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ILO World of Work Summit, 111th International Labour Conference
“Social justice for all”: for the first time, an ILO summit of heads of state and government is explicitly devoted to this cause. It takes place during the 111th International Labour Conference. At the Palais des Nations, Alain Berset speaks at the opening, after Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, whom he has met beforehand.
“Technological transformation, climate change, migration and demographic challenges are global phenomena.” He supports the global coalition for social justice sought by Houngbo, which “requires the mobilisation of the entire multilateral system”. Social development, justice and peace are linked, within each country as between countries. He mentions the women’s strike, taking place the same day in Switzerland.
On the sidelines, he holds bilateral meetings, notably with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The day before, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin had represented Switzerland at the conference.
Speeches on this site
- Il n’y a pas de véritable liberté sans politique sociale éclairée (in French, French-language page)
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