5th EU/USA Conference on Health and Safety and Work 01.10.2007

Under the Portuguese EU Presidency, the 5th EU/US joint conference on occupational safety and health was held on 7 – 9 November 2007 in Cascais.
The Conference, which took place within the framework of the Transatlantic Agenda, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in an issue of maximum importance for the functioning and standards of labour markets.
The Conference provided an opportunity for debating topics of common interest related to health and safety at work that should be developed in order to bring increasing quality and efficiency to labour markets and increasing competitiveness to our economies.