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April 2022
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ILO in action
We promote responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Carribean
04 April 2022
ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Olga Orozco, speaks from Peru about the Responsible Business Conduct project in Latin America and the Caribbean (RBCLAC), which aims to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU and in Latin America and the Caribbean. Funded by the European Union and implemented in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Office of the High Commissioner of The United Nations for Human Rights (OHCHR), the project will run until the end of 2022.
October 2018
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19th American Regional Meeting
Making a brighter future for work in the Americas
05 October 2018
At the end of the 19th American Regional Meeting the tripartite constituents approved the Panama Declaration, calling on the region’s social partners to work together to create a better future with decent work and social justice.
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19th American Regional Meeting
Ryder: Social dialogue, the key to a future of work with social justice
02 October 2018
At the opening of the 19th American Regional Meeting, ILO Director-General encourages governments, workers and employers to work together in order to face the challenges in the region.
June 2015
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World of Work Summit
President of Panama: Growth and welfare should go hand in hand
11 June 2015
In his address to the ILO Conference, President Juan Carlos Varela said that Panama wanted to be a protagonist in shaping a green economy of the future which should also be an inclusive economy.
April 2015
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Summit of the Americas
Ryder: 'Economic slowdown in Latin America and the Caribbean is affecting employment'
10 April 2015
The ILO Director-General is in Panama where he is scheduled to attend the Seventh Summit of the Americas (10-11). He met leading workers’ and employers’ representatives from the region, as well as Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela.
October 2014
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World Investment Forum 2014
Foreign Direct Investment: Getting it right
17 October 2014
Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.
September 2014
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World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?
18 September 2014
A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.