Jobs and Growth in North Africa: Webinar Series organized by ERF and ILO
FromJul 05, 2021 To Jul 08, 2021
Online Webinar
The webinar series organized by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), will bring together policy makers, academics, international organizations and other key stakeholders to discuss the ERF/ILO regional report on Jobs and Growth in North Africa, and the key findings from the COVID-19 labour market monitor.
This event happens as the world is facing its most challenging economic and social crisis since the Second World War. The COVID-19 pandemic is deeply affecting North African economies and labour markets. To monitor such an impact, a series of rapid labour force surveys is being implemented by ERF and ILO (ADWA’ project) in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan. Using a random digital dialing approach, phone surveys have been conducted to produce nationally representative data on the ways the pandemic is affecting labour markets in the region. The data set from the first and second waves of the surveys will be presented, covering the period February to November 2020 and January to February 2021 respectively.
The webinar will discuss the regional report on “Jobs and Growth in North Africa”. The report consists of a regional overview and of four country chapters covering Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Sudan. The report presents economic growth and labour market patterns over the last two decades (2000-2019) in each country chapter based on data availability. The combination of a macroeconomic and of a labour market perspective sheds light on a range of policy dimensions, including countercyclical management, the public investment mix, boosting private investment, structural transformation, human capital and education, and social protection.
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Agenda
Jobs and Growth in North Africa: Egypt Chapter
Date
05/07/2021
Location
Online Webinar
Time
From 3:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Speakers
Research Fellows
Ragui Assaad
Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, University...
Research Fellows
Ibrahim Elbadawi
Managing Director, Economic Research Forum
Speakers
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Safaan
Minister of Manpower, Egypt
Speakers
Eric Oechslin
French Economist, ILO
Authors
Mona Amer
Cairo University
Research Fellows
Irène Selwaness
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political...
Research Fellows
Chahir Zaki
Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans
Speakers
Ahmed Kamaly
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning, and Economic...
Policy Affiliates
Omneia Helmy
Vice-Dean for Post Graduate Studies and Research...
Papers
Moving Beyond the Unemployment Rate: Alternative Measures of Labour Market Outcomes to Advance the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa
It is by now well established that North African labour markets are characterized by some... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Vulnerable Workers, Small Entrepreneurs, and Farmers Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic in Morocco and Tunisia
In a nutshell Due to COVID-19, wage workers in Morocco and Tunisia have lost jobs,... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Glimmers of Progress but Persistent Problems for Vulnerable Workers a Year into the Pandemic
Wage workers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, particularly informal workers, have experienced layoffs and... Read More
Agenda
Jobs and Growth in North Africa: Tunisia Chapter
Date
06/07/2021
Location
Online Webinar
Time
From 10:00 am To 11:00 am
Speakers
Speakers
Mohamed Selim Oueslati
National Coordinator of the ADWA' ILO Project
Speakers
Rania Bikhazi
Director, ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libya,...
Speakers
Fethi Ben Ameur
Chief of Staff of the Ministry of...
Speakers
Fakher Zaibi
General Manager of the National Observatory of...
Research Fellows
AbdelRahmen El Lahga
Associate Professor, Institut superieur de Gestion de...
Research Fellows
Mongi Boughzala
Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Tunis...
Speakers
Asma Ben Hassen
Founder and President, Tunisia Inclusive Labor Institute...
Speakers
Naima Hammami
Deputy Secretary General and Head of Arab...
Speakers
Sami Silini
Central Director of Social Affairs of the...
Papers
Moving Beyond the Unemployment Rate: Alternative Measures of Labour Market Outcomes to Advance the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa
It is by now well established that North African labour markets are characterized by some... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Vulnerable Workers, Small Entrepreneurs, and Farmers Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic in Morocco and Tunisia
In a nutshell Due to COVID-19, wage workers in Morocco and Tunisia have lost jobs,... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Glimmers of Progress but Persistent Problems for Vulnerable Workers a Year into the Pandemic
Wage workers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, particularly informal workers, have experienced layoffs and... Read More
Jobs and Growth in North Africa: Algeria Chapter
Date
06/07/2021
Location
Online Webinar
Time
From 12:00 pm To 1:00 pm
Speakers
Research Fellows
El Mouhoub Mouhoud
Professor of Economics, Univeristy of Paris Dauphine
Research Fellows
Chahir Zaki
Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans
Speakers
Rania Bikhazi
Director, ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libya,...
