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ASEM Forum on Social Safety Nets: Enhanced Cooperation to Address Post-Crisis Challenges. Hanoi, Viet Nam 18-19 April.

This forum Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), organized by Vietnam in coordination with Finland,  brought together around 150 representatives from ASEM member countries, international organizations and embassies in Viet Nam to improve cooperation and confront post-crisis challenges.   The participants shared their experiences managing social protection schemes and implementing a social protection floor to better protect vulnerable groups. 

  • Click here to read the summary report.  
  • For more information from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, click here.

 

Le Courrier du Vietnam, "Forum ASEM sur le socle de la sécurité sociale à Hanoi,"  19 april 2011. 

In the aftermath of the economic crisis, 205 million people have lost their jobs and nearly 65 million have fallen into poverty.  This forum sought to confront these circumstances by promoting cooperation in health, the environment and culture.    Click here to read the press release.

http://lecourrier.vnagency.com.vn/default.asp?xt=&ct=&page=newsdetail&newsid=71512

 

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