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U.S. Department of Labor’s Sandra Polaski addresses Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Labor and Employment Ministerial in Paris

September 29, 2009 — Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Sandra Polaski spoke at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Labor and Employment Ministerial held in Paris September 28th and 29th on the topic of "Tackling the jobs crisis: the labor market and social policy response."

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