Trade Union Forum

Trade unions delegates consultation. 3rd Annual Meeting of BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers in Chongqing

The 3rd BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM) was held on July 25-27, 2017 in Chongqing (China). In the course of a special session the ministers conducted extensive consultations with social partners, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organisations of BRICS countries.

Delegates of national trade union centres from all BRICS countries were given an opportunity to express their views on the issues on LEMM agenda and to engage in open exchange with the ministers and employer representatives.

The consultations focused on the issues of shared concern related to the future of labour market, raising the level of vocational training under a rapidly changing demand for new skills, problems of social security, development and support of entrepreneurship, etc.

Through their interventions, representatives of BRICS trade unions emphasized that poverty among workers and low incomes in their families remain a major constraint to economic and social development.

The ministers intend to discuss pressing issues affecting the workers in BRICS countries, such as creation of new jobs, identification of new forms of employment, as well as professional training and retraining.

The ministers also intend to develop cooperation in studying labour processes and identifying common problems in the sphere of work for their subsequent solution.

Events

2017-07-27 15:50:00

Trade unions delegates consultation. 3rd Annual Meeting of BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers in Chongqing

Delegates of national trade union centres from all BRICS countries were given an opportunity to express their views on the issues on LEMM agenda and to engage in open exchange with the ministers and employer representatives.

Events

2016-12-13 12:10:00

Trade unions delegates consultation. Johannesburg. November 14-15, 2016

Representatives of national trade union centres from Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa discussed topical issues of cooperation within BRICS during the international trade union workshop held on November 14-15, 2016 in Johannesburg (South Africa).

Events

2016-09-26 16:50:00

Trade unions delegates consultation on the fields of BRICS labor and employment ministers' Meeting. New Delhi, September 2016.

On September 26-27, 2016 the 2nd BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting took place in New Delhi with a meeting of BRICS trade union representatives held on its sidelines.