Influence of COVID-19 on public jobs programs: plan alternatives in the brief and also moderate term



The webinar shared experiences of just how public jobs programs (PWP) are reacting to the COVID-19 dilemma and also gone over plan alternatives in the tool term, as tools of social security and also macro-economic stabilisation. To remain to give social security without negative repercussions in regards to pollution, within restrictions of lockdown, PWPs are adjusting in numerous means consisting of boost wage prices, put on hold program, forgo job need, exchange cash money transfers programs, and also redeploy employees to sustain COVID-19 feedback. The webinar provided study to find out about these experiences.

Find out more regarding the webinar conversation and also gain access to the slide discussion: https://socialprotection.org/impact-covid-19-public-works-programs-policy-options-short-and-medium-term

Panellists:
Anna McCord – ODI
Devan Pillay – EPWP South Africa
Rajeev Ahal – GIZ India

Mediator:
Rodolfo Beazley – Independent Professional

This is was the twelfth webinar of the “Social security feedbacks to COVID-19” webinar collection. The collection is a collaboration launched by the IPC-IG, GIZ, and also DFAT, in partnership with the socialprotection.org system, and also together with companions from various organisations. Join our on-line area ”Social security feedbacks to COVID-19 [Task force]” to read more regarding the effort and also the future webinars: https://socialprotection.org/connect/communities/social-protection-responses-covid-19-task-force

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