Programme 16 June: Ministerial Meeting

9:15-9:30

Welcome

Introduction by Mrs. Jocelyne Bourgon, Ambassador of Canada to the OECD.
Mrs. Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Canada
Mr. James Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Canada
Mrs. Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir, Deputy Secretary General, OECD

9:30-13:00

Working session: policy lessons from reassessing the OECD Jobs Strategy

Chair: Mrs. Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Canada

9:30-9:45

Presentation by Mr. John P. Martin, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD

Key policy recommendations

9:45-11:15

Theme 1

Boosting Jobs and Incomes: What is the respective role of macroeconomic policy, labour- and product-market reforms?

9:45

Introduction by:
Mr. John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, United Kingdom,
Mr. José Vieira da Silva, Minister for Work and Social Solidarity, Portugal,
Mrs. Emily DeRocco, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, United States.

10:10

Open discussion

10:15

Coffee break

11:45-13:00

Theme 2

How to gather public support for reform?

11:45

Introduction by:
Mr. Jesús Caldera Sánchez-Capitán, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Spain,
Mr. Miroslav Beblavy, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovak Republic,
Mrs. Marie Hansen, Director, National Labour Market Authority, Denmark.

12:10

Open discussion

13:00-14:30

Lunch

13:00

Press Conference

Mrs. Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Canada
Mrs. Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD

See also: Programme for the Forum 15 June 2006