(PORT OF SPAIN, 1st May 2019) — The ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean in collaboration with the Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA) will host a Breakfast Meeting on the topic, The Future of Work in Trinidad and Tobago: Why Does Decent Work Matter?
This session will be held on Friday, 3rd May 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad.
Members of the media are cordially invited to cover this event from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Featured speakers:
Ms. Kevar Cummings-Williams, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development
Ms. Claudia Coenjaerts, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean
Mr. Michael Anisette, General Secretary, National Trade Union Centre
Mr. Mariano Browne, Executive Chairman, Elida Management Services
Topics to be discussed:
What is Decent Work?
Overview of ILO’s Global Commission Report on the Future of Work
Decent Work and Sustainable Economic Growth: What’s the Link?
What does Decent Work mean for Productivity in T&T?
The Role of Social Partners in the Decent Work Agenda (panel discussion)
For more information, please contact:
Shireen Cuthbert | Information and Communications Officer International Labour Organization Phone: 1 (868) 627-6304 623-7704 625-0524 Ext. 412 | Mobile: 702-6092 Email: [email protected]
Ronald Ramlogan | Team Lead – Public Relations and Research Employers Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago Phone: 1 (868) 675-5873/9388 638-6463 Ext. 242 | Mobile: 335-8631 Email: [email protected]
