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The G8 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting was held in Niigata from May 11 through 13, 2008.

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Chair's Conclusion in Niigata

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G8 Labour NIIGATA 2008
Outline of G8 Labour and Employment
   Ministers Meeting in Niigata

1. Dates: May 11-13, 2008

・Sunday May 11, 2008:

Consultations with Social Partners

・Monday May 12, 2008:

G8 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

・Tuesday May 13, 2008:

G8 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
Press conference with heads of the delegations

2. Venue: Toki-Messe (Niigata Convention Center), Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

3. Participants: G8 countries, EU, ILO, OECD and outreach countries (Indonesia, Thailand)
Heads of the Delegations

4. Topic
Main topic: “Seeking the Best Balance for a Resilient and Sustainable Society”

・Session1: “Enabling Well-Balanced Lives in Harmony with Increased Longevity”
・Session2: “The Contribution of Labour Market and Employment Policies to Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Workers and Areas”
・Session3: “The Contribution of the G8 Members to the Challenges to Global Sustainability”

5. Chair's Conclusion

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Recent G8 Labour and Employment
     Ministers Meetings

Niigata(May 11-13, 2008)

 Theme: Seeking the Best Balance for a Resilient and Sustainable Society (HTML)

Dresden (May 6-8, 2007)
Theme: Shaping the Social Dimension of Globalisation(PDF:55KB)

・Moscow(October 9-10, 2006)
Theme: Productive Employment as a Factor of Economic Growth and Social Integration

・London(March,10-11, 2005)
Theme: Meeting the Challenge of Demographic Change

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Information on the
     Meeting
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About Niigata

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Outline of G8 Hokkaido
  Toyako Summit
Outline of G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
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These four photographs are under courtesy of Niigata City Tourism
and NPP (Niigata-ken Professional Photographers).


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