Research expert Abstract : It has been more than 40 years since the concept, or rather concepts, of informality have achieved their present success, due to their recognition...

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Invitation: 20/11 - Workshop on the elimination of child and forced labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chains

Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 15 November 2018

20 Nov

From 20 November 2018
in Brussels (Belgium)

We are pleased to invite you to a workshop within the context of the launch of the project CLEAR COTTON - Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garments value chains: An integrated approach. The project is co-funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the...

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GOOD PRACTICE: Linking Business Facilitation with savings groups and financial service providers. World Vision: Somalia

Alessio Lupi updated the Document | 25 October 2018

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Good Practice - Linking Business Facilitation with savings groups and financial service providers Brief summary For the first time, a business coaching intervention in the form of Business Facilitation (BF) is implemented in a fragile context and a highly informal economy. In addition to empowering...

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GOOD PRACTICE: Creation of an Employment Promotion Working Group - World Vision, Somalia.

Alessio Lupi updated the Document | 25 October 2018

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Good Practice: Creation of an Employment Promotion Working Group Brief summary: Under the project, World Vision established an Employment Promotion Working Group (EPWG) in Puntland to link TVET graduates to potential employers. Other International NGOs, such as Care and Save the Children, as well...

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GOOD PRACTICE: The certification of master craftspeople trainers (MAF). SAVE THE CHILDREN, Cote d'Ivoire.

Alessio Lupi updated the Document | 25 October 2018

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Good Practice: The certification of master craftspeople trainers (MAF) to obtain their active involvement and a process of quality apprenticeship of young craftspeople in a secure work environment. Brief summary Chambers of professions and MAFs are key players in apprenticeship to a craft industry...

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GOOD PRACTICE: an holistic approach to reduce the vulnerability and improve the skills of young migrant workers. SAVE THE CHILDREN, Cote d'Ivoire.

Alessio Lupi updated the Document | 25 October 2018

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Good Practice: an holistic approach to reduce the vulnerability and improve the skills of young migrant workers Brief summary A holistic approach is necessary to address the prevention and response to the vulnerability of young migrants in situations of departure, transit and destination. More...

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