PRESENTATIONS at the tripartite caribbean conference on

 Promoting Human Prosperity Beyond the Global Financial Crisis -

Seeking Sustainable Solutions Through Social Dialogue

 

 

SESSION TW0

 

The global financial crisis: How did we get here and how do we move forward - Dr. Maurice Odle, Economic Adviser to the Secretary-General, CARICOM (73.5 kb)

 

Origins and lessons from the financial crisis - Dr. Lester Henry, Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Size: 28.5 kb)

 

SESSION THREE

 

Changing ownership of individual operations - Dr. Carlton E. Davis (Size: 25.8 kb)

 

The global economic and financial crisis and the Jamaican Bauxite and Alumina Industry - Dr. Carlton E. Davis (Size: 29.9 kb)

 

Impact of the global economic crisis on the energy industries and economy - Mr. Gregory McGuire, Lecturer, Energy Economics and Strategy, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Size: 303 kb)

 

Tourism trends, issues and challenges - Implications for Caribbean economies - Mr. Winfield Griffith, Director of Research and Information Management (Ag.), Caribbean Tourism Organization, Barbados (Size: 306 kb)

Labour market aspects of the global economic crisis - Professor Andrew Downes, Professor of Economics and Director SALISES, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados (Size: 31 kb)

 

SESSION FOUR

Presentation (Powerpoint) (Size: 42.7 kb) Presentation (MSWord format converted to pdf) (Size: 27.1 kb) - The Hon. Gabriel Martinez, Minister of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development, Belize

Country paper Suriname - The crisis: Impact on people and organizations - Dr. The Hon. Joyce D. Amarello Williams, Minister of Labour, Technological Development and Environment, Suriname (Size: 56.5 kb)

 

SESSION FIVE

The global financial and economic crisis - Elements of a strategic response by the Caribbean - Professor Denis Benn, Michael Manley Professor of Public Affairs/ Public Policy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica (Size: 53.6 kb)

The global financial crisis: Critical social issues for Jamaica - Dr. Pauline Knight and Mr. Christopher Smith, Planning Institute of Jamaica (Size: 49.3 kb)

Reflections on labour market policy response to the current crisis - Dr. Badrul Haque, Special Representative, World Bank (Size: 71.2 kb)

Macro-economic challenges of the crisis in the Caribbean employment and social dialogue - Dr. Reynold Simons, Senior Specialist, Employment and Labour Market Policies, ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean (Size: 114 kb)

 

SESSION SIX

Finding better solutions - Dr. Ludek Rychly, Senior Specialist, Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration Branch, International Labour Office, Geneva (Size: 313 kb)

Finding better solutions - the role of social dialogue - The Hon. Rennie Dumas M.P., Minister of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, Trinidad and Tobago (Size: 224 kb)