The World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995) called for equal participation by women and men in social, economic, political and cultural aspects of life.The Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) stressed on the empowerment of women along with
poverty alleviation and women’s participation in political decision making process. Following the adoption of the Platform for Action by the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995,the ILO has been further strengthening its efforts to mainstream gender concerns at all levels of its operation. Seven of the twelve critical areas are related to the ILO’s mandate to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity,security and human dignity. The ILO has categorized these seven priority areas under (i) poverty eradication and productive employment, (ii) working conditions and social protection, and (iii) international labour standards and normative action on women workers.In response,ILO has put forward the Decent Work concept, which is based on the expressed wish of women and men for work that will allow them and their families to have access to a decent standard of living1.It is believed that the promotion of women’s employment will play a crucial role in alleviating poverty and in promoting equality, social integration and enhancing the overall socio-economic status of women. ILO is committed to play a special role in the field of employment promotion, gender equality and social development.Within this framework, a number of specific projects have been initiated including the ILO/Japan Asian Regional Program on the Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women (EEOW).This project was first launched in Indonesia and Nepal in 1997 and expanded to Thailand,Cambodia and Vietnam by 2002.
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Publisher:
ILO
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Keywords:
EMPOLYMENT, FULL EMPLOYMENT, PART TIME EMPLOYMENT, POST RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYMENT FORECASTING, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, WOMENS EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, EMPOWERMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, PROGRAMME OWNERSHIP, RURAL WOMEN
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ILO
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International Labor & Labor
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Thesaurus:
12.01.00
- Employment Promotion And Planning
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