Labor Sector Programming Handbook
Source: USAID | Year: 2010
This paper, and the larger project it introduces, deals with all of these definitions and issues through a focus on the “labor sector” and the role it plays in development. The labor sector is the arena in which youth as well as adult men and women prepare for and participate in the world of work. A focus on the labor sector matters because of its impact on people’s abilities to find decent work, realize sustainable livelihoods, and raise themselves and their families out of poverty.
Labor diplomacy and development programs are implemented by USG agencies, international organizations, and implementing partners. Other programs managed by these three sets of actors may also affect the labor sector. To date, USG labor sector programs have generally addressed objectives in four main areas: labor rights, labor markets, and the roles of labor sector government institutions and civil society organizations in promoting foreign assistance goals. The USG has promoted labor rights as a key set of rights on their own and as a means of lending support to the advancement of all human rights.
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