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The U.S. — EU Working Group on Employment and Labor-Related Issues was established in 1996. Over the years it has sponsored a number of meetings, workshops and conferences that draw from governments, trade union organizations, employer organizations and businesses, academia, NGOs and other interested private sector institutions. These meetings provide an opportunity for exchanging ideas and information on employment-and labor-related issues. Recent Working Group sponsored events include:
- US-EU Roundtable on "Youth Employment: New Challenges in Knowledge-based economies": Over 60 participants attended US-EU roundtable discussions on youth employment January 28-29, 2008, in Brussels, Belgium. Discussions focused on the challenges and solutions to preparing youth to enter the knowledge-based economy. Topics included a general overview and comparison between the youth employment challenges faced by the U.S. and EU; policies and strategies for raising youth employability; insights on improving the transition from education to employment; and strategies to promote youth entrepreneurship. The dialogue surfaced a number of common themes across the U.S. and EU including the need to stem labor shortages due to the aging workforce, focusing policies and resources on reconnecting school dropouts to education and training, increasing public/private partnerships promoting skill acquisition and exposure to the workplace, and increasing awareness and training opportunities for entrepreneurship and self-employment.
- The Fifth US-EU Joint Conference on Occupational Safety and Health: Approximately 150 U.S. and EU experts gathered in Cascais, Portugal from November 7-9, 2007, to discuss four topics: 1) Emergency Preparedness and Worker Safety and Health; 2) Health and Safety Education and Training; 3) New and Emerging Occupational Safety and Health Issues; and 4) OSH Strategic Approaches.
- Teleconference on Labor Statistics: On July 10, 2007, U.S. and EU experts met via teleconference to discuss recent labor market developments in the United States and the EU and the Employment in Europe report (2007 edition).
Read more about the Working Group and Working Group sponsored events.
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