Research Fellows
Moundir Lassassi
Research Director, Research Centre in Applied Economics...
Research Associates
Ali Souag
Assistant Professor, University of Mascara, Algeria
Research Fellows
Samir Maliki
Professor of Economics and Management, Faculty of...
Senior Associates
Ahmed Zakane
General Director, National Higher School of Statistics...
Papers
Moving Beyond the Unemployment Rate: Alternative Measures of Labour Market Outcomes to Advance the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa
It is by now well established that North African labour markets are characterized by some... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Vulnerable Workers, Small Entrepreneurs, and Farmers Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic in Morocco and Tunisia
In a nutshell Due to COVID-19, wage workers in Morocco and Tunisia have lost jobs,... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Glimmers of Progress but Persistent Problems for Vulnerable Workers a Year into the Pandemic
Wage workers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, particularly informal workers, have experienced layoffs and... Read More
Agenda
Jobs and Growth in North Africa: Sudan Chapter
Date
07/07/2021
Location
Online Webinar
Time
From 3:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Speakers
Speakers
Khalid Nour Eltigani
Publisher & editor-in-chief of ELAFF, the leading...
Research Fellows
Ibrahim Elbadawi
Managing Director, Economic Research Forum
Speakers
Alexio Musindo
Director, ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti,...
Speakers
Thoraya Hamad Farah
Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor...
Authors
Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour
Full Professor of Economics, Department of Economics,...
Speakers
Saif El Din Abd El Rahman
Resilience Advisor, UNDP Resilience Hub, Nairobi
Speakers
Kamaleldin Ahmed Ismail
Census Consultant, Administrative Director, Central Bureau of...
Papers
Moving Beyond the Unemployment Rate: Alternative Measures of Labour Market Outcomes to Advance the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa
It is by now well established that North African labour markets are characterized by some... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Vulnerable Workers, Small Entrepreneurs, and Farmers Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic in Morocco and Tunisia
In a nutshell Due to COVID-19, wage workers in Morocco and Tunisia have lost jobs,... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Glimmers of Progress but Persistent Problems for Vulnerable Workers a Year into the Pandemic
Wage workers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, particularly informal workers, have experienced layoffs and... Read More
Agenda
Jobs and Growth in North Africa: Overview Chapter
Date
08/07/2021
Location
Online Webinar
Time
From 3:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Speakers
Research Fellows
Ibrahim Elbadawi
Managing Director, Economic Research Forum
Speakers
Sukti Dasgupta
Director, Employment, Labour Market and Youth Branch,...
Speakers
H.E. Ambassador Alexandra Rydmark
Ambassador of Sweden to Jordan
Research Fellows
Ragui Assaad
Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, University...
Research Fellows
Mohamed Ali Marouani
Associate Professor, Université Paris1-Panthéon-Sorbonne
Research Associates
Salim Mahmoud Araji
First Economic Affairs Officer, ESCWA
Speakers
Sher Verick
Head, Employment Strategies for Inclusive Transform Unit,...
Papers
Moving Beyond the Unemployment Rate: Alternative Measures of Labour Market Outcomes to Advance the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa
It is by now well established that North African labour markets are characterized by some... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Vulnerable Workers, Small Entrepreneurs, and Farmers Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic in Morocco and Tunisia
In a nutshell Due to COVID-19, wage workers in Morocco and Tunisia have lost jobs,... Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets: Glimmers of Progress but Persistent Problems for Vulnerable Workers a Year into the Pandemic
Wage workers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, particularly informal workers, have experienced layoffs and... Read More