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Workshop on "Innovation and Decent Work" for COSATE and CEATAL

March 7 and 8,  2005
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Salón Rialto - Hotel Pestana, Carlos Pellegrini 877

The main labor confederations and employer organizations of the hemisphere, gathered under the  Trade Union Technical Advisory Council (COSATE) and the Business Technical Advisory Committee on Labour Matters (CEATAL), participated in this Workshop with the following objective:


  • To elaborate a document with the recommendations and reflections of COSATE and CEATAL that will contribute to the discussions taking place towards the IV Summit of the Americas, the theme of which is: "Creating employment to confront poverty and strengthen democratic governance."

    The document was presented before the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) on March 10 th , 2005. Therefore, this Workshop was a unique opportunity for unions and employers to submit their recommendations to the Summit of the Americas process.

    Proposals Document presented to the SIRG

    Agenda of the Workshop

    Final List of Participants

    Speeches and Presentations during the Workshop:

    •  Opening Remarks by Dr. Carlos Alfonso Tomada, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Presentation by Dr. Alice Abreu, Director of the Office of Education, Science and Technology of the OAS
        •  Powerpoint presentation (Only available in Spanish)
        •  Document (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Presentation on “Innovation and Employment” by Marta Novick, Under-Secretary of Technical Programming and Labor Studies of the Ministry of Labor of Argentina. (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Presentation on “Productive Processes and Employment” by Jose Ricardo Ramalho, Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Only available in Portuguese)

    •  Presentation on “Decent Work” by Virgilio Levaggi, Regional Director (a.i.) of ILO. (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Presentation on Gender Dimension by Lais Abramo, Women Workers and Gender Expert, ILO Office in Brasilia (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Presentation on “Competitiveness, productivity and social dialogue”, by Mr. Eduardo Rodriguez, Regional Specialist in Workers Education, ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Presentation on “Globalization, employment, corporate social responsibility: The rol of employers”, by Dr. Daniel Funes de Rioja, President of CEATAL (Only available in Spanish)

    •  Closing remarks by Mr. Dr. Francisco Salazar, Under-Secretary for Human Development and Productive Employment, Ministry of Labor of Mexico (Only available in Spanish)

     

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