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The Community Work Programme : building a society that works

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Título: The Community Work Programme : building a society that works / Kate PhilipAutor: Philip, Kate
Publicación: Geneva : ILO, 2013Serie: (Employment working paper ; 149)Notas: Sumario: In the context of a global jobs crisis, there is renewed interest in the role of public employment in providing work opportunities even where markets are unable to do so. This context has also seen a range of forms of innovation in public employment, with new forms of
work and new approaches to implementation delivering different kinds of outcomes. The Community Work Programme in South Africa (CWP) is an example of such innovation. The CWP was designed to use public employment as an instrument of community development, and uses participatory local processes to identify work that needs to be done to improve the quality of life in poor communities. This has resulted in a multi-sectoral work menu with a strong emphasis on care, food security, community safety and a range of other work activities. The inclusion of work in the social sector within a public employment programme creates new ways of strengthening social outcomes
Materia / lugar / evento: Mercado de trabajo Condiciones de trabajo Crisis económica Política laboral Programas de actuación Casos prácticos Sudáfrica Otros autores: International Labour Office
Serie secundaria: Employment working paper ; 149 Otras clasificaciones: 870
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