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07-Sep-2009

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Gender, Development and Decent Work: Meeting of Trade Union, Development and OECD experts

on 27-Apr-2009

A meeting to examine how to support the employment and empowerment of women in the context of a global labour market in which work is increasingly feminised, informalised and precarious, identifying the deficits in Decent Work that affect women workers, before exploring the steps to be taken ensure that pro-poor growth policies support the movement of women into Decent Work and out of poverty. The discussions also addressed the implications of the financial crisis.

OECD Forum 2009, Paris: The Crisis and Beyond, for a stronger, cleaner, fairer economy

from 23-Jun-2009 to 24-Jun-2009

The 10th OECD Forum provided the chance to join the debate on the economic and financial crisis with representatives from government, business, labour and civil society.
The Forum took place in conjunction with the annual OECD ministerial summit which was be chaired by Korean Prime Minister HAN Seung-soo.

OECD Secretary-General at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

on 01-Oct-2008

Angel Gurría gave a keynote speech on "The Global Economy and OECD: Distilling Lessons from a Financial Crisis" at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He also took part in bilateral meetings with several national delegations and high level representatives from the Council of Europe.

Watch the live webcast .

Les Echos Conférence - Propriété industrielle : Les Entretiens de Paris

from 15-May-2008 to 16-May-2008

OECD Forum partners Les Echos Conférences are organising a conference entitled Propriété industrielle : Les Entretiens de Paris.

Ask the economists: Environment - what price a clean planet?

from 19-Mar-2008 to 27-Mar-2008

What needs to be done and who should pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change? Read the questions and answers from the online debate on this issue that took place on Thursday 27 March 2008.

Ask the economists: Internet and development - towards a Wider World Web?

on 21-Feb-2008

What benefits would the Internet bring to the developing world? And what impact would the arrival of several billion new users have on the Internet as we know it today? Click here to read the questions and answers from this online debate with OECD economist Sam Paltridge.

OECD Forum 2008, Climate Change, Growth, Stability, 3-4 June, Paris

from 03-Jun-2008 to 04-Jun-2008

The Forum contributes to the openness of the OECD to civil society; enhances the visibility of the OECD's work; and constitutes a "multi-stakeholder consultation" for the annual meeting of OECD ministers



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