G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial, Paris 26-27 September 2011

The OECD plays a key role supporting the G20 process with analysis, data and policy reviews. The OECD, in collaboration with the ILO, has prepared a series of reports to support the Ministers’ discussions at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting in Paris on 26-27 September. These reports review recent employment and labour market trends in a period of highly differentiated recovery from the global downturn and focus on selected key structural issues in G20 labour markets and the policy challenges to address them, including policy options to give youth a better start in the world of work; how to strengthen social protection for all and how to ensure mutually reinforcing economic, social and employment policies for effective development and growth outcomes. Country notes also present concrete examples of good practices in labour market and social policy.

» Policy Notes

» Statistical Update

Short-term employment and labour market outlook and key challenges in G20 countries
(en français)

» Press

(en ) by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia
Remarks by Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General on 26/09/2011 and
Speech by President Sarkozy, Palais de l'Elysée

» Country Policy Briefs

Argentina	Policy initiatives boost formal employment growth (en français / espagnol)
Australia	The Jobs and Training Compact (en français)
Brasil	Share of formal employment continues to grow (en français)
Canada	Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (en français)
China	Generating employment in the post-crisis period (en français)
France	A simplified social benefits system (en français)
Germany	Reinforced public employment services (en français)
India	The National Policy on Skill Development (en français)
Indonesia	Leveraging employment-intensive techniques in infrastructure investment (en français)
Italy	Policies to promote the return to work (en français) Japan
Japan	Expanding income support for the unemployed (en français)
Korea	The Employment Service Package Programme for Youth
Mexico	Employment policies to assist vulnerable groups and the recently unemployed (en français / espagnol)
Russian Federation	Regional programmes promote employment and entrepreneurship (en français)
Saudi Arabia	The Saudi Employment Strategy (en français)
South Africa	Growth and equity through social protection and policy coherence (en français)
Spain	Promoting quality job creation and social protection (en français / español)
Turkey	Supporting employment through reduced social security contributions (en français)
United Kingdom	The UK Work programme (en français)
United States	Strengthening worker protection in a difficult economy (en français)

Saudi Arabia

G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial, Paris 26-27 September 2011