Improving the impact of public policies and budgets on employment outcomes

Guide for the review of employment-related public expenditures and application to six pilot countries

12 October 2023

This report presents the first assessment of employment-related public expenditures (ERPEs) in six pilot countries, as an input to support the gradual transition towards pro-employment budgets. The goal is to understand the consistency of public expenditures with national employment policies and issues related to their incidence, effectiveness, and allocative efficiency.

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12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – High-level panel 2: Partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development: SSE ecosystems beyond COVID-19 crisis

31 January 2022

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Skills for Green Jobs in Costa Rica

30 May 2019

Publication

Decent Work in the Rural Economy: Greener jobs and better business for women and men in Southern Costa Rica

15 May 2015

This case study is based on the Brunca programme which promoted greener and better jobs in this region.

Global South-South Development Expo 2013

Sustainable Development and Decent Work Solution Forum

Within the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo that took place in Nairobi from 28 October to 1 November 2013, the ILO Solution Forum focused on projects concerning sustainable development and decent work in a variety of contexts worldwide.

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The banana agribusiness in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica: rich ground to create green jobs

16 September 2011

The ILO, through the Joint Program for strengthening the Banana value chain by Growing Inclusive Markets, invited a delegation of fifteen technicians and producers of bananas from the Dominican Republic to visit Costa Rica to learn about the experience of this country's banana sector in plastic recycling as well as environmental and labor practices.