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Workers' and Employers' representatives take part in first Tripartite Social Forum
In Brussels, on March 10th 2011 – ahead of the Tripartite Social Summit that precedes the Spring Council within the European Semester, Commissioner László Andor will open the first Tripartite Social Forum.
This event brings together representatives of the social partners and the Member States.
The Forum is an annual event, and one of the concrete actions implementing the Europe 2020 flagship initiative "An Agenda for new skills and Jobs" Its aim is to enhance the social partners' participation and ownership of the whole Agenda.
The Agenda for New skills and jobs, aiming at the achievement of the 75% EU employment rate proposes a number of new actions, focusing on four key priorities: improving the functioning of labour markets by enhancing flexicurity; equipping people with the right skills for employment; improving job quality and working conditions; and, supporting job creation.
All of these areas require the support and contribution of the social partners. Social partners have a key role in ensuring competitiveness; employment and social justice go hand in hand. They have direct experience in responding to the challenges resulting from the crisis, the move to the knowledge economy and the transition to a low carbon economy and are best placed to build consensus for future policy initiatives.
The Forum will discuss the implementation of the flagship initiative "An Agenda for new skills and jobs. While no formal conclusions are foreseen, the discussions will feed into inter alia the general debate on flexicurity.
They will also bring a contribution to the of the Tripartite Social Summit on 24 March that will discuss about growth and jobs in times of budgetary consolidation and the role of social partners in the governance of the EU2020 Strategy.
Published on 10/03/11Background
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