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Labour ministers from the Group of Eight industrialised nations met with international trade union and business groups to discuss the reduction of workplace emissions of “greenhouse” gases blamed for global warming.

The talks, in Niigata on Japan’s north coast, are aimed at boosting support for global environmental initiatives before Japan hosts the G-8 summit in July.

Participants at the session - including representatives from the International Labour Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - issued a statement urging G-8 nations to promote sustainable labour markets and environmental protection at work places. “The G-8 countries should foster a societal approach moving all industry sectors in more environmentally friendly and energy efficient directions,” it said.

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