GENEVA – Together with the European Commission (EC) and the Government of Greece, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will organize a high-level conference on 25 June, in Athens, on “Tackling the jobs crisis in Greece: which ways forward?”.
At the conference, the ILO will present a new study on the Greek labour market, making various policy recommendations to assist the Greek economy in recovering from recession. The Greek government and the country’s social partners made a commitment to working with the ILO a few days ago at the ILO’s International Labour Conference, which ended on 20 June in Geneva.
At 14.00, a press conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Athens with ILO Director-General Guy Ryder; Mr László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, and Mr Giannis Vroutsis, Minister of Labour, Social Security and Welfare of Greece.
The press conference will be followed by an opening session with the Greek Minister of Labour and the country’s social partners, EU Commissioner Andor and the ILO Director-General.
At 15:30 a panel of international organizations, moderated by Mr. Dimitris Vartzopoulos, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece, will present the policy recommendations of the new ILO study “Promoting job-rich and inclusive recovery in Greece”.
At 16:15 an interactive panel, moderated by journalist John Psaropoulos, will examine ways to tackle the jobs crisis in Greece. The panel will be composed of Mr László Andor, high-level representatives of the Greek government and the social partners, and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
The conference will conclude with a second press briefing at 19:00 with high-level participants, including the Prime Minister of Greece (to be confirmed), the Minister of Labour, Social Security and Welfare of Greece, and the ILO Director-General.
Journalists attending the conference should bring a valid press card and an identity card.
For further information, please contact ILO Spokesperson Hans von Rohland at rohland@ilo.org or +4179/593-1321.
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