Social Promotion and Protection

Intersectorial Seminar on employment policies and income generation for vulnerable populations

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Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
October 19-20, 2009



This activity was developed in the framework of the Inter-American Committee of Social Development (CIDES)´s Work Plan, under the auspicies of the OAS and the government of Colombia through its Department of National Planning and the Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation.

The main objective of the workshop is to learn and discuss, from a multi-sectoral perspective, the progress and challenges on employment policies and income generation in the Americas for vulnerable populations. In the context of the current global economic crisis, the focus will be placed on responding to the needs of poor and vulnerable populations.

Ministries, high authorities and technical officers of social development and labor of the OAS member states participated at this seminar, as well as representatives from international organizations.

This activity follows up on the mandate received from the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development, which requested CIDES to promote exchange of experiences on mechanisms for income generation among vulnerable and poor populations.

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• Agenda

• List of Participants

PRESENTATIONS

Income generation and employability in the context of a global crisis

• Andrés Marinakis, Labor Market and Institutional Policies Specialist, International Labor Organization

• David Rosas Shady, Unit of Labor Markets, Inter American Development Bank

Towards an intersectorial approach on the institutionality of employment and income generation policies in the Americas

• Carolina Avalos de Trigueros, Advisor and National Coordinator of the Universal Social Protection System, El Salvador

• Diego Molano, Director, Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation, Colombia

Employability and income generation for vulnerable populations

• Fátima Rosa Neves de Olivera Santos, General Coordinator of the Program Qualificação, Ministry of Labor, Brazil

• Eileen Muirragui, Chief, Latin America and the Caribbean Division, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor, Affairs Department of Labor, United States

Successful Experiences in income generation for extreme poor and vulnerable populations

• Pablo Coloma, Executive Director, Social Investment and Solidarity Fund, Chile

• Víctor Lezcano, Director of Local Development and Social Economy, Social Action Secretariat , Paraguay

• Paul-Henry Boisvert, Adminsitrative Director, Ministry of Social and Labour Affairs, Haiti

Comments and general conclusions on the panels

• Rosana Martinelli, Social Development Specialist, Department of Social Development and Employment. OAS

Field Visit: Innovative Experiences on income generation for poor extreme poor and vulnerable populations

• Pablo Ariel Gómez. Director Social Programs, Social Action

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OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Crisis in the Labor Markets and countercyclical responses
   ECLAC-ILO Bulletin, No.2

• The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Crisis and the Labor Market
   ECLAC-ILO Bulletin, No.1

• Social and Labor Market Policies for Tumultuous Times
   Inter-American Development Bank

• Informative Bulletin