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24/06/2009 - Brussels, Belgium

The Future of Employment in Europe and Japan (Seminar)

Venue:
24 June 2009, rue Belliard, 99, Brussels

This seminar looked in depth at the prospects for employment in Japan and Europe as the current economic and financial crisis develops. It worked to identify and pursue constructive steps to alleviate the continuing threats to jobs. It identified and quantified the ongoing impact of the crisis and evaluated the stimulus packages adopted so far.

Japan – EU strategic cooperation will be essential to overcome the effects of the crisis. Our challenges are shared: both EU and Japan have aging populations, an riding need to maximise youth employment, to maximise the work-life balance and ensure stability in our post-crisis social security networks.

The challenges for both Japan and the EU are big. Protectionism is a real threat to both. Civil society involvement and support will be essential to find long term solutions. To maintain and create jobs both Europe and Japan will need to give far much greater emphasis to training, retraining and reskilling for all age-groups. New ideas and approaches will need to be developed including flexicurity and new management techniques, involving greater input from youth, civil society and other wider audiences.

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