This document discusses equal access to full employment and decent work as a poverty reduction strategy. It summarizes key points from the Beijing Platform for Action related to employment, including generating economic policies that have a positive impact on women's employment and income. It also discusses progress on Millennium Development Goal 1B, which aims to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all. The impact of the current economic crisis on employment and gender equality is examined, including how women have been disproportionately affected by job losses. The ILO's Global Jobs Pact framework to address these issues through government policies is also summarized.
This document discusses equal access to full employment and decent work as a poverty reduction strategy. It summarizes key points from the Beijing Platform for Action related to employment, including generating economic policies that have a positive impact on women's employment and income. It also discusses progress on Millennium Development Goal 1B, which aims to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all. The impact of the current economic crisis on employment and gender equality is examined, including how women have been disproportionately affected by job losses. The ILO's Global Jobs Pact framework to address these issues through government policies is also summarized.