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Geneva
Social issues are taking a back-seat again in development and political narratives as national interest and defence spending are moved to the fore. How can “the social” be put back in the centre while also ensuring the necessary economic growth? How can the investment case for social protection be made in a more forceful way? What space is there to advance the objective of universal social protection in the current political landscape?
Interpretation in English, French, Spanish and ISL.
Opening remarks
Valérie Schmitt
Chief of the Universal Social Protection Branch, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Christopher Forst
Director Geneva Office, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Adea Kryeziu
Lead External Partnerships, Social Policy Global Practice, World Bank
Keynote address
Lucas Chancel
Co-Director, World Inequality Lab, Paris School of Economics
Jayati Ghosh
Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Co-chair of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation
Discussion panel
Peter Ombasa
Assistant Director, National Social Protection Secretariat (NSPS), Kenya
Eric Mwezi Manzi
Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Antoine Fontaine
Senior Advisor for the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA)
Wanga Zembe-Mkabile
Chief Scientist, South African Medical School
Shahra Razavi
Moderator - Director, Labour and Social Protection Department, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Event details
Date
Location
Room VII, ILO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Universal social protection in a changing world: Advancing social development and decent work
Universal social protection in a changing world: Advancing social development and decent work
Dialog
Dialog