Full Name
H.E. Ms. Valérie Berset Bircher
Job Title
State Secretary, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Company
Government of Switzerland
Speaker Bio
Valérie Berset Bircher has in-depth knowledge of international labor law issues. Valérie Berset Bircher deals with issues related to the global supply chain, sustainability, social responsibility of the company, international labor regulations and social partnership. She represents Switzerland in the International Labor Organization (ILO). She was in charge of the SECO portfolio of Swiss-ILO technical cooperation projects. Valérie Berset Bircher is a member of two federal committees: the Federal Commission for the Advisory Board of the National Contact Point for the OECD and the Tripartite Commission for ILO Affairs.
In January 2019, she was appointed Ambassador by the Federal Council and Head of the International Labor Affairs at SECO. She is a member of the SECO Labour Directorate.
Between 2017 and 2021, she is a member of the ILO's Committee on Freedom of Association and represents governments. Between 2019 and 2021, she chaired the legal section of the ILO Governing Body.
In 2022, she was seconded by SECO to the team of the new Director General of the ILO, to advise him on taking up his post and to implement his strategic vision with concrete recommendations on organisation, management and substance. Valérie Berset Bircher holds a PhD in law from the University of Geneva and from the University of Strasbourg (France).
In January 2019, she was appointed Ambassador by the Federal Council and Head of the International Labor Affairs at SECO. She is a member of the SECO Labour Directorate.
Between 2017 and 2021, she is a member of the ILO's Committee on Freedom of Association and represents governments. Between 2019 and 2021, she chaired the legal section of the ILO Governing Body.
In 2022, she was seconded by SECO to the team of the new Director General of the ILO, to advise him on taking up his post and to implement his strategic vision with concrete recommendations on organisation, management and substance. Valérie Berset Bircher holds a PhD in law from the University of Geneva and from the University of Strasbourg (France).
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