Join a discussion on the social partnership model in Germany on the occasion of Labor Day in Germany and many other countries worldwide. As a central pillar of the German social market economy, the social partnership has often proven instrumental in facilitating phases of transition and of crisis. Speaker Anja Wehler-Schoeck, Labor Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington, DC presents on how employers and unions are engaged in an ongoing often quite conflictive dialogue in addressing policy issues at different levels based on the mutual premise of strengthening economic performance and promoting employment.