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Labor and Employment
Labor issues are now more than ever at the center of the economic, social and political agendas in the region. Employment generation and the need to guarantee our workers access to decent labor conditions are indispensable to overcome the severe poverty in which more than 220 million people are living in the Americas . In order to break the circle of exclusion and inequity that characterizes our region today and to consolidate democratic governance and respect for labor rights, it is imperative to create jobs that are stable, highly productive, well remunerated and accompanied by adequate social protection.
The Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS, whose Technical Secretariat resides in this Department, is the main forum for discussion and decision-making on labor matters in the Hemisphere. The Conference formulates priorities and approaches that guide cooperation activities necessary to face the labor challenges of the region. This section of our webpage contains all the relevant information of the IACML, including information on its activities, working groups and advisory bodies.
Place and date: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, May 20-21, 2008 Venue: Auditorium of the Amphitheatre, Trade Social Service, Servico Social do Comércio (SESC) da Barra de Tijuca Address: Ayrton Senna Avenue, nº5555, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
This Seminar is jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil, the United States Department of Labor and the Organization of American States (OAS). It is part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2008-2009.
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........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUPS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE XV IACML-2008 AND RIAL WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND SOCIAL COHESION
Place and date: Montevideo, Uruguay, April 15 to 17, 2008 Venue: Hotel Radisson Victoria Plaza, Plaza Independencia 759, Montevideo, Uruguay More information >> See webpage >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... 2007 PLANNING MEETING OF THE IACML
Date and Venue: Washington, DC December 3rd and 4th 2007 Location: Headquarters of the General Secretariat of the OAS - 1889 F St., Washington D.C., Rubén Darío Room More information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... XV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) OF THE OAS
Place and Date: Trinidad and Tobago, September 11 to 13, 2007 Location: Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre - Ballroom, Lady Young Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago More information >> ........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... SECOND PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XV IACML AND RIAL WORKSHOP
Place and Date: San Jose, Costa Rica, May 11, 2007
This meeting took place in the framework of the Second Meeting of the Working Groups of the XIV IACML
Objective: Define the topics to be discussed during the XV IACML and begin the discussion on the draft Declaration of Port of Spain. See more >> ........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP FOR THE IACML San Jose, Costa Rica
Mayo 8, 2007 See more >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... SECOND MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUPS OF THE XIV IACML (2007) AND ANCILLARY EVENTS
More than 27 Ministries of Labor of the region, as well as representatives from worker and employer organizations and international agencies participated in these meetings.
May 8 to 11, 2007
San José, Costa Rica See more >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... WORKSHOP "MIGRANT WORKERS: PROTECTION OF LABOR RIGHTS AND LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS” Ottawa, Canada, November 28-29, 2006
Hosted by the Labour Program of Human Resources and Social Development Canada See the Workshop web site >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... SEMINAR ON LABOR INTERMEDIATION AND LABOR OBSERVATORIES
Morelos, Mexico, November 7, 2006
Hosted by the Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare of Mexico (Chair pro tempore of the XIV IACML) See the Seminar web site >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... II HEMISPHERIC WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
San Salvador, El Salvador – May 16 y 17, 2006 See the Workshop web site >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUPS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE XIV IACML
Place and Date: Mexico City , Mexico , April 4 to 6, 2006.
Location: Meeting room “Dr. Gastón Novelo”, at the Centro Interamericano de Estudios de Seguridad Social (CIESS) , Mexico City . See more >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... IACML PLANNING MEETING - DECEMBER, 2005
Place and Date: Washington DC, December 15 and 16, 2005
Location: Padilha Vidal Room, OAS Headquarters - 1889 F St. N.W. See more >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... XIV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) OF THE OAS
Place and Date: Mexico City , September 26 and 27, 2005
Location: Convention Center at the Hotel Sheraton Centro Histórico (Historic Center) See more >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... THIRD PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XIV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) OF THE OAS
Washington D.C:, August 30 – 31, 2005.
Room Padilha Vidal, OAS Headquarters - 1889 F St. N.W. More information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... SECOND PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XIV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) OF THE OAS
Mexico City, Mexico; July 13 and 14, 2005
Girasoles Room - Hotel Camino Real
Address: Mariano Escobedo, 700 – 11590 Mexico City
Phone: (52 55) 5263-8888 / Fax: (52 55) 5531-0839 More information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... SECOND MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUPS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE XIII INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML)
Place and Date: Buenos Aires , Argentina , on April 11-13, 2005.
Location: Room on Floor 18 of the Ministry of Labor, Employment of Social Security of Argentina
Address: Av. Leandro Alem 650, between Tucumán and Viamonte, Buenos Aires , Argentina . CP:1001 More Information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... WORKSHOP ON "INNOVATION AND DECENT WORK" FOR COSATE AND CEATAL
March 7 and 8, 2005
Buenos Aires, Argentina More information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... PLANNING MEETING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOUR OF THE OAS (IACML)
January 31 st and February 1 st , 2005
Headquarters of the General Secretariat of the OAS - 1889 F St., Washington D.C., Padilha Vidal Room See the Main documents of the Meeting >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... PRESENTATION BY THE TROIKA BEFORE THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE PAN-AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO)
September 27, 2004 See the documentos of the Meeting >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) HEMISPHERIC LEADDERSHIP MEETING IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2005 WORLD SAFETY AND HEALTH CONGRESS
OAS Building, 1889 F Street, NW, Room: Gabriela Mistral
Washington, DC. September 24, 2004
Planning Meeting in preparation to the 2005 World Safety and Health Congress sponsored
by the ILO and the National Safety Council, among others. The Congress also has the support of
the OAS and PAHO More information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... WORKSHOP ON SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
September 29 - 30, 2004, Cancún, México Agenda >> More information >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... WORKING GROUPS I AND II
2004 Meeting of the Working Groups of the XIII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour
May 11-14, 2004
Washington, DC See more >>
........... ............ ........... .......... .......... ........... ........... ............ ........... CERSSO
Between April 29-30 of 2004, it was made in El Salvador, the first WORKSHOP ON HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SECURITY
The subregional experience of CERSSO
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Inaugural speech of Secretary General José Miguel Insulza (only available in Spanish) 
