ILO / Japan Joint Committee of Co-operatives (JJC) Public Seminar: Cooperative Activities and SDGs (9/7)

ILO/ Japan Joint Committee of Co-operatives (JJC) Public Seminar: Cooperative Activities and SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

On the occasion of visiting Japan by Ms. Simel Esim, Head of the Cooperatives Unit, ILO in Geneva, a public seminar: Cooperative Activities and SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) will be co-organized by ILO and JJC, where she will report on expected roles of cooperatives in achieving SDGs.

During the seminar, representatives will report on the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which took place at UN headquarters in New York from 10 to 19 July 2017.

We look forward to your active participation.

• Date & Time: 14:00-16:00, Thursday 7th September 2017
• Venue: No. 1 House of Representatives 1F International Conference Hall

Address: 2-2-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Access:
Kokkai-gijido-mae (Marunouchi-line, Chiyoda-line) Take Exit 1 and walk for 3 min.
Nagatacho (Yurakucho-line, Namboku-line, Hanzomon-line) Take Exit 1 and walk for 5 min.
Tameike-sanno (Namboku-line, Ginza-line) Take Exit 1 and walk for 8 min.

• Co-organized by: ILO Office for Japan / Japan Joint Committee of Co-operatives
• Supported by: Japanese Parliamentarians’ League on ILO Activities / Japanese Parliamentarians’ League on Cooperatives Promotion and Research
• Participants: 90 people on a first come, first served basis. / Free Admission
• Language: English / Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.)
• Application: Please send your name, affiliation, e-mail to [email protected] .
• Programme:

14:00-14:15 Opening Remarks

President, JJC

Mr. Jiro Kawasaki, President, Japanese Parliamentarians’ League on ILO Activities

Representatives, Japanese Parliamentarians’ League on Cooperatives Promotion and Research

14:15-15:10 Presentation on ILO’s cooperative activities and SDGs and Q&A
Ms. Simel Esim, Head of the Cooperatives Unit ILO HQ

15:10-15:55 Reports on High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

15:55-16:00 Closing remarks
Ms. Akiko Taguchi, Director, ILO Office for Japan

ILO HQ - Cooperatives