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The G-8 Labor and Employment Ministers Meeting is a unique forum for labor ministers from developed countries to discuss and compare approaches to common employment and training challenges that G-8 countries must address in order to strengthen their labor markets and promote economic growth. The meeting, held annually, brings together labor ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the European Union's Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs also attend. Representatives from the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) also are invited to make presentations to ministers. The meeting affords an opportunity to have input at the highest level, and the agreed Chair's Conclusions from this conference are forwarded for consideration to the annual G-8 Heads of State Meeting. Russia hosted the 2006 Labor Ministers Meeting, Germany hosted the 2007 Labor Ministers Meeting, Japan hosted the 2008 Labor Ministers Meeting, and Italy will host the 2009 Meeting.
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