International Organization of Employers
The G-20 is a grouping of a number of the world’s larger economies, comprising 19 countries plus the European Union. Previously bringing together finance ministers and central bank governors, the role of the G20 in global economic coordination and cooperation has expanded significantly in recent times (prompted in no small part by the global economic crisis).
The G20 brings together the leaders of major global economies to address key challenges for the global economy. There are separate ministerial meetings in the areas of finance and more recently, labour. These gatherings have increasingly become the focal point for global responses to the economic crisis of the late 2000s.
The G20 brings together each of the members of the long standing G8 grouping with 13 additional major economies. The expanded group extends to each region, and incorporates some of the world’s most rapidly expanding economies and largest populations. The G20 incorporates both OECD and non-OECD member countries.
The IOE is uniquely placed to represent employers in this expanded global forum. The IOE brings together the most representative employer bodies from each of the countries of the G20 and throughout the European Union. G20 countries beyond the traditional G8 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey) are long standing members of the IOE and many are represented on the IOE Management Board.
The IOE network, through its membership in 141 countries, also provides a unique opportunity for countries beyond the G20 to input the G20 discussions.
The IOE is also uniquely placed to represent global business as the G20 expands its focus to employment and labour market policy matters – a priority for the G20 leaders and labour ministers. The IOE is the only organisation at the international level that represents the interests of business in the labour and social policy fields.
Building on approaches to previous G8 consultations, the IOE has maintained longstanding cooperation with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) on G20 matters.
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The G8/G20 meetings took place in Ontario from June 25-27, 2010. Toronto-based organizations of women, people of colour, indigenous peoples, the poor, the working class, queer and trans people and disabled people organized a peoples convergence with 40,000 people taking to the streets, standing up for justice in collaboration and solidarity!
Activists, community members, inspired and outraged individuals came together as a movement to demand justice for people and the planet. Over a week of mobilizations, events, workshops and direct actions took place in the face of state and police repression, violence and infringements on rights and freedoms.
We must continue to mobilize and build greater solidarity among our communities- an important part of this is supporting all those arrested during the G20 summit, including our allies still in detention, and those released on bail.