24-25 November 2008

Purpose of the Meeting

The Governing Body of the ILO decided at its 298th Session (March 2007) that a global dialogue forum for the commerce sector would be held in the 2008-09 biennium. It subsequently decided at its 300th Session (November 2007) that the purpose of the forum would be to examine current and future skills needs in the commerce sector as a basis for designing skills development strategies and vocational education programmes for workers to support their employment prospects and employability, and to improve business productivity and competitiveness.

In line with the decisions taken in November 2007, the ILO prepared an issues paper as a basis for its discussion. The paper is also available in French and Spanish.

Sectoral Activities Programme

This meeting is part of the ILO's Sectoral Activities Programme.

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