ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean attends inter-American meeting in Mexico
Also attending were Caribbean representatives from the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and Saint Lucia.
10 December 2015
Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs lead the ILO delegation attending the XIX Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour (IACML) in Cancun, Mexico, convened by the Organization of American States (OAS). "Achieving Decent Work with Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development in the Americas" was the theme of the Meeting, held on 3-4 December 2015.
Constituents attending the IACML from the Caribbean included representatives from the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia and Belize.
The opening session was attended by Luis Eduardo Garzon, Minister of Labour of Colombia and President of the XVIII IACML; Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ILO Regional Director; Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare of Mexico; and Ambassador Neil Parsan, Executive Secretary for Integral Development of the OAS.
In his speech, Mr Salazar-Xirinachs referred to the employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of slowing economic growth, and the challenges of productivity and generating more and better jobs.
The Meeting was also the stage for the launch of the exhibition “Secrets of Labour”. The exhibition was organised by the ‘Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean: Free of Child Labour’, with the support of the ILO, OAS and Mexico’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The purpose of the exhibition was to raise awareness and influence decision-making in the region in order to accelerate the reduction of child labour, in line with the Agenda for Sustainable Development that has included a target to “end all forms of child labour by 2025”. The launch of the exhibition took place at Hotel Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach which also hosted the IACML.
The exhibition Secrets of Labour was a side event of the IACML, which gathers Ministers of Labour, representatives of workers, employers and international organizations, and represents an excellent opportunity to share experiences and influence decision makers in the world of labour.
For further information please visit:
www.oas.org/en/sedi/dsi/labor_and_employment/pages/cpo_trab_XIX_cimt.asp
Constituents attending the IACML from the Caribbean included representatives from the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia and Belize.
The opening session was attended by Luis Eduardo Garzon, Minister of Labour of Colombia and President of the XVIII IACML; Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ILO Regional Director; Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare of Mexico; and Ambassador Neil Parsan, Executive Secretary for Integral Development of the OAS.
In his speech, Mr Salazar-Xirinachs referred to the employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of slowing economic growth, and the challenges of productivity and generating more and better jobs.
The Meeting was also the stage for the launch of the exhibition “Secrets of Labour”. The exhibition was organised by the ‘Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean: Free of Child Labour’, with the support of the ILO, OAS and Mexico’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The purpose of the exhibition was to raise awareness and influence decision-making in the region in order to accelerate the reduction of child labour, in line with the Agenda for Sustainable Development that has included a target to “end all forms of child labour by 2025”. The launch of the exhibition took place at Hotel Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach which also hosted the IACML.
The exhibition Secrets of Labour was a side event of the IACML, which gathers Ministers of Labour, representatives of workers, employers and international organizations, and represents an excellent opportunity to share experiences and influence decision makers in the world of labour.
For further information please visit:
www.oas.org/en/sedi/dsi/labor_and_employment/pages/cpo_trab_XIX_cimt.asp