Alice AbreuDirector of the Office of Education, Science and Technology

Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)

Second Meeting of Working Groups 1 and 2 in the framework of the

XIII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML)

April 11-13, 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Great Challenge and opportunity for

the IACML in 2005:

IV Summit of the Americas: “Creating Employment to confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance”

• Represents a great opportunity to reorient priorities and actions

• It implies a great challenge – To achieve the active participation of the IACML in the process towards the Summit and to guarantee inclusion of social actors

The common objective of activities of the IACML must be: Assure that the Labor Ministries, COSATE and CEATAL make

substantive contributions to Summit process

Great Challenge and opportunity for

the IACML in 2005:

IV Summit of the Americas:“Creating Employment to confront Poverty and Strenghten Democratic Governance”

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WGs AND PREPARATORY

MTG

WORKSHOP ON “INNOVATION AND DECENT

WORK” COSATE AND

CEATAL

PLANNING MTG. XIV IACML

WORKSHOP ON DECENT WORK AND

IACML PREPARATORY

MTG.

IACML Activities:

SIRGSIRG and

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SIRG IV SUMMITSummit Activities:

Key Messages for the Summit

(SIRG June)

WG’s Draft Report

WG’s Final Report

(SIRG Sept.)

Working Groups 1 and 2 Meeting Buenos Aires, April 11 - 13, 2005

Group I Meeting

Labor Dimensions of Summit of the Americas Process

President: Argentina

Vice-president: United States

Group II Meeting

Building the Capacity of Labor Ministries

President: El Salvador

Vice-president: Canada

Joint Meeting

Common topics regarding cooperation mechanisms and

proposals

First Preparatory Meeting

Discussion of the drafts of the XIV IACML Declaration and

Action Plan

Meeting of Working Groups 1 and 2 Buenos Aires, April 11 - 13, 2005

Group I Meeting

Labor Dimensions of Summit of the Americas Process

Group II Meeting

Building the Capacity of Labor Ministries

• The Impacts on Economic Integration and Trade on Labor and Employment

• Professional Training

• Gender Perspective in Labor Policies

• Informal Work

• Labor Administration and Sustainability of Cooperation Projects

• Skills Certification

• Promotion of the ILO Declaration (Child Labor and Labor Relations)

• Occupational Health and Safety

• Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Meeting of Working Groups 1 and 2 Buenos Aires, April 11 - 13, 2005

Joint Meeting First Preparatory Meeting

• Report on the Workshop “Innovation and Decent Work” for COSATE and CEATAL

• Proposals on the Inter-American Cooperation Mechanism for Professional Labor Administration

• Proposal on an Inter-American Mechanism to Promote Decent Work

• Links between Labor and Economic Policies

• Discussion of the First Proposal of the Declaration and Action Plan of Mexico

• Definition of key messages to be presented in the SIRG Meeting on June, 2005

Technical Secretariat of the IACML

Office of Education, Science and Technology

Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)

Organization of American States

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