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• "Kind reminder"

  26 August 2012 on Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum VI, Monday...

• "Kind reminder"

  26 August 2012 on Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum VI, Monday...

• "Kind reminder"

  26 August 2012 on Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum 6, Monday 3...

• "Kind reminder"

  26 August 2012 on (updated info & kind reminder) Urban Labour Network - Event during...

• published a topic: (updated info & kind reminder) Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum VI, Monday 3 September 16:30 - 18:30 hours. Pavillion 5 room number 17

  10 August 2012

• published a topic: Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum VI, Monday 3 September 16:30 - 18:30 hours. Pavillion 5 room number 17

  10 August 2012

• published a topic: Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum VI, Monday 3 September 16:30 - 18:30 hours. Pavillion 5 room number 17

  10 August 2012

• published a topic: Urban Labour Network - Event during the World Urban Forum 6, Monday 3 September 16:30 - 18:30 hours.

  10 August 2012

• "Dear Bourdon: I feel that your comments (and Steve's answer) are more pertinent to the debate on "Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation". I have seen that you did replicate your comments in such..."

  13 July 2012 on Change of time: Event about the Urban Labour Network during the World...

• "Dear Silenou, The course is free for the participants of the World Urban Forum. You will have to register via the UN-Habitat website, as places are limited. Hope to see you there! Best, Ed"

  4 July 2012 on Course "How to Foster Livelihood Strategies in Key Sectors of the...

• "DAY and TIME Dear All: The course will be delivered during the World Urban Forum 6 on Wednesday 05 September 2012 from 09:00 - 12:00 hours. Trainers from the ILO and New Synergies for..."

  3 July 2012 on Course "How to Foster Livelihood Strategies in Key Sectors of the...

• published a topic: Change of time: Event about the Urban Labour Network during the World Urban Forum 6, Monday, 3 September 2012, 17:00 - 19:00 hours

  22 June 2012

• "Many thanks, Steve, for your thorough proposal on a road map. I support it, and will work to make it happen, and count on your support, please. I am still concerned about the lack of interest -..."

  22 June 2012 on Urban Labour Network

• "I wonder if at least the moderator has some views on this. I know that Adrian has, and he could perhaps share with all. Thanks. "

  19 June 2012 on Urban Labour Network

• "Dear All, I am a bit disappointed about the lack of contributions to this specific topic. The discussions on the e-debate on Productiove Cities has shown that there is strong interest on the..."

  16 June 2012 on Urban Labour Network

• "Thanks for your comments, Alvaro. One aproach to informal activities is that they provide employment for the masses of people that cannot get jobs in the formal market. Another approach is that..."

  15 June 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• "Gbril Santiago: yes, the informal sector is a source of jobs for a large number of people. There has been a substantial discussion on the informal sector in this e-debate on Productive Cities. Your..."

  13 June 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• "Adrian & All: I referred to the Manual mentioned by Adrian on my comment entitled "Greening the urban environment and the labour nexus". The Manual is presently available in draft form and will be..."

  13 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Great that you are interested, Bourdon. Registration is directly with UN-Habitat. Please check http://www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=672. If registration is not there yet, it will be at some..."

  10 June 2012 on Course "How to Foster Livelihood Strategies in Key Sectors of the...

• "Thanks for your comments and questions, Mekonen. Interestinlgy, last Wednesday I gave a presentation at GIZ's Symposium "Work in cities: Decent jobs for all?“. And during the session there was also a ..."

  10 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• published a topic: Course "How to Foster Livelihood Strategies in Key Sectors of the Economy in Low-income Settlements" during the World Urban Forum 6 (Naples, September 2012)

  6 June 2012

• "Thanks, Steve. Here are two references for Mekonen. I can also provide others, if he wishes: . "Labour Conditions for Construction: Building cities, decent work & the role of local authorities" ..."

  6 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Steven, exactly where can I find the experiences on urban housing and employment in Addis Ababa which have been posted under the Housing and Employment topic? Where is this "housing and employment"..."

  6 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Sonia and other colleagues who may also be interested: If you have a particular interest on the health of urban workers (including waste pickers, street traders, urban farmers, domestic workers &..."

  23 May 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• "Thanks, Steve. I want to highlight the fact that, in order to function, governments - as we know them now - depend on taxes from the formal private sector and/or on income generated by public..."

  23 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "Yes, Mohamed. There are important synergies between housing & jobs (jobs both during housing construction and for the users). You are of course aware of all the work of the ILO in this field. Some of..."

  21 May 2012 on Global Housing Strategy to the year 2025

• "Three points, Steve: 1. You gave general figures for youth unemployment. Any specific figure for URBAN areas? 2. You said that ..."an estimated 6.4 million young people have given up hope of..."

  21 May 2012 on What can cities do to create jobs, especially for young people?

• "For housing programmes to be sustainable, the livelihood of the residents need also to be adressed. There is a need and an opportunity to combine housing programmes with employment-generation and..."

  19 May 2012 on Global Housing Strategy to the year 2025

• " There is also competition in the informal sector, and a fierce one - one difference is that such competition is mainly local, as opposed to a continously globalizing formal sector. What is the..."

  19 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• likes a comment: In the view of Steve’s queries above, we at the SECTOR department of I...

  17 May 2012

• published a topic: Urban Labour Network

  17 May 2012

• likes a comment: There is a dawning realisation even in 'officiel development' circles...

  17 May 2012

• "Here, Martin, the link to a paper on the ILO project in Dar es Salaam: http://www.ilo.org/sector/Resources/publications/WCMS_162689/lang--en/index.htm The more the informal workers understand..."

  17 May 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• published a topic: The Urban Informal Sector

  16 May 2012

• "Sonia, I have just sent a separate message with info on participation of informal workers. May I please encourage you to also post comments and suggestions on the "productive cities" e-debate? Your..."

  16 May 2012 on Calling for better understanding of participation of informal workers

• published a topic: Greening the urban environment and the labour nexus

  15 May 2012

• published a topic: on food security - from an urban labour perspective

  15 May 2012

• published a topic: ...on urban agriculture

  15 May 2012

• "Yes, urban (and peri-urban) agriculture can create jobs. So far the literature on urban agriculture has not focused much attention on employment and decent work conditions. It is important to see how..."

  14 May 2012 on Can agriculture be an urban job creator?

• published a topic: The urban environment & employment creation

  14 May 2012

• published a topic: Decent work in urban areas

  14 May 2012