ILO to hold its 20th American Regional Meeting

PUNTA CANA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold its 20th American Regional Meeting (AmRM) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from 1–3 October 2025.

Government, worker, and employer delegates from across the region will review progress, exchange experiences, and set priorities for advancing decent work and social justice.

Delegates will tackle key issues that have long-term implications for the world of work in the Americas, including:

• Job creation, social protection, and sustainable development
• Strengthening democratic institutions, respect for fundamental rights, and institutionalized social dialogue
• Just Transition toward Resilient Societies
• Strategies for public policies to improve skills and vocational training

The meeting will also examine the ILO’s contribution to addressing current labour market challenges in the Americas, such as informality and inequality.

Further discussions will cover the report of the ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo to the AmRM.

H.E. Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic, will address the Meeting during the Opening Session.

Details of the AmRM agenda are available on the ILO website. 

All plenary sittings of the AmRM will be broadcast live via ILO Live.

Media Accreditation

To obtain accreditation for the conference journalists should download and complete the accreditation form and send it, with all the information and documents requested, to [email protected], using the subject line ‘AmRM press accreditation’.

Press badges will be available for collection from the ILO accreditation desk at the Barceló Bávaro Beach Hotel, on presentation of an ID (or a valid passport, for journalists not based in the Dominican Republic) and a valid professional press card.

Journalists wishing to bring in photo or video equipment into the Convention Center should inform the Communication team of the Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic in advance ([email protected]).

Accredited journalists must account for any additional time that might be required due to clearing a security check point with their equipment.

Journalists who require assistance to facilitate entry visas for the Dominican Republic should send a request by e-mail to [email protected], using the subject line ‘VISA & AmRM’, along with the exact dates of the intended visit, a copy of a valid passport, a copy of a valid professional press card and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media outlet concerned.

More information for journalists will be published ahead of the opening of the Conference.

For more information, please contact [email protected]