Higher social standards could drive economic recovery

The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union invited the representatives of the Member States of the European Union, its strategic partners, the representatives of international, European and Belgian institutions as well as the social partners, and other parts of civil society to a Forum dedicated to the Promotion of Decent Work in the external dimension of EU employment and social policies as part of the Belgium EU Presidency, Brussels 11-12 October 2010.

Belgium: EU Presidency: Decent Work Forum http://www.decentworkforum.eu/en/

European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities: Decent work http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=323&langId=en

ILO: Decent Work for All http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Mainpillars/WhatisDecentWork/lang--en/index.htm

ILO: Global Jobs Pact http://www.ilo.org/jobspact/lang--en/index.htm

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