18th American Regional Meeting
ILO to host 18th American Regional Meeting in Lima, Peru
Representatives of 35 countries from the Americas will meet from 13 to 16 October, including Ministers of Labour, workers' and employers' organizations.
LIMA - The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called upon representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations from all the countries within the continent to participate in its 18th American Regional Meeting, which will take place in October in Lima to discuss and reflect on the most pressing labour issues.
The meeting, to be held from 13 to 16 October, will be opened by the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, and the Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder.
The regional meeting, held with the support of the Government of Peru, is considered the most important world of work event on the continent.
It brings together Labour Ministers and other government delegates, as well as senior representatives of business organizations and trade unions in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States.
Furthermore, it has invited representatives from five European countries and various international institutions and non-governmental organizations.
“It is essential to continue making strides in the reduction of poverty and inequality. And in a time when economies show signs of slowing, it is more important than ever to have a shared vision on how we deal with labor challenges,” says the ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Elizabeth Tinoco.
The tripartite delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the contents of the Report of ILO Director-General entitled 21st century challenges for the Americas: full and productive employment and decent work.
In his introduction to the report, Director-General Guy Ryder emphasizes that the "2014 American Regional Meeting is taking place at a time of global uncertainty."
The document highlights the progress made in Latin America and the Caribbean on labour issues, including a significant drop in the rate of urban unemployment during the last decade, but it warns of the persistence of decent work deficits, with at least 130 million people still in the informal economy.
The meeting will evaluate regional progress and changes since the last regional meeting, held in 2010 in Santiago de Chile.
The Regional Meeting also includes two special dialogue sessions with guest speakers on the topics of "Sustainable development through decent work, productivity and social inclusion" and "The path to equity: From the informal to the formal economy – Good practices."
The meeting will conclude on Thursday, 16 October.
The ILO regional meetings are held every four years in each of the regions: Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
The ILO, founded in 1919, is the only agency of the United Nations system in which states have tripartite representatives.
The first Regional Meeting of the ILO took place in the Americas in 1936.
The meeting, to be held from 13 to 16 October, will be opened by the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, and the Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder.
The regional meeting, held with the support of the Government of Peru, is considered the most important world of work event on the continent.
It brings together Labour Ministers and other government delegates, as well as senior representatives of business organizations and trade unions in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States.
Furthermore, it has invited representatives from five European countries and various international institutions and non-governmental organizations.
“It is essential to continue making strides in the reduction of poverty and inequality. And in a time when economies show signs of slowing, it is more important than ever to have a shared vision on how we deal with labor challenges,” says the ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Elizabeth Tinoco.
The tripartite delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the contents of the Report of ILO Director-General entitled 21st century challenges for the Americas: full and productive employment and decent work.
In his introduction to the report, Director-General Guy Ryder emphasizes that the "2014 American Regional Meeting is taking place at a time of global uncertainty."
The document highlights the progress made in Latin America and the Caribbean on labour issues, including a significant drop in the rate of urban unemployment during the last decade, but it warns of the persistence of decent work deficits, with at least 130 million people still in the informal economy.
The meeting will evaluate regional progress and changes since the last regional meeting, held in 2010 in Santiago de Chile.
The Regional Meeting also includes two special dialogue sessions with guest speakers on the topics of "Sustainable development through decent work, productivity and social inclusion" and "The path to equity: From the informal to the formal economy – Good practices."
The meeting will conclude on Thursday, 16 October.
The ILO regional meetings are held every four years in each of the regions: Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
The ILO, founded in 1919, is the only agency of the United Nations system in which states have tripartite representatives.
The first Regional Meeting of the ILO took place in the Americas in 1936.