Meeting of Working Group 1 – Labor dimensions of Summit of the Americas Process

Welcome Remarks

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

•  Dr. Alice Abreu, Director of the Office of Education, Science and Technology of the OAS

•  Word document
•  Presentation

The Impacts of economic integration and trade on labor and employment

• Presentation on “Free Trade and the challenges of the national agenda”, by José Manuel Salazar, Director, Office of Trade, Growth and Competitiveness of the OAS

• Presentation of the book “Who benefits from Free Trade?” of the UNDP, by Enrique Ganuza, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UNDP:

•  Power point presentation
•  Capítulo 3 del libro (pdf)

• ILO Document and Presentation: Updating of the labor dimension within regional integration and free trade agreements in the Americas

•  Document
•  Presentation by Maria Luz Vega, Specialist, Declaration of Principles and Fundamental Rights at Work, ILO, Geneva

• Presentation of the Labor Observatory of Mercosur, by Emilia Roca, Observatory Coordinator

Professional Training

• Follow-up to the workshop “Supporting economic growth through effective employment services” of September, 2004, organized by the Ministerial Council and the NAALC Secretariat. Presentation by Patricia Lopez-Guerra from the NAALC Secretariat (only available in Spanish)

Gender Perspective in labor policies

• Presentation by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and report on the Gender Forum of the Americas, Buenos Aires, April 7 and 8, 2005, by Mercedes Kremenetzky, Principal Specialist, CIM.

• Presentation of the project “Gender, Poverty and Employment in Latin America ”, by Maria Elena Valenzuela, Gender Expert, ILO Subregional Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America.

Special Session on Informal Work

• Presentation on tools, best practices and recommendations in the area of informal sector, by Daniel Martinez, ILO Regional Director a.i. for Latin America and the Caribbean

•  ILO Document: “Informal Economy in the Americas : current situation, policy priorities and good practices” .
•  Summary of ILO Document: “Informal Economy in the Americas : current situation, policy priorities and good practices” .

• Presentation on IDB experiences to support the informal economy, by Gustavo Marquez, Principal Labor Specialist of the IDB (only available in Spanish)

• Two presentations on "Non-registered work, informal sector and economic growth", by the Ministry of Labor of Argentina

•  Presentation on “Informality and non-registered work in Latin America ” (only available in Spanish) by  
Marta Novick, Under-Secretary for Labor Studies
•  Presentation on “Non-registered employment in Argentina” (only available in Spanish) by Ernesto Abramoff , National Director of Federal Relations

• Presentation on “Labor informality and state action in Peru”, by Guillermo Miranda, General Director of the Office of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion of Peru (only available in Spanish)

• Presentation by COSATE on “Informal Work” (only available in Spanish)

• Draft Report of Working Group 1

Documents and Presentations

Meeting of Working Group 1 – Labor dimensions of Summit of the Americas Process

Meeting of Working Group 2 – Building the Capacity of Labor Ministries

Working Groups 1 and 2 joint meeting

XIV IACML First Preparatory Meeting

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