El empleo rural no agrícola y la disminución de la pobreza rural ¿Qué sabemos en América Latina en 2010?
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
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Eight out of 10 of the world’s working poor who live on US $1.25 per day live in rural areas, where many are caught in vulnerable employment, especially in agriculture.Flourishing rural areas are vital to regional and national development. Yet, rural economies tend to face a wide range of challenges that urban areas are more likely to overcome. These include access to transportation, sanitation and health services, and a consumer base in close proximity to support small and medium enterprise development. Women and men working in rural areas also face difficulties associated with a paucity of economic opportunities, under investment, poor infrastructure and public services, including education, and, in many cases, weak governance and underdeveloped markets.
Education, entrepreneurship, and physical and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions. Skills are central to improving employability and livelihood opportunities, reducing poverty, enhancing productivity and promoting environmentally sustainable development.
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La presente contribución sobre el empleo de residentes rurales en actividades no agrícolas (ERNA), con especial énfasis en las políticas para su estímulo, considera que el mejoramiento -de modo sostenible en el tiempo- de las condiciones de vida de las poblaciones rurales, incluyendo la reducción de la pobreza, pasa primordialmente por un mejoramiento del acceso de los hogares rurales a los activos, en cuanto a información, servicios -especialmente una educación y capacitación pertinente y de calidad, infraestructura y mercados transparentes. Todo aquello a su vez, dentro del contexto de una creciente toma de decisiones y gestión de programas a nivel local; y un ambiente general de gobernanza, valores y clima empresarial favorables a la responsabilidad social y el empleo decente.
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