Conference "3rd Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue for Growth, Employment and Sound Industrial Relations in the Services Sectors: Best Practices and the Roles of ASEAN Tripartite Social Partners”, 31 October - 1 November 2011 - Jakarta/Indonesia

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will organize together with the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration (MOMT) of the Republic of Indonesia, the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) and the ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC), comprising of Southeast Asian affiliates from the 3 Global Union Federation (BWI, PSI and UNI Apro) the „3rd Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue for Growth, Employment and Sound Industrial Relations in the Services Sectors: Best Practices and the Roles of ASEAN Tripartite Social Partners” with the support of the ASEAn Secretariat.
After the first meeting, held in Bangkok in October 2009, that focused on the ASEAN Economic Integration and its Impact on Trade Unions and Workers. And the second meeting, held in Hanoi in March 2010, that focused on Sharing Experiences on Regional Social Dialogue from ASEAN and the EU. This conference will focus on:
•    Follow up on key strategic priorities of ASEAN Labour Ministers’ Work Programme 2010-2015 and on issues on common interests for the enhacement of regional and national tripartite social dialogue in ASEAN countries,

•    Articulate the roles and responsibilities of tripartite social partners and joint initiatives for building a regional sectoral tripartite social dialogue process,

•    Enhance solidarity and cooperation among social partners towards building a caring and sharing ASEAN community .

To achieve those objectives of the conference, the organizers have invited social partners from all ASEAN countries.

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