AG/RES. 1858 (XXXII-O/02)
REPORT
OF THE XII INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF
MINISTERS OF LABOR
(Adopted at the fourth plenary
session held on June 4, 2002)
THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING
SEEN resolution CIDI/RES. 121 (VII-O/02) “Report of the XII Inter-American
Conference of Ministers of Labor”;
TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT:
That the XII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor was held
as planned on October 17 to 19, 2001, in Ottawa, Canada;
That the XII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor adopted
resolution TRABAJO/doc.36/01 rev. 2 corr. 1, Declaration and Plan of Action of
Ottawa, which looked ahead to holding the XIII Conference in Rio de Janeiro,
Federative Republic of Brazil in 2003, and called for the support of the
Technical Secretariat of the OAS for implementation of the Plan of Action and
the functioning of the working groups; and
That the same Conference also adopted resolutions TRABAJO/RES. 1, 2, 3,
in support of the continuation and strengthening of the activities of the
SISMEL project concerning information on labor markets; support for the peace
process in Colombia; and on the pronouncement of the Inter-American Conference
of Ministers of Labor against international terrorism, respectively;
CONSIDERING:
That at
the Third Summit of the Americas, celebrated in Quebec City, the Heads of
State and Government reaffirmed the fundamental importance of the
Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor; supported the preparatory
process for the Twelfth Conference in 2001, and directed ministers to build
upon the Viña del Mar declaration; and
That the General Secretariat, through the Social Development and
Education Unit, in its capacity as Technical Secretariat for the Conference,
prepared at that time the Final Report of the Meeting as well as a Summary
Report on the Meeting,
RESOLVES:
1.
To thank the Government of Canada for its efforts in organizing and
conducting the XII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor.
2.
To take note of the Final Report of the XII Inter-American Conference
of Ministers of Labor and thank the General Secretariat for the documented
report.
3.
To accept the generous offer of the Government of Brazil to serve as
the site for the XIII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor, in Rio
de Janeiro, in October 2003.
4.
To instruct the General Secretariat, through the Social Development and
Education Unit, in its capacity as Technical Secretariat and the Executive
Secretariat of CIDI, to continue supporting the process of meetings of the
Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor.
5.
To instruct the General Secretariat, through the Inter-American Agency
for Cooperation and Development and the Social Development and Education Unit,
to undertake efforts to identify new resources to support the development of
multilateral projects of member states on the themes presented in the mandates
of the Third Summit of the Americas, the Strategic Plan for Partnership for
Development 2002-2005, and the Declaration and Plan of Action of Ottawa and
its Working Groups emanating from the XII Inter-American Conference of
Ministers of Labor.
