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Third RIAL Workshop on "Occupational Health and Safety"

In collaboration with:

Place and date
Cusco, Peru, October 21 to 22, 2008

Venue
Centro de Convenciones de la Municipalidad del Cusco
Palacio Municipal, Plaza Cusipata s/n       

This Workshop was part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2008-2009, and it was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Peru and the Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and International Labor Organization (ILO). It was funded by the Government of Canada, through the contribution it has provided to the RIAL.

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• Final Agenda
• Summary of Discussions and Lessons Learned
• Information Bulletin
• Registration Form
• Final List of Participants

• Guiding questions            

Questionnaires
Antigua and Barbuda	Canada	El Salvador	Panama
Barbados	Dominica	Honduras	Peru
Belize	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	St. Vincent and the Granadines
Brazil	Ecuador	Nicaragua	United States

• Objectives >>
• Participants >>

PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Opening Session >>
• Panel 1 - Promotion of safety and health in the workplace and worker protection: guaranteeing decent work >>
• Panel 2 - Expansion and strengthening of schemes to prevent and control occupational hazards >>
• Panel 3 - HIV/AIDS in the workplace >>
• Closing Session >>

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Opening Session

Carmen Aguilar Vela, Director for Labor and Employment Promotion for Lima and Callao, MTPE of Peru
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Maria Claudia Camacho, Labor Specialist, Department of Social Development and Employment, OAS
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Luz Maritza Tennassee, Senior Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO
• Audio (only available in Spanish)
 
Valentina Forastieri, Principal Specialist in Occupational Health and Safety, ILO
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

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Panel 1
Promotion of safety and health in the workplace and worker protection: guaranteeing decent work

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Valentina Forastieri, ILO Principal Specialist in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of Costa Rica - Elizabeth Chinchilla, Coordinator of the Area of Agriculture, Department of Medicine, Hygiene and Occupational Health
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Secretariat of Labor and Social Security of Mexico - Florencio Polo Olvera, Deputy Director of Management Systems of Safety and Health at Work
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor and Small and Micro Enterprise Development of Trinidad & Tobago - Karla Prime, Senior Legal Advisor of the Occupational Safety and Health Agency  
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio

Dialogue to exchange experiences
• Audio

The social responsibility and commitment of employers and workers to OHS

Presentation of COSATE - Marta Pujadas, Vicepresident of COSATE 
• Power Point Presentation (only available in Spanish)
• Audio (only available in Spanish) 

Presentation of CEATAL - Darío Hermida, Representative of CEATAL 
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Dialogue to exchange experiences
• Audio

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Panel 2
Expansion and strengthening of schemes to prevent and control occupational hazards

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Oscar Feo, Executive Secretary, Andean Organization of Health (ORAS)
• Power Point Presentation (only available in Spanish)
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - Luz Maritza Tennassee, Senior Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, “Overview of OHS in the Americas”
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina - Juan Horacio González, Superintendant of Labor Risks
• Presentación de Power Point
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the United States Department of Labor - James W. Shea, Deputy Director, Office of International Relations
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil - Rogério Galvão da Silva, Senior Technologist of Fundacentro
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio  

Dialogue to exchange experiences
• Audio

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Panel 3
HIV/AIDS in the workplace

Moderator: Carmen Aguilar Vela, Director for Labor and Employment Promotion for Lima and Callao, MTPE of Peru
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - Bertha Gómez, Sub regional Advisor on HIV for the Andean Region, “HIV/AIDS in the workplace, regional and world-wide trends”
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish) 

Presentation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) - Ana Catalina Ramírez, Focal Point for HIV/AIDS, ILO Office for Central America, “Strategies and perspectives for an adequate response to HIV/AIDS in the workplace”
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Open dialogue
• Audio

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion of Peru - Manuela García, National Director of Labor Relations
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor, Human Services and Social Security of Guyana - Neville Nichols, Occupational Safety and Health Officer
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio

Presentation of the Ministry of Labor of Honduras - Juan Angel Cabrera, Occupational Health and Safety Inspector
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Dialogue to exchange experiences
• Audio  

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Closing Session

Presentation of summary of discussions and lessons learned

Moderators of the three sessions will present summary of discussions and lessons learned as well as suggestions for future actions
• Audio

Dialogue and comments on the conclusions
• Audio

Final comments on the conclusions and ideas on how to move forward this topic:

Luz Maritza Tennassee, PAHO
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Valentina Forastieri, ILO
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Maria Claudia Camacho, OAS
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Open Dialogue
• Audio

Closing Remarks - Minister Jorge Villasante, Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion of Peru
• Audio (only available in Spanish)


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Objectives

• Identify lessons learned and define follow-up actions on the main subjects currently concerning the health and safety of workers; the characteristics of prevention and risk-control schemes, health promotion at work and HIV/AIDS treatment in the work place.
• Follow-up on the mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas and the XV Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) regarding occupational health and safety as well as the conclusions of the first two hemispheric workshops on the subject matter.

Participants

• Officers from the Ministries of Labour of the 34 OAS Member States responsible for occupational health and safety issues.
• Representatives from COSATE and CEATAL.
• Representatives from international organizations, experts, research centers, centers collaborating with occupational health and safety, among others. 

 

 

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