Freddie Rousseau (Employment Services, ILO - center) is giving his presentation at the Seminar and Workshop on "The Role of Local Human Resources in Aceh Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Foto By Halim El Bambi - Aceh Institute)
 
Freddie Rousseau emphasized the need for employers, national and international alike, to understand the context in which Aceh local human resources has been interacting, that is, the conflict and the tsunami catastrophe. While praising the relative good quality of Aceh local human resources, Freddie underlined the need for the locals to equip themselves with better interpersonal skills, especially language skill (English). In retrospect, he also urged the national and international employers to learn more about Acehnese culture and language.

ILO Banda Aceh and The Aceh Institute are initiating an English Coffee Hours where local staffs from various organizations can interact with foreign staffs in an informal setting after their busy working hours in Aceh. For questions about the slide and ILO related programs in Aceh, please contact Freddie directly. To go through Freddie’s presentation, click here
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The People of Aceh: An International Employer Perspective