LIMA (ILO News) - Tripartite delegates from 35 countries will meet at the 16th American Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Brasilia, Brazil on 2-5 May to discuss strategies for addressing persistent unemployment and precarious labour markets in the region.
"Creating decent work is a political priority linked to democratic governance and security in the hemisphere", says ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, adding that "people in the region are asking for quality jobs".
The American Regional Meeting gathers delegates representing governments, employers and workers from North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean every four years.
According to the ILO's regional employment report (Panorama laboral) issued in late 2005, some 18.3 million urban dwellers were out of work in Latin America, and 6 out of 10 new jobs were created in the informal economy.
The ILO Director-General will present two reports to the tripartite delegates, one covering ILO activities in the Americas over the last four years and the other setting a regional agenda, including political recommendations and measures, for creating decent work in the next decade.
Governments, employers and workers will hold group meetings in Brasilia on 2 May and attend the plenary session of the ILO Regional Meeting from 3 to 5 May.
Note for the media: For more information on the ILO American Regional Meeting, please contact Luis Cordova: cordova@ilo.org, phone: +4176/428-5624, or Severino Goes at the ILO office in Brasilia: goes@oitbrasil.org.br, phone: +5561/2106-4600.
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