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Building a competitive & futureproof labour market
Date
21 Jun 2017
Address
Conference Centre of the THON EU Hotel
Rue de la Loi, 75
1000 Brussels
BelgiumLinks
Organiser type
Federations / Associations
Section
Social Europe & Jobs
Event Location
Brussels
Event Description
BUILDING A COMPETITIVE AND FUTUREPROOF LABOUR MARKET – HOW CAN EU POLICIES MAKE THE FUTURE OF WOL FIT FOR ALL?
The World Employment Confederation-Europe is holding a strategic dialogue on the changing world of work at the Conference Centre of the THON Hotel in Brussels on the 21st of June. The event will include a keynote address from Commissioner Thyssen as well as dedicated sessions on how to modernize labour law to meet the challenges of the 21s century.
Further speakers and panelists will include officials from the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament, EU Social Partners, experts from the employment industry and thought leaders on the changing world of work.
The World Employment Confederation-Europe’s White Paper on the Future of Work forms the background of this event, while current EU initiatives, such as the EU Pillar of Social Rights, policy debates on new forms of employment and business services will feature prominently in the debate.
Programme:
12.00-13.30: Arrival of participants & networking lunch
13.30-17.00: Strategic Dialogue “Building a competitive and futureproof labour market”
17.00-18.00: Networking reception
The World Employment Confederation-Europe strategic dialogue will take place in Brussels on the 21st of June at the prestigious Conference Centre of the THON Hotel in Brussels. You are cordially invited to register here.
For further information please contact
Michael Freytag Michael.Freytag@wecglobal.org
Sotiris Gassialis Sotiris.Gassialis@wecglobal.org
About the organizers: The World Employment Confederation-Europe is the voice of the employment industry at European level. Leading in a changing world of work, the World Employment Confederation-Europe brings together 29 national federations of the private employment services industry in Europe, and 7 of the largest, multinational workforce solutions companies: Adecco, Gi Group, Kelly Services, ManpowerGroup, Randstad, Trenkwalder and USG People.
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