November 11th, 2016
Summary
2016 WAPES Workshop for the Asian-Pacific Region・The 14th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
○Date & Venue
Date: From 9 to 11 November 2016
Venue: Shinagawa Prince Hotel (*part of the session is held at Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa)
○ Participants: total 100 participants
- ASEAN member states : High level officials from Health, Welfare and Labour sectors
- WAPES Managing Board Members
- WAPES Asia & Pacific Region Members
- ASEAN, WAPES Secretariat, JICA and ILO
- Collaborators :
- The ASEAN Secretariat
- World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) Executive Secretariat
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Experts :
- Dr. Yoshihiro KANEKO, Professor of Hitotsubashi University
- Mr. Nobuo MATSUI, Emeritus professor of Bunkyo Gakuin University
- Dr. Shuzo NISHIMURA, The President of Institute for Health Economics and policy
- Dr. Tomoyo TAKAGI, Professor of Keiai University
- Dr. Satoshi KAWASHIMA, Associate Professor of Okayama University of Science, Japan
- Dr. Hiroshi HAYAKAWA, Care House of children’s mind, Ranzan Gakuen - General audiences
○Theme: “Facilitating the participation and improvement for the accessibility for those who need a social support”
○Organizer: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
【Programme】
Day 1: Wednesday, 9 November 2016
○ Opening Address
- Mr. Gaku Hashimoto, State Minister of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
- Dr. Mehmet MÜEZZİNOĞLU, Minister of Labour and Social Security of Turkey
- Mr. Mehmet Ali ÖZKAN , President of WAPES
- Ms. Mega Irena, Assistant Director of ASEAN Secretariat
○ Keynote speech:Facilitating the participation and improvement for the accessibility for those who need a social support (PDF:1,106KB)
- Dr. Yoshihiro KANEKO, Professor of Hitotsubashi University)
○ Plenary Session 1:
Facilitating the participation and improvement for the accessibility for those who need a social support
- Moderator:
- Mr. Nobuo MATSUI, Emeritus professor of Bunkyo Gakuin University (PDF:2,152KB) - Presenter:
- Mr. Yasuhiro YAMAZAKI, Access Consulting
- Mr. Fons LEROY, Executive Director of VDAB (PDF:14,629KB)
- Ms. Zulum AVILA, Employment Service Officer, ILO (PDF:1,128KB)
○ Plenary session 2:
WAPES Peer Review Tool Kit presentation on employment measures for the youth, the elderly and women
- Moderator:
- Ms. Lenka KINT, Executive Secretary, WAPES - Presenter:
- Ms. Bettina ZIESS-KAMBWALE, Deputy Head of Division International Relations, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Germany
- Ms. Angela Rauch, Senior Researcher, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Germany (PDF:1,028KB)
- Ms. Ramona McDowel, Manager, Horizontal Initiatives, Employment and Skills Development (PDF:764KB)
- Dr. Sang Hyon LEE, Research Fellow, KEIS, Republic of Korea (PDF:2,185KB)
- Ms. Minako TAKASAKI, MHLW, Japan
○ Parallel Session 1
- Group1: Best measures and practices for employment promotion of older workers and persons with disabilities in PES
Moderator: Dr. Tomoyo TAKAGI, Professor of Keiai University - Group 2: Role of public service to realize society regardless of age
Moderator: Dr. Shuzo NISHIMURA, The President of Institute for Health Economics and policy - Group 3: Facilitating the participation for those who need a social support
Moderator: Dr. Satoshi KAWASHIMA, Associate Professor of Okayama University of Science, Japan
○ Parallel Session 2
- Group1: Future prospects and challenges to promote employment policy for people who need social support Moderator: Mr. Peter FREMLIN, Consultant, Desibility
- Group 2: Role of administration to promote barrier-free society and improve accessibility
Moderator: Ms. Elisabet ARP, Director of International Affairs, Arbetsförmedlingen, Sweden - Group 3: Promotion of health and welfare policies for older people and persons with disabilities focusing on aging society
Moderator: Mr. Shintaro NAKAMURA, JICA, Japan
Day 2: Thursday, 10 November 2016
○ Study Visit
- Group1: Best measures and practices for employment promotion of older workers and persons with disabilities in PES
- Visit 1: Hello Work Iidabashi *Public Employment Service Office
- Visit 2: Prosthetics and Orthotics Support Center & the Associated Clinic
- Visit 3: Sumida-ku Silver Human Resource Center - Group 2: Role of public service to realize society regardless of age
- Visit 1: Kashiwa City Kashiwa Community General Support Center
- Visit 2: Toyoshikidai Housing Complex
- Group 3: Facilitating the participation for those who need a social support
- Visit 1: Ranzan Gakuen,*A carehouse for emotionally disturbed children
- Visit 2: SEIYU Services Company *A special subsidiary company system is established to facilitate the hiring of handicapped
