ILO and IMF conference in Oslo
Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is Monday hosting a high-level conference on the international situation in the labour market, where millions of people are unemployed as a result of the global economic crisis.
The Oslo conference is a joint event by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The conference organizers say they are bringing together both politicians and experts to explore new ways of forging a sustainable, job-rich recovery from the global economic crisis.
In a background paper ahead of the conference, ILO and IMF issue a stark assessment of the outlook for employment in the wake of the global financial crisis, saying that the world faces major challenges in creating enough quality jobs to sustain growth and development.
The conference “The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion” will be chaired by ILO Director General Juan Somavia and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Other participants will include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece, Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of Spain, Finance Minister Christine Lagarde of France, U.K. Secretary of State for Labour Iain Duncan Smith, and International Trade Union Confederation General Secretary Sharan Burrow.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen and Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm participate from the Norwegian side.
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn commends Norway and says it is a leading country in the way in which the industry, labour unions and the authorities cooperate.
(Press release)
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