ASEM Employment High Level Forum: From Bali to Leiden -What lessons for ASEM from the jJobs crisis?

29 Mar 2010 to 31 Mar 2010
Brussels, Belgium

The ASEM Employment High Level Forum will discuss global issues related to global employment and decent work agenda for all, taking into account the achievements of the ASEM Dialogue on Employment and Social Policies.  The Forum will also focus on how to turn the current employment crisis into an opportunity for creating jobs and strengthening social development at the global level.

The ASEM Employment High Level Forum will prepare the background and building blocks for the 3rd ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting to be held in Leiden, the Netherlands, in December 2010.  It will also provide input for the ASEM Summit to be held in Brussels, Belgium, in October 2010.

Participants to this Forum will include representatives from the various Labour and Employment ministries from each ASEM member and the ASEAN Secretariat, diplomats, representatives from the European Commission, experts, academics, and representatives from international organisations.