The ILO event brought together representatives from academia, the financial sector, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and the world of work for an exchange on international policies coming into effect in the context of the global crisis and their implications for the pursuit of social justice.
Panellists included ILO Director-General Juan Somavia; Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies; Khalid Janahi, Chairman of Ithmaar Bank, co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Middle Eastern debates and Group Chief Executive of Dar al-Maal al-Islami Trust (DMI); Jack Lowe, President of Blue Orchard Finance; Anita Normark, General Secretary, Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI); Rick Samans, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum; and Karen Tse, Founder and CEO of International Bridges to Justice.
For more information about the World Day of Social Justice, please visit the special web page at www.ilo.org/socialjustice or contact the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information at +4122/799-7912/7353 or communication@ilo.org.