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Johannesburg - Representatives of union federations Fedusa and Cosatu will join Group of 20 (G20) trade union leaders in a discussion on global economic recovery with French President Nicolas Sarkozy next week, they said on Friday.
This will be to discuss the G20's response to the crisis, and will follow meetings with the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The discussions with Sarkozy are expected to take place in Paris on Monday.
"Fedusa is particularly pleased with the recognition by the G20 leaders that it is of utmost importance to address the concerns of the most vulnerable people in the world, through social protection, decent work and accelerated growth in low-income countries," Federation of Unions of SA secretary general Dennis George said.
The body was pleased Sarkozy also invited the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to the next round of G20 talks, interpreting this a move to include decent work at the centre of economic global recovery.
Fedusa will also attend the OECD meetings with its mother body, the International Trade Union Confederation, which represents 176 million workers in 151 countries and territories and has 301 national affiliates.
The G20 is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors plus the European Union, who, with input from the IMF and the World Bank, work on key economic and finance policy issues. South Africa is part of the group.
Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven confirmed it will also be represented at the discussion.
This will be to discuss the G20's response to the crisis, and will follow meetings with the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The discussions with Sarkozy are expected to take place in Paris on Monday.
"Fedusa is particularly pleased with the recognition by the G20 leaders that it is of utmost importance to address the concerns of the most vulnerable people in the world, through social protection, decent work and accelerated growth in low-income countries," Federation of Unions of SA secretary general Dennis George said.
The body was pleased Sarkozy also invited the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to the next round of G20 talks, interpreting this a move to include decent work at the centre of economic global recovery.
Fedusa will also attend the OECD meetings with its mother body, the International Trade Union Confederation, which represents 176 million workers in 151 countries and territories and has 301 national affiliates.
The G20 is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors plus the European Union, who, with input from the IMF and the World Bank, work on key economic and finance policy issues. South Africa is part of the group.
Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven confirmed it will also be represented at the discussion.
