The Don Dunstan Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the State Government of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Flinders University

Professor Robert Reich

Former Secretary of Labor under US President Bill Clinton

on the essentials for a decent working society in the 21st century.

Supported by
The Australian Institute for Social Research at the University of Adelaide and the State Government of South Australia

Wednesday, 1 August 2007

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• Professor Robert Reich's Presentation (mp3 13MB)

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As Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, Professor Robert Reich was rated as the most effective cabinet secretary during that administration (1996 Poll of cabinet experts conducted by the Hearst newspapers). Reich implemented the Family and Medical Leave Act, headed the administration's successful effort to raise the minimum wage, secured worker's pensions, and launched job-training programs, one-stop career centres, and school-to-work initiatives. In the wake of the WorkChoices legislation and the ongoing debate around IR best practice, Professor Reich will share his views on the essentials for a decent working society in the 21st century.