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Second Meeting of the Working Groups within the framework of the XIV IACML - 2007Place and date This meeting was attended by delegations from 27 Ministries of Labor of the Hemisphere. This Meeting was also attended by representatives from the advisory bodies, COSATE and CEATAL, as well as specialized international organizations such as the ILO, IOM, the IDB and the AECI. The Meeting's main purpose was to c ontinue the discussion on the topics and tasks assigned to the Declaration and Plan of Action of Mexico to the Working Groups of the IACML: Working Group 1: “Decent Work as an Instrument for Development and Democracy in the Context f Globalization”, and Working Group 2: “Strengthening the Capacities of the Ministries of Labor to Respond to the Challenges of Promoting Decent Work in the Context f Globalization”. Documents of the Meeting: Presentations of Working Group 2 Session 1: Labor rights of migrant workers Presentation from Trinidad and Tobago on labor migration in CARICOM. Carl Francis, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development Presentation Challenges of Labor Migration in Costa Rica . Johnny Ruiz Arce, Chief of Labor Migration Unit of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security Session 2: Informal sector: sub-regional realities and strategies to confront it Introductory presentation “Heterogeneity of labor informality and public policies to address it”. Diego Schleser, Coordinator of Data Base and Statistic Process, MTESS of Argentina National strategies to address the informal sector, particularly those that seek to formalize the work of women and youth: Presentation from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Bernadine Dublin, Labor Commissioner, Ministry of Labor and Reginald Thomas, Executive Director, National Insurance Service Presentation from Nicaragua . Yadira Martínez, Director of International Affairs, Ministry of Labor Session 3: Youth Employment Strategies National strategies that focus on innovative and effective approaches to promote youth employment: Presentation from the United States. Gregg Weltz, Chief of Youth Employment Services, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of Labor Presentation from Chile . Julio Salas, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Presentation from Jamaica . Errol Miller, Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Security Session 4: Promotion of micro, small and medium enterprises Presentation from the Technical Secretariat about a document and an intersectoral meeting held on this topic. Francisco Pilotti, Director DSDE, OAS Presentation of innovative experiences, including one-stop shops and initiatives that promote micro-enterprises for youth and women: Presentation from Chile . Fernanda Villegas, Social Investment Fund (FOSIS) Presentation from Ecuador . Gladys Montaluisa, Coordinator of the Unit of Disabilities, Ministry of Labor and Employment Presentation from Costa Rica . Alvaro Gonzalez, Vice-Minister of the Social Area, Ministry of Labor and Social Security Session 5: Integration of gender perspective in labor and employment policies Closing remarks of WG1 - Conclusions and Recommendations Julio Rosales, Chair of WG1 and Director of International Affairs, MTESS of Argentina Presentations of Working Group 2 Introduction to Working Group 2 Session 1: Capacity building for labor administration The Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL): Partnership for human and institutional capacity building of labor administration. Francisco Pilotti, Director DSDE and Maria Claudia Camacho, Specialist DSDE, OAS Labor Administration and Labor Diagnosis, the case of FORSAT. Maria Luz Vega, Specialist on the topics related to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Presentation from Ecuador on the Plan of Action developