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The ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies has created a research prize to reward outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge on the ILO’s central goal of decent work for all. Prize winners are selected by a five member jury consisting of eminent personalities with an international reputation and proven expertise in labour and social policy issues. The jury examines relevant publications of the candidates. Both the excellence of the work and its practical value for policy purposes are taken into account.
2011 Decent Work Research Prize
The ILO Decent Work Research Prize was awarded to Professor Jayati Ghosh (India) and Professor Eve C. Landau (Israel and Switzerland) for their outstanding contribution to knowledge on the central concerns of the ILO.
“This year the Decent Work Research Prize rewards two leading woman academics with a strong research record on equity, on development and on macroeconomic policies. Their contributions add more insights to steering economic and development policies towards more decent work for women and men alike, in the South and in the North. I commend the jury for an excellent choice", ILO Director-General Juan Somavia said.
The jury of eminent international experts on labour and social policy issues named Professor Jayati Ghosh of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) and also the Executive Secretary of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS) for major scholarly contributions to the analysis of decent work in the context of globalization, as well as the inter-linkages between employment, gender and development. Professor Ghosh has authored several books and many articles around issues of development and decent work.
Professor Eve C. Landau, a legal scholar who has taught at numerous renowned academic institutions, including the University of Geneva and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been acknowledged for her academic contribution to the advancement of knowledge on ILO standards, equality, human rights, and social justice. Her research and teachings have been a source of inspiration for many students, judges and lawyers. She has published several books on women’s rights and equality at work and numerous scholarly articles.
Both laureates presented their work during the ILO’s Governing Body session in Geneva in November 2011.
Past recipients
The first two recipients of the prize in 2007 were Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa and Nobel Peace Laureate, and Professor Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Professor Emeritus on Economics and Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
In 2008, the second edition of the Prize was awarded to Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and leading Canadian labour researcher, Harry Arthurs.
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