12th ILO Caribbean Labour Ministers' Meeting
Meeting programme with individual sessions' concept notes
The concept notes for the respective sessions can be viewed by clicking on the links of the sessions in this Meeting Programme.
17 May 2023
| Day 1: Tuesday 23 May | |
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Opening Ceremony |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Photo opportunity /Press conference |
| Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | First convening of the Drafting Committee on the Outcome Document of the 12th Caribbean Ministers of Labour Meeting |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 15.30 | Presentation and Plenary Discussion on 111th International Labour Conference, Geneva, June 2023 Presentation of agenda and main topics for discussion at ILC |
| 15.30 – 17.00 | Statements by participating Ministers / Heads of Delegation |
| 18.30 | Cocktail reception, Marriott Hotel |
| Day 2: Wednesday 24 May | |
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Breakfast meeting Closed meeting - Ministers only |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Social Justice for the Caribbean - Panel discussion |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Labour migration and mobility in the Caribbean - strategic importance to recovery, dynamic growth and resilience With special consideration of the strategic role of skills development/ recognition and quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean region |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Integrated policy frameworks for accelerating and guaranteeing a Just Transition for sustainable Caribbean socio-economic transformation |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Fundamental principles and rights at work- reinforcing the national foundations of social justice in the Caribbean Examination of the implications of new Fundamental Rights on OSH, the strategic importance of Labour protection and action on Child Labour Target 8.7 |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | Coffee break |
| 16.30- 17:30 | Information session: ILO’s strategic priorities on labour migration and mobility for the region - 2023-2030 |
| Day 3: Thursday 25 May | |
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Presentation and adoption of Outcome Document Discussion and acceptance of Conclusions of the meeting |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Closing - End of ILO Meeting |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | Final press briefing |
| 14.00 – 17.00 | Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)-Labour CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana |
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