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The business delegation at the conference was jointly organized by IOE and BIAC. It included IOE Executive Vice President Daniel Funes de Rioja of Argentina, who addressed the issue of fundamental principles and rights at work, BIAC Chairman Charles Heeter (Deloitte), who spoke on employment recovery, MEDEF President Laurence Parisot, who spoke on policy coherence, and Alexander Gunkel, deputy director general of the German employers’ confederation BDA, who discussed social protection.
Participants at the conference recognized that coordination between different social actors and international institutions is essential in responding to the global jobs crisis, and they recognized the important link between economic growth, employment policies and social protection. In his remarks concluding the conference, French Minister of Labor Xavier Bertrand acknowledged the role of entrepreneurs in creating jobs, and emphasized France’s focus on youth employment, calling for ambitious employment policies in the G20 nations.
The next meeting in the G20 process will take place on June 10, during the ILO’s International Labor Conference, when there will be consultations in Geneva with the social partners from the G20 countries.
Staff contact: Ronnie Goldberg
Related: G20 Advisory Group Launched for CEO Input to Heads of State (May 25, 2011)
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