Regional Experts Discuss Impact Of Financial Crisis On Jobs
October 13, 2009 at 10:26 am · Posted Public Articles
(ILO, Bangkok) New research into the effects of the economic crisis on jobs in
global production networks has been highlighted at an international meeting at
Thammasat University.
The meeting brought together experts and researchers from 14 countries in Asia
and the Pacific to discuss their research findings and the impact of the crisis.
The aim was to contribute to the policy debate on economic recovery and decent
jobs in Asia and the Pacific.
The International Seminar on Jobs in Global Production Networks – Crisis and
Recovery was held at Thammasat*s Tha Prachan campus on Tuesday, 13 October
2009. It was attended by members of the Network of Institutes for Labour Studies
from Australia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand,
Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the
Pacific, International Labour Organization (ILO) and Dr Patmawadee Suzuki, Dean,
Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University presided over the opening. Experts
from the ILO and the Thailand Development Research Institute also took part.
A key note address on the impact of financial crisis on Thailand and the
government*s response was given by Dr Bhanupong Nidhiprabha, Associate
Professor at Thammasat University*s Faculty of Economics.
Other topics covered included the impact of the financial crisis on
Thailand*s car industry, and its effects on jobs in global production
networks for textiles, garments, food, agri-business, information and
telecommunications. Other speakers highlighted the links between economic and
social upgrading, and pro-poor growth and sustainable development in Nepal.
The seminar is the fifth in a series of joint investigative studies by the
Network of Institutes for Labour Studies, a project executed by the ILO*s
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific with funding from the Japan Institute
for Labour Policy and Training. The meeting was jointly organized by the ILO
and Thammasat University*s Faculty of Economics.