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Int’l labor body’s Asian meeting due in Busan next week

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More than 600 political, economic, and social representatives from Asian countries will gather in Busan next week to discuss ways of reducing youth unemployment and creating more quality jobs, organizers said Sunday (Aug. 20).

The 14th Asian Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) is to open on Aug. 29 for a four-day run in the southern port city of Korea, they added.

The quadrennial meeting brings together representatives from 29 Asia-Pacific nations and 11 Middle Eastern countries.

Under the theme of "Realizing Decent Work in Asia," the participants will seek new ways of enhancing productivity, reducing youth unemployment and creating more quality jobs in the region.

“The upcoming Asian Regional Meeting will be the largest-ever international event on labor to be held in Korea," an official at the Labor Ministry said. "It is expected to help enhance Korea’s international image."

It is the first time for the 178-member ILO to hold its Asian meeting outside of Bangkok, where the U.N. organization’s regional headquarters is located.

Juan Somavia, director-general of the ILO, plans to present his own reports on the labor issue to the session.

The ILO was established in 1919 to improve the working conditions of laborers, and Korea joined it in 1991.

The source of news : Korea.net  August 21, 2006