16TH Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

Ministers to meet in Bali to discuss employment

Representatives from about 35 countries throughout Asia, the Pacific and the Arab states, will meet in Bali, Indonesia next week (6-9 December) to discuss issues affecting employment and the world of work.

The 16TH Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) is being organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations specialised agency dealing with work-related issues. Such regional meetings are usually held every four years.
About 400 people, including more than 20 ministers, are expected to attend the four-day meeting, which is due to be opened by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and the ILO’s Director General Guy Ryder. 
Discussions will cover strategies for creating jobs and promoting equity and decent work. The meeting will start with a high-level Panel on ‘Inclusive Growth for Social Justice”, which will include ILO Director General Ryder, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Bakri, minister of Manpower of Oman, Linda Kromjon, secretary general of International Organization of Employers, Felix Anthony, national secretary of Fiji Trades Union Congress, and Vivek Puthucode, general manager for the Public Sector, Microsoft.

16TH Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

Ministers to meet in Bali to discuss employment

Representatives from about 35 countries throughout Asia, the Pacific and the Arab states, will meet in Bali, Indonesia next week (6-9 December) to discuss issues affecting employment and the world of work. The 16TH Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) is being organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations specialised agency dealing with work-related issues. Such regional meetings are usually held every four years. About 400 people, including more than 20 ministers, are expected to attend the four-day meeting, which is due to be opened by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and the ILOs Director General Guy Ryder. Discussions will cover strategies for creating jobs and promoting equity and decent work. The meeting will start with a high-level Panel on Inclusive Growth for Social Justice, which will include ILO Director General Ryder, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Bakri, minister of Manpower of Oman, Linda Kromjon, secretary general of International Organization of Employers, Felix Anthony, national secretary of Fiji Trades Union Congress, and Vivek Puthucode, general manager for the Public Sector, Microsoft.