DUSHANBE, June 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting of an expert group with participation of representatives from the CIS finance and other interested ministries has opened in Minsk, Belarus today morning to consider draft conceptual foundations of cooperation in working quota setting, according to press release issued by the CIS Executive Committee.

One of the most important terms of successful economic development of any country under the globalization conditions is a rise in competitiveness that depends on the labor productivity level, press release said.

One of the main instruments to solve this problem is an improvement of the work quota setting system, without which an efficient management of human resources is impossible.

Formation of conceptual approach to cooperation between the CIS states in work quota setting has been initiated by the Russian Federation and it should take into account measures to stimulate development of standards of work, involve all participants of social partnership in this process and create appropriate databases on work standards, press release said.