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Panel of the Club de Madrid: "The need for a new era of social justice"
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Wednesday 15 June 2011, 11:30-13:00 - Geneva, Palais des Nations, Assembly Hall
The ILO Director-General Juan Somavia has invited the Club de Madrid members to join in the ILO’s discussion on a new era of social justice and economic growth based on sustainable development to address mounting “turmoil” in the world of work.
Former heads of state and government from Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria, Yemen and the Netherlands—members of the “Club de Madrid”—addressed the need for a new era of social justice and sustainable societies in the wake of the global financial and jobs crisis during two special events-panel discussions to be held at the 100th International Labour Conference:
The Club de Madrid is an independent non-profit organization composed of 80 democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers from different countries, who have come together to respond to a growing demand for support among leaders in two key areas: democratic leadership and governance; and response to crisis and post-crisis situations.
In their “Call to Action for Leadership on Shared Societies,” issued in 2010, Club de Madrid Members said, “We call on all peoples, leaders and organizations to use their spheres of influence to work together to promote and ensure social inclusion and cohesion. We call on them to recognize that achieving social cohesion and creating a world safe from difference is essential for the well-being of individuals, states and the world as a whole.”
Special event by the Club de Madrid members: For more information on the Club de Madrid event and the International Labour Conference, please contact the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information: +4122/799-7912, communication@ilo.org, or Club de Madrid Contacts Agustina Briano, Insitutional Relations Officer, abriano@clubmadrid.org, + 34 607 694 475 or Carla Fernández-Durán, cfernandezduran@clubmadrid.org, + 34 608 800 502
Wednesday 15 June 2011, 11:30-13:00 - Geneva, Palais des Nations, Assembly Hall
The ILO Director-General Juan Somavia has invited the Club de Madrid members to join in the ILO’s discussion on a new era of social justice and economic growth based on sustainable development to address mounting “turmoil” in the world of work.
Former heads of state and government from Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria, Yemen and the Netherlands—members of the “Club de Madrid”—addressed the need for a new era of social justice and sustainable societies in the wake of the global financial and jobs crisis during two special events-panel discussions to be held at the 100th International Labour Conference:
- “Lessons from the recent crisis for building sustainable and shared societies: Implications for the ILO” on Tuesday, 14 June
- “The need for a new era of social justice” on Wednesday, 15 June
The Club de Madrid is an independent non-profit organization composed of 80 democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers from different countries, who have come together to respond to a growing demand for support among leaders in two key areas: democratic leadership and governance; and response to crisis and post-crisis situations.
In their “Call to Action for Leadership on Shared Societies,” issued in 2010, Club de Madrid Members said, “We call on all peoples, leaders and organizations to use their spheres of influence to work together to promote and ensure social inclusion and cohesion. We call on them to recognize that achieving social cohesion and creating a world safe from difference is essential for the well-being of individuals, states and the world as a whole.”
Special event by the Club de Madrid members: For more information on the Club de Madrid event and the International Labour Conference, please contact the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information: +4122/799-7912, communication@ilo.org, or Club de Madrid Contacts Agustina Briano, Insitutional Relations Officer, abriano@clubmadrid.org, + 34 607 694 475 or Carla Fernández-Durán, cfernandezduran@clubmadrid.org, + 34 608 800 502
Participants:
- Mr Osvaldo Hurtado, former President of the Republic of Ecuador
- Mr John Kufuor, former President of the Republic of Ghana
- Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Mr Abdul Karim Al Eryani, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen
- Mr Wim Kok, former Primer Minister of the Netherlands and President of the Club de Madrid
High level segment of the International Labour Conference
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During the 100th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the ILO held a series of five High level Panels on:
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