FES
Workshop
The DPRU hosted a labour market policy workshop
in conjunction with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) on Thursday, 23rd
November 2000. See programme below for a list of themes covered by
presenters and discussants:
Programme
9.00 9.30am: Registration and Opening Remarks
Haroon Bhorat (DPRU,UCT)
9.30 10.30 am: Trends in the EU Labour Market and Implications for
South Africa
Ulrich Walwei (IAB)
Chairperson: Thembinkosi Mklipi (Department of Labour)
Discussant: Nicoli Nattrass (School of Economics, UCT)
10.30 11.00am: Tea
11.00 12.00 pm: Employment trends in the South African Labour
Market
Len van Niekerk (Standard Bank)
Chairperson: Jrgen Stetten (FES)
Discussant: Ravi Naidoo (NALEDI)
12.00 1.00pm: Trade Liberalisation and Employment
Lawrence Edwards (School of Economics, UCT)
Chairperson: Trudi Hartzenberg (DPRU)
Discussant: Rashad Cassim (TIPS)
1.00 2.00pm: Lunch
2.00 3.00pm: The Role of the National Skills Development Programme
in the South African Labour Market
Ian Macun (Department of Labour)
Chairperson: Mojalefa Ralekheto (NIEP)
Discussant: Ben Turok (Member of Parliament)
3.00 - 3.30pm: Tea
3.30 5.00 pm Labour Market Policy Panel
The role of government intervention in determining employment, poverty,
equity and efficiency outcomes
Presenters (10 minutes each): Salie Manie (Member of Parliament),
Neil Coleman (COSATU), Iraj Abedian (Standard Bank),
Murray Leibbrandt (School of Economics, UCT), Jeremy Baskin (Public Policy
Analyst)
Chairperson: Pundy Pillay (Research Triangle Institute) |
