| Date |
27 March 2009 |
| Where |
UN House 3F U-Thant Hall,
5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo, Japan |
| Organized by |
ILO-Tokyo |
| Contacts |
Mr. Shinichi Hasegawa, Director, ILO Office in Japan
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Co-organized by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan; Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO); Japanese Business Federation; ILO Office in Japan; the ILO Association of Japan. Supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Under the current world recession, employment of many workers is threatened. It concerns not only the total number of employment, but it is a crisis of both quality and quantity, including the contents of employment. As we mark the 90th anniversary of the ILO, we look at the current employment situations and discuss what is needed to ensure Decent Work in real term, policy response and the role of employers and workers. At the symposium, we focus on “working people” and discuss the problems from employment and management points of views.
Key messages from the symposium
- We should always aim to realize people-centered economy and society under any changes and crisis.
- We should realize more the importance of employment and workplaces for all working people.
- It is important for us to have mid and long-term perspectives such as career development and human resouces develoment for individuals, and sustainablity for enterprises.
- Stable network of society and enterprises are of great importance.
- Solving problems through constructive social dialogue among tripartite constituents lead great success.
- Decent Work is not only an agenda for Japan, and but a global common agenda.
Programme
Part I: Opening remarks and messages
- MP Mr. Yoichi Masuzoe, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Mr. Tsuyoshi Takagi, President, Japanese Trade Union Confederation
- Mr. Fujio Mitarai, Chairman, Japan Business Federation
- Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General, ILO (Video Message)
- MP Ms. Mayumi Moriyama, President, Japanese Parliamentarians' League on the ILO Activities
- Mr. Tadashi Nakamura, President, The ILO Association of Japan
Part II: Keynote Speech
- Ambassador Mr. Nobutoshi Akao, former Chairperson, ILO Governing Body
- Mr. Takayuki Itami, Chief Professor, Graduate School of Management of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Part III: Panel Discussion and Q&A - "Policy responses for realizing Decent Work for All based on the current employment situations and the role of employers and workers"
- Coordinator: Mr. Takayuki Itami
- Panelists: Mr. Taro Muraki, Assistant Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Health, Labour
and Welfare
- Mr. Nobuaki Koga, General Secretary, Japanese Trade Union Confederation
- Mr. Hiroyasu Kawamoto, Managing Director, Japanese Business Federation
Further information
For further information on this event, please contact Omachi Kumiko at
omachi@ilo.org
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