PRACTICE COMMUNITY

The Global Labor Sector Analytic Initiative (GLaSAI) has drawn upon a wide array of development practitioners, diplomats, labor rights specialists, labor lawyers, labor and international trade economists, civil society actors, academics from numerous disciplines, and labor sector implementing partners, to develop the integrated conceptual framework, technical tools, and country assessments accessible through this website. The dialogue that contributed to the GLaSAI findings has demonstrated there is a broad and diverse community with a stake in advancing research on the interrelated elements of labor sector development, indicating the rich potential of a shared knowledge bank and space for collaboration and research on these issues. The technical contributions presented on the GLaSAI website will hopefully serve to provoke greater emphasis on labor sector foreign assistance and a greater sense of cohesion and self-identity among a labor sector community of practice.

EVENTS

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EXPERTS

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TOPICS

The Global Labor Sector Analytic Initiative supports whole-of-government and stakeholder-driven approaches to achieving international development and U.S. foreign assistance goals. Topics papers offer information and ideas for applying the Labor Sector Framework to key development objectives including democracy, good governance, and economic growth.

The Labor Sector and the Global Development Alliance (GDA) Briefing Document provides insights into how GDA’s can be used to improve relations between traditional representatives of labor and businesses, moving beyond historic confrontational roles and into more productive collaborative roles that can contribute to the promotion of international labor standards, competitiveness and economic growth.

The Labor Sector and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Briefing Document presents recommendations for how labor sector programming can be designed to help MCC countries achieve core performance criteria in the areas of Ruling Justly, Investing in People, and Encouraging Economic Freedom.

Additional resource: GDA and workforce training http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_partnerships/gda/workforce_guide/