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  Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL)

RIAL Workshop on Labour Migration and Labour Market Information Systems

Place and date
Quebec City, Canada, February 24 and 25, 2009

Venue
Hotel Delta Quebec
690 Boul René-Lévesque E, Québec City, Quebec G1R 5A8

This Workshop was part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2008-2009, and it was jointly organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada and the Organization of American States (OAS). It was funded by the Government of Canada, through the contribution it has provided to the RIAL.

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• Final Agenda
     • Ordre du Jour

• "Summary of the workshop: Main ideas and lessons learned"
     • Version française

• Information Bulletin
     • Version française

• Registration Form 

• Final List of Participants

PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Opening Session >>
• Panel 1 - The global economy and labour markets in the Americas >>
• Panel 2 - Labour market information in the Americas >>
• Panel 3 - Labour Market Information in Canada: tools for analysis and forecasting >>
• Panel 4 - The challenges of managing migration and mobility >>
• Closing Session >> 
• Participants >>

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Opening Session

Assistant Deputy Minister Normand Pelletier, Policy and Research, Ministry of Labour of Quebec
• Audio (Only available in French)
• Document (Only available in French)

Debra Young, Director General, International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Audio
• Document

Francisco Pilotti, Director of the Department of Social Development and Employment, Organization of American States (OAS) 
• Audio  
• Document

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Panel 1 - The global economy and labour markets in the Americas

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Gloria Moreno-Fontes, Specialist of the International Migration Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)
• Document

Perspectives of Ministries of Labor

Presentation of Mexico - Sandra Barojas, Director of Occupational Intermediation and Information, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
• Audio (Only available in Spanish) 
• Document

Presentation of Trinidad and Tobago - Shanmattee Singh, Director of Research and Planning, Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio

Presentation of Argentina - Hector Palomino, Director of Labour Relations Studies, Secretariat for Technical Programming and Labour Studies, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio  

Perspectives from social actors

Presentation of CEATAL - Maryse Tremblay, Representative of CEATAL
• Audio

Presentation of COSATE - Karl Flecker, Representative of COSATE
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio
• Video

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio

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Panel 2 - Labour market information in the Americas

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Geoff Bowlby, Director of the Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
• Audio

Presentation of Brazil - Tatiana Tobias, Chief of International Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Employment 
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Presentation of Barbados - Erika Watson, Senior Economist, Manpower Research and Statistical Unit, Ministry of Labour and Immigration
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio  

Presentation of the United States - Dixie Sommers, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio

Presentation of the Organization of American States - Araceli Azuara, General Coordinator, Inter-American Program for Migrant Workers
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Questions and Answers
• Audio

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Panel 3 - Labour Market Information in Canada: tools for analysis and forecasting

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Sarah Strapps, Policy Analyst, International Relations, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
• Audio

Presentation of Statistics Canada - Geoff Bowlby, Director of Labour Statistics Division
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio

Presentation of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Gilles Bérubé, Director of Labour Market Research and Forecasting
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio  

Presentation of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Allison Dixon, Director, Labour Market Information
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio

Presentation of the Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity of Quebec - Normand Roy, Director, Center for Employment and Technology Studies
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio (Only available in French) 

Questions and Answers
• Audio

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Panel 4 - The challenges of managing migration and mobility

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Francisco Pilotti, Director of the Department of Social Development and Employment, Organization of American States
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Organization of International Migrations - Juan Artola, Chief of Mission in Mexico and Gunther Mussig, Chief of Mission in Guatemala
• Power Point Presentation (Juan Artola)
     • Version française
• Power Point Presentation (Günther Müssig)
     • Version française
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Inter-American Dialogue - Manuel Orozco, Director of the Remittances and Development Program
• Audio

Questions and Answers
• Audio

Presentation of the Inter-American Conference of Social Security - Gabriel Martinez, Executive Secretary
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Presentation of the Organization of American States - Sherry Stephenson, Head of Institutional Relations, Department of International Affairs
• Power Point Presentation
     • Version française
• Audio

Open dialogue among participants
• Audio (Coming soon)

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Closing session

Summary of discussions and lessons learned

Presentation of Panel 1 – Gloria Moreno-Fontes, Specialist of the International Migration Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO)  
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Presentation of Panel 2 - Sarah Strapps, Policy Analyst, International Relations, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
• Audio

Presentation of Panel 3 - Sarah Strapps, Policy Analyst, International Relations, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
• Audio 

Presentation of Panel 4 - Francisco Pilotti, Director of the Department of Social Development and Employment, Organization of American States
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Closing Remarks

Remarks by Francisco Pilotti, Director of the Department of Social Development and Employment, Organization of American States
• Audio (Only available in Spanish)

Remarks by Debra Young, Director General, International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Audio
• Document

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PARTICIPANTS

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