International coordination

Joint statement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of five international organizations, including the OECD, ILO, IMF, WTO and the World Bank

The role of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda in responding to the global economic downturn has received strong support at a meeting of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of five international organizations, including the OECD, ILO, IMF, WTO and the World Bank in Berlin. A statement issued following the meeting supported “The ILO's ‘Decent Work Agenda’ based on employment and enterprise development, social protection, humane working con-ditions, sound labour relations and rights at work” as key to international efforts in support of a "stronger, cleaner and fairer economy.”