Symposium on “In Pursuit of an Inclusive Global Community — A Fair Globalization in a Turbulent World”

Symposium
“In Pursuit of an Inclusive Global Community
—A Fair Globalization in a Turbulent World”

Thursday, 1 July 2004
United Nations University
(in cooperation with ILO)

United Nations University (UNU) hosted a public symposium entitled "In Pursuit of an Inclusive Global Community - A Fair Globalization in a Turbulent World" on Thursday, 1 July 2004, at UN House in Tokyo. This full-day symposium was held in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Our driving spirit has been to make globalization a positive force for all people and countries. We propose no panaceas or simple solutions; instead we suggest a new perspective
(Halonen & Mkapa, 2004, vii).

Globalization is one of the timely topics that have been discussed in many countries. It is in our power to make the world safer, fairer, and more ethical, inclusive and prosperous for the majority of humankind -- In this symposium, participants discussed a report published earlier this year by the ILO's World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization.

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Presentations:

World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization-A Fair Globalization: Creating opportunities for all – by Mr. Rolph van der Hoeven
A Business Perspective – by Mr. Taizo Nishimuro (Japanese only)
Symposium “Wrap Up”: Conclusion and Conceptual Points – by Prof. Kazuo Takahashi

Presenters (in order of presentations):

Shinichi HASEGAWA - Assistant Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Hans van GINKEL - Rector, United Nations University
Rolph van der HOEVEN - Manager, Technical Secretariat, World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization
Toshiaki TACHIBANAKI - Professor, Kyoto University, Faculty of Economics
Kazuo TAKAHASHI - Professor, International Christian University; Visiting Professor, UNU
Taizo NISHIMURO - Chairman of the Board, Toshiba Corporation
Shigeru NAKAJIMA - Executive Director, International Affairs Department, Japan Trade Union Confederation (RENGO)
Yozo YOKOTA - Professor, Chuo University Law School; Special Adviser to the Rector, UNU
Takeo UCHIDA - Professor of International Public Policy, Chuo University; Visiting Professor, UNU
Kimie IWATA - Corporate Officer, Director, General Manager of CSR Department, Shiseido Co., Ltd.
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