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RIAL Workshop on "Public Employment Services"

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Place and date
Panama City, Panama, December 10 to 11, 2008

Venue
Riande Continental Hotel of Panama City
Vía España y Calle Ricardo Arias     

This Workshop was part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2008-2009, and it was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development of Panama and the Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina and the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES). It was funded by the Government of Canada, through the contribution it has provided to the RIAL.

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• Final Agenda
• Conclusions and Next Steps
• Information Bulletin
• Registration Form
• Hotel Form
• Final List of Participants

• Guiding question

Questionnaires
Bolivia	Ecuador	Paraguay	St. Kitts and Nevis
Brazil	Guyana	Peru	Suriname
Canada	Honduras	Uruguay	St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominican Republic	Jamaica	United States

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• Press >>


PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Opening Session >>
• Panel 1 - PES and Local Development: linkages with the productive environment to ensure access to quality and productive employment >>
• Panel 2 - of PES with workforce development (training) systems and information systems >>
• Panel 3 - Public Employment Services’ approach to addressing vulnerable groups or persons with greater barriers to employment >>
• Closing Session >> 

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Opening Session 

Francisco Pilotti, Director of the Department of Social Development and Employment, OAS 
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Vice-Minister Felipe Cano, Vice-Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

Minister Edwin Salamín, Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

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Panel 1 - PES and Local Development: linkages with the productive environment to ensure access to quality and productive employment

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Eva Raskovsky, Director of Employment Services, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) - Leonardo Ferreira, Employment Specialist of ILO Subregional Office for Central America
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

Questions and Answers
• Audio

National experiences (Part 1)

Presentation of El Salvador - Raúl Castro, Coordinator of the National Employment Network, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Questions and Answers
• Audio

National experiences (Part 2)

Presentation of Uruguay - Martha Pereyra, Director of Public Employment Services, Ministry of Labor and Social Security  
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio

Perspectives from social actors and their linkages with PES

Presentation of CEATAL - Manuel Terán, Representative of CEATAL
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of COSATE - Robert Giuseppi, President of COSATE
• Audio

Questions and answers
• Audio

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Panel 2 - Articulation of PES with workforce development (training) systems and information systems

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Patrick Venier, Executive Secretary, World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES)
• Power Point Presentation (only available in Spanish)
• Audio 

National experiences (Part 1)

Presentation of Mexico - Alejandro Razo, General Coordinator of the National Employment Service
This presentation could not be delivered but this is the Power Point prepared by Mexico
• Power Point Presentation (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of Chile - Leonardo Ormeño, SENCE’s Chief of Staff  
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

Questions and answers
• Audio

National experiences (Part 2)

Presentation of Bahamas - Harcourt Brown, Director of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Development
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio

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Panel 3 - Public Employment Services’ approach to addressing vulnerable groups or persons with greater barriers to employment

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

National experiences (Part 1)

Presentation of Argentina - Enrique Deibe, Secretary of Employment, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security  
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of Brazil - Adriana Ligiéro, General Coordinator of Employment and Income, Ministry of Labor and Employment
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio 

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio

National experiences (Part 2)

Presentation of Panama - Ernesto Fuentes, Director General of Employment, Ministry of Labor
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of Peru - Javier Barreda, Vice-Minister of Employment Promotion, Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion
• Power Point Presentation (only available in Spanish)
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio  

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Closing session

Summary of discussions and lessons learned

Presentation of Panel 1 - Eva Raskovsky, Director of Employment Services, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Presentation of Panel 2 - Patrick Venier, Executive Secretary, World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES)
• Audio

Presentation of Panel 3 - María Claudia Camacho, Labor Specialist, Department of Social Development and Employment, OAS
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Dialogue among participants
• Audio

Closing Remarks

Remarks by Francisco Pilotti, Director DDSE, OEA
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Remarks by Enrique Deibe, Secretary of Employment, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Remarks by Patrick Venier, Executive Secretary of WAPES 
• Audio

Closing Remarks by Vice-Minister Felipe Cano, Vice-Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama
• Audio (only available in Spanish)

Minister Edwin Salamín, Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama
• Audio  (only available in Spanish)

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Participants

•	Officers from the Ministries of Labour of the 34 OAS Member States responsible for public employment services issues.
•	Representatives from COSATE and CEATAL.
•	Representatives from ILO and other relevant international organizations, as well as experts on the matter.

Press

•  Crítica 
•  La prensa 
•  La Estrella

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