India hosts BRICS summit; Employment Working Group meet in Hyderabad
By TIOL News Service
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NEW DELHI, JULY 26, 2016: THE 8th BRICS summit will be hosted by India during its Chairmanship in 2016. First ever Meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group (BEWG) which is essentially a Senior Officers Level meeting between BRICS Countries to shape the agenda for Labour and Employment track in BRICS, has been scheduled to be held on 27th – 28th July, 2016 at Hyderabad. Shri Bandaru Dattaraya, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment will also address the meeting hosted by India. During this two days, there would be Sessions on, i) Finalization of BRICS Employment Working Group, ii) Presentation by ILO on "Employment Generation for Inclusive Growth", iii) Presentation by India on Possible Social Security Agreements amongst BRICS nations and iv) Discussion on Draft BRICS Ministerial Declaration. BEWG meeting is a prelude to the Meeting of BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Meeting under the Indian Presidency, scheduled to be held on September, 27th - 28th, 2016 at Agra.
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