G8 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting

Tue, 20.02.2007
 
The G8 Labour and Employment Ministers will address questions related to the social dimension of globalisation in Dresden from 6 to 8 May at a conference chaired by Federal Minister Franz Müntefering. 
The EU Commission, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as well as the World Bank will equally participate in the conference.
 
The focus of the meeting will be on strategies for more and better jobs and on improving social protection systems in developing and threshold countries. It is the first time for the World Bank to be represented at such a meeting.  Moreover, the Ministers will deal with corporate social responsibility (CSR).
 
The last German G8 presidency meeting of the Labour and Employment Ministers was held in Stuttgart in 2003.
 
Accreditation for media representatives will be available up to three days before events begin.
 
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