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Photos : The Social Economy – Africa’s response to the Global Crisis

19 – 21 October 2009 , Johannesburg , South Africa

This conference will bring together social economy promoters and stakeholders from Africa, government representatives from 25 African countries, employers’ and workers’ organisations, social economy organisations from other parts of the world, and ILO HQ units and field specialists to adopt an action programme aiming at mobilising the social economy in Africa in response to the crisis, at local, national and regional levels.

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Mr. Bheki Ntshalintshali from COSATU along with his panelist Mr. Ebrahim Patel, Hon. Minister for Economic Development of RSA, Mr. Jerry Vilakazi, Business South Africa, Mr. Assane Diop, Executive Director of the Social Protection Sector - ILO, Mr. Vic van Vuuren, Director of ILO Pretoria, and Mr. Alan Brews the overall Facilitator welcomed the social economy promoters and stakeholders from Africa, government representatives, employers’ and workers’ organisations, social economy organisations , and ILO HQ units and field specialists from some 35 countries.

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Mr. Stephen Amoamor Kwao, Hon. Minister of Employment and Social Welfare opened the Social Economy Forum - Africa’s response to the global crisis in Johannesburg on Monday October 19, 2009.

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Mr. Ebrahim Patel, Hon. Minister for Economic Development of RSA addressed the Social Economy Forum - Africa’s response to the global crisis in Johannesburg on Monday October 19, 2009.

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Opening speech by Mr. Jerry Vilakazi, Business South Africa at the Social Economy Forum in Johannesburg which brought together social economy promoters and stakeholders from Africa, and government representatives from 25 African countries.

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Welcome speech at the opening session in Johannesburg at the Social Economy Forum by Mr. Vic van Vuuren, Director, ILO Pretoria, in attendance Mr. Ebrahim Patel, Hon. Minister for Economic Development of RSA, Mr. Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Sector, ILO and Mr. Jerry Vilakazi, Business South Africa.

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Mr. Assane Diop, Executive Director of the Social Protection Sector at the ILO greeted his fellow panelist, Mr. Ebrahim Patel, Hon. Minister for Economic Development of RSA, Mr. Jerry Vilakazi, Business South Africa, and Mr. Vic van Vuuren, Director, ILO Pretoria and all the participants to the Social Economy Forum in Johannesburg

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