The first ever meeting of BRICS labour ministers will be held in Ufa next January – Maxim Topilin
On the margins of the meeting of labour and employment ministers of G20 in Ankara (Republic of Turkey), the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation Maxim Topilin met with Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization.
4 September 2015
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The Russian minister has extended his personal invitation to Mr. Ryder to take part in the meeting of labour and employment ministers of BRICS member states in the framework of the Russian presidency in that body.
“On 25-26 January 2016 the city of Ufa will host the first ever meeting of BRICS labour and employment ministers,” Minister Maxim Topilin said. “It is important that the dialogue will be held in a tripartite format, involving all social partners – trade unions, employers and the government. From the Russian side, Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, will participate,” he added. “Considering the priorities of the International Labour Organization, its leading role at the meeting in Ufa is undisputable,” the head of the Russian labour ministry said, adding that interaction with the ILO on the January meeting was already underway.
“The focus of the meeting in Ufa will be on three main themes. These are quality and accessible employment in harmony with workers' professional qualification and the state of the labour market; more efficient search of employment; and labour mobility,” Maxim Topilin said. “Also on the agenda will be the problem of formalization of the labour market – transition from informal to formal employment, and communications interaction on the issues of labour and employment.”
“The outcome of the meeting will be summed up in a declaration of BRICS labour and employment ministers, which is expected to propose specific measures to improve the employment situation, strengthen social protection and promote decent working conditions, thus providing for stable economic growth in the BRICS countries,” Russian labour minister said.
According to Maxim Topilin, a meeting of the working group will be held in Moscow on 18-19 November, where delegates from the BRICS countries will discuss the preparations for the ministerial meeting and draft documents to be adopted.
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
“On 25-26 January 2016 the city of Ufa will host the first ever meeting of BRICS labour and employment ministers,” Minister Maxim Topilin said. “It is important that the dialogue will be held in a tripartite format, involving all social partners – trade unions, employers and the government. From the Russian side, Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, will participate,” he added. “Considering the priorities of the International Labour Organization, its leading role at the meeting in Ufa is undisputable,” the head of the Russian labour ministry said, adding that interaction with the ILO on the January meeting was already underway.
“The focus of the meeting in Ufa will be on three main themes. These are quality and accessible employment in harmony with workers' professional qualification and the state of the labour market; more efficient search of employment; and labour mobility,” Maxim Topilin said. “Also on the agenda will be the problem of formalization of the labour market – transition from informal to formal employment, and communications interaction on the issues of labour and employment.”
“The outcome of the meeting will be summed up in a declaration of BRICS labour and employment ministers, which is expected to propose specific measures to improve the employment situation, strengthen social protection and promote decent working conditions, thus providing for stable economic growth in the BRICS countries,” Russian labour minister said.
According to Maxim Topilin, a meeting of the working group will be held in Moscow on 18-19 November, where delegates from the BRICS countries will discuss the preparations for the ministerial meeting and draft documents to be adopted.
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation