Organization of American States Unit for Social Development
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Organization of American States Unit for Social Development and Education PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE INTERAMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOUR Unit for Social Development and Education - OAS, Technical Secretariat of the IACML
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML • Strengthening the Working Groups Working Group 1 Working Group 2 Labour dimensions of the Summit of the Americas Process Building the capacities of Labour Ministries Joint meetings and Seminars 1. IDB (INDES) - OAS Seminar on link between labour and economic policies. 2. PAHO - OAS Seminar for dialogue between Ministers of Health and Labour 3. OAS Seminar (Trade Unit – UDSE) on Trade/Integration and its impact on labour markets.
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML • Strengthening the Working Groups Working Group 1 Working Group 2 Labour dimensions of the Summit of the Americas Process Building the capacities of Labour Ministries Joint meetings and Seminars Research and Studies Some of the Topics include: 1. The effect of globalization/integration on labour markets and policies. 2. Initiatives of the Member States to integrate social, labour and economic policies to face the impact of globalization on labour markets.
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML • Strengthening the Working Groups • Horizontal Cooperation Activities Þ On Certification of Labour Competencies: • Workshop for the Caribbean. • Virtual Course.
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML • Strengthening the Working Groups • Horizontal Cooperation Activities Þ Þ On Certification of Labour Competencies: • Workshop for the Caribbean. • Virtual Course. On Occupational Health and Safety: • Knowledge sharing workshop based on the Portfolio of Consolidated Programs (CD Rom)
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML • Strengthening the Working Groups • Horizontal Cooperation • Increasing Interaction through Technology Activities Þ Þ IACML website: • Design, update and maintain. • Integrate Virtual Forum • OAS permanent portfolio • Space for interaction with/between COSATE & CEATAL. Topical videoconferences, with the support of the Global Development Learning Network of the World Bank.
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML • Strengthening the Working Groups • Horizontal Cooperation • Increasing Interaction through Technology • Support consensus proposals of the Conference Þ Feasibility study on an Inter-American Cooperation Mechanism for Professional Labour Administration: • Directed by the past, present and future Chairs pro tempore. • Consulted with the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Working Groups. • Conducted by recognized experts in the field. • Administered by the Unit for Social Development and Education of the OAS.
PROPOSAL OF THE OAS TO SUPPORT THE IACML Means to implement this proposal • OAS subfund –To support the mandates of the Conference. • Inter-agency cooperation, coordination and co-financing • • Organization of American States (OAS), • International Labor Organization (ILO), • Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), • Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), • World Bank • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), • Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), • Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), • Central American Bank of Economic Integration (CABEI), and others. Political, financial, and intellectual support of Member States, COSATE and CEATAL to the goals of the XIII Conference
