During this meeting participants will discuss and share information on:

1. High-level Political Forum 2019
2. Trade unions’ SDG strategy
3. Work plan 2019-2020

 

 Agenda of the meeting

 ALL PRESENTATIONS

Session 1: Trade union involvement on global challenges

• Report from 2018 General Meeting (Sao Paulo)

Session 2: Putting the labour agenda at the centre of the SDGs

• Workers and Trade Unions Major Group submission to the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)

• Report from the European Commission: Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals across the world: The 2019 Joint Synthesis Report of the European Union and its Member States

 

 Reflection Paper “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030

• European Commission’s Reflection Paper “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030”: full report and 4 pages factsheet

• Council’s Conclusions in reaction to the Reflection Paper

• ETUC answer to the Reflection Paper Towards a Sustainable Europe 2030

Session 3:Promoting and outreaching the trade union voice on SDGs

• Concept paper - SDG 8 action plan around HLPF

Session 4: Shaping future work for 2019-2020

Business accountability and the SDGs

• Aligning private sector investments in development with the SDGs

• Case studies briefs private sector

Trade Union Partnerships

• Strategic concept note: trade union partnerships

• Trade Unions South-South and triangular cooperation: Our contributions to the SDGs

Practical information

• When: 14h30-18h on 27 May || 9h30-17h30 on 28 May || 9h30-16h on 29 May
• Where: Hotel Crown Plaza Brussels (Klimt Room) - Rue Gineste 3, Brussels
• Getting to the venue from:
   ✈️ Zaventem International Airport.
   🚅 Central Train Station .

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  This event is co-financed by the European Union