1.6 Investing in jobs and the community: Working Out of Poverty
1.6 Investing in jobs and the community: Working Out of Poverty
employment-intensive infrastructure programmes. It has been successful. It
is now widely recognized that these programmes are effective in bringing
much needed income to poor families and their communities. These efforts
create between three and five times as much employment for the same level
of investment.
The ILO’s labour-intensive projects respect standards, promote gender
equality and encourage enterprise development through contracting systems.
And by improving the infrastructure, these projects deliver longerterm
impact to the whole community.
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The ILO has invested 25 years of pioneering work in the field of
employment-intensive infrastructure programmes. It has been successful. It
is now widely recognized that these programmes are effective in bringing
much needed income to poor families and their communities. These efforts
create between three and five times as much employment for the same level
of investment.
The ILO’s labour-intensive projects respect standards, promote gender
equality and encourage enterprise development through contracting systems.
And by improving the infrastructure, these projects deliver longerterm
impact to the whole community.
16 Investing in jobs and the community Working Out of Poverty - To learn more about this author, visit International Labour Organization's Website.
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