2017 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Agenda
July 25-27 Chongqing, China
July 25th , Tuesday08:00-09:00 / Registration
09:00-09:15 / Opening Ceremony-chaired by Hao Bin, DG of International
-Opening speech by Vice Minister Zhang Yizhen, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China（10m）
09:15-10:30 / Discussion and revision of MD
10:30-10:50 / Tea Break
10:50-12:00 / Discussion and revision of MD
12:00-14:00 / Lunch Feast Signature Restaurant 2nd floor
14:00-17:00 / Discussion and revision of MD
18:00-19:00 / Buffet dinner Feast Signature Restaurant 2nd floor
19:20-21:30 / City tour
July 26th , Wednesday Royal Ballroom 6th floor
08:00-09:00 / Registration
09:00-09:30 / Opening Ceremony-chaired by Vice Minister Zhang Yizhen
-Welcome speech by Vice Mayor of Chongqing Municipality Liu Qiang(8m)
-Opening speech by Vice Minister Zhang Yizhen (8m)
-Speech by Mr. Guy Ryder, The ILO Director General (5m)
-Speech by Mr. Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, The ISSA Secretary General(5m)
09:30-10:30 / Consultation with Social Partners-chaired by Vice Minister Zhang
-Interventions by social partners（1presentation from Employer and 1 presentation from Worker per country, each no more than 5 m）
10:30-10:50 / Tea Break
10:50-11:30 / Consultation with Social Partners (Continued)
-Responses by the Ministers and IOs representatives (5 m per person)
12:00-14:00 / Lunch Feast Signature Restaurant 2nd floor
14:00-14:30 / Session 1 –Background introduction
Chaired by Vice Minister Zhang
-Background report presentation by Mr.Sangheon Lee, ILO Acting Director of Research Department(10m)
-Introduction by Mr.Wang Lei, Director of BRICS Cooperation Center, Beijing Normal University (8m)
14:30-15:30 / Session 2 –Governance in the Future of Work
Chaired by Vice Minister Zhang
-Thematic report introduction by Mr.Sangheon Lee, ILO Acting Director of Research Department (10m)
-Interventions by Mr.Wang Wen, Executive Dean of ChongyangInstitute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (10m)
-Discussion among the Ministers (5 m per person)
15:30-15:50 / Tea Break
15:50-16:50 / Session 3 –Skills for Development Chaired by Vice Minister Zhang
-Thematic report introduction by Ms. Azita Berar, ILO Director of Employment Policy Department(10m)
-Introduction by Mr. Luo De, Vice Secretary of Chongqing Municipal Government on poverty alleviation through skill development(10m)
-Discussion among the Ministers (5 m per person)
16:50-17:40 / Session 4– Implement Commitments
Chaired by Vice Minister Zhang
-BRICS Network of Labour Research Institutions-Presentation by Mr. Mo Rong, Head of Institute of International Labour Studies, MOHRSS(8m)
-BRICS Social Security Cooperation Framework-Presentation by Mr.Anton Drozdov, Chairman of the Board of the Russian Federation Pension Fund and Chairman of the ISSA BRICS Project Steering Committee (8m)
-BRICS entrepreneurship research-Presentation by Mr. Gaojian, Director of Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies(8m)
-Discussion among the Ministers (10m in total)
18:30 / Official Dinner European Ballroom 5th floor
July 27th , Thursday
09:00-10:00 / Session 5 –Universal and Sustainable Social Security System
Chaired by Minister Yin Weimin, MOHRSS
-Thematic introduction by Mr. Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, ISSA Secretary General and Ms.Christina Behrendt, ILO Head of Social Policy Unit, Social Protection Department (8m each)
-Introduction by the Social Insurance Administration Center, MOHRSS (8m)
-Discussion among the Ministers (5 m per person)
10:00-11:00 / Session 6 –Closing Ceremony Chaired by Minister Yin
-Adopt the Ministers’ Declaration
-Closing remarks by Ministers and representatives of IOs
12:00-14:00 / Lunch Feast Signature Restaurant 2nd floor
14:00-19:00 / Visit China Chang’an Automobile Group,
Industry Park of Human Resources Service
19:00 / Buffet Dinner Feast Signature Restaurant 2nd floor