Day 3: Friday, 11 November 2016
○ Parallel Session 3
- Group1: Effective approaches – how to cooperate with employers and other stakeholders in implementation of employment policy for older workers and persons with disabilities
Moderator: Dr. Kenji KUNO, JICA, Japan - Group2: Future challenges on employment and social Welfare services for disadvantaged people
Moderator: Dr. Hiroshi HAYAKAWA, Care House of children’s mind, Ranzan Gakuen, Japan - Group3: Securing local basis by resident participation in order to realize the convivial society
Moderator: Dr. Shuzo NISHIMURA, Institute for Health Economics and policy, Japan
○ Plenary session 3
- Moderator:
- Dr. Yoshihiro KANEKO, Japan
- Dr. Shuzo NISHIMURA, Japan
○ Closing Remark
- Mr. Masahiko Yamada, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Report on 2016 WAPES Workshop for the Asian-Pacific Region・The 14th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies (with photos) (PDF:3,456KB) |
APPENDIX
Background of the Meeting
The ASEAN and Japan High-Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies has been held since 2003 for the purpose of enhancing the development of human resources in health and social welfare in ASEAN regions and strengthening cooperative relationship between Japan and ASEAN countries.
Until the 8th Meeting held in 2010, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) invited high-level officials in charge of health and social welfare policies from the 10 ASEAN countries. From the 9th Meeting held in 2011, MHLW has invited officials in charge of employment policies as well as those in charge of health and social welfare policies for the promotion of cooperation in these three fields.
The Meeting is recognized as a vital platform which supports the ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, People’s Republic of China, and Republic of Korea) Health Ministers’ Meetings (AHMM+3) and the ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meetings on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD+3) among the ASEAN countries. Japan reported the results of the Meeting to the above-mentioned ASEAN Plus Three Ministers’ Meetings.
ASEAN countries expressed profound expectation for the continuation of the Meetings.
WAPES founded in 1988 is a global association of Public Employment Services. Almost 85 Public Employment Services from all over the world are members; together they represent more than 1 million staff, and they manage labour markets with unemployment rates ranging from two to 80 per cent.
WAPES arranges activities in all regions of the world every year for public employment services and other invited organisations: conferences, workshops, peer reviews, trainings, study visits and other consultancies as well as studies and surveys on public employment service’s strategy and performance. The activities are arranged together with our members and partners.
All activities contribute to achieving the objectives of being a speaking partner in the global arena, a platform for learning and knowledge-building, and a support for capacity building among members.
○ Past themes of the ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
The 1st Meeting | November, 2003 | Human Resource Development for Social Welfare and Health Services |
The 2nd Meeting | August, 2004 | Development of Human Resources and Implications of Aging Societies |
The 3rd Meeting | August, 2005 | Health and Welfare Services for Children and People with Disabilities |
The 4th Meeting | August, 2006 | Support to Vulnerable People (Children and Women) |
The 5th Meeting | August, 2007 | Collaboration of Social Welfare and Health Services, and Development of Human Resources and Community -Community Services for the Elderly- |
The 6th Meeting | September, 2008 | Healthy Next Generation: - Strengthening Joint Collaboration between Health and Social Welfare - |
The 7th Meeting | August, 2009 | Towards an Inclusive Society -Strengthening the collaboration between social welfare, health and medical systems for Children with Disabilities- |
The 8th Meeting | August, 2010 | Poverty alleviation with a focus on vulnerable people - through strengthening collaboration between the social welfare and health services- |
The 9th Meeting | October, 2011 | Human resource development in the sectors of welfare and health -with a focus on capacity building of service providers and employability promotion of vulnerable people- |
The 10th Meeting | October, 2012 | Caring Societies for the Socially Vulnerable Suffering after Natural Disaster |
The 11th Meeting | December, 2013 | Active Aging |
The 12th Meeting | October, 2014 | Resilient Communities for Active Aging |
The 13th Meeting | October, 2015 | People-Centered Disaster Risk Reduction and Restoration |