Moscow hosts Meeting of G8 Ministers of Labour and Employment. Productive employment is on the agenda.Published: 11.10.2006 |
MOSCOW, 9 October (ILO News). A Meeting of G8
Ministers of Labour and Employment started today
in President Hotel in Moscow. The meeting will
discuss productive employment as a factor of
economic growth and social cohesion.
Mr. Juan Somavia, Director General of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) takes
part in the meeting. On Tuesday he will present
the ILO report “Growth and Decent work:
Strengthening the Linkage”.
Today’s programme includes ministerial
consultations with social partners. Presentations
will be made by Russian and international
employers’ and workers’ organizations, heads of G8
delegations, the ILO, European Commission and
OECD. The Russian Delegation at the meeting is
headed by Health and Social Development Minister
Mikhail Zourabov.
The participants will discuss the impact of
globalization on employment, the need to optimize
the professional and geographic mobility of the
labour force and to ensure labour market
efficiency through increasing its flexibility.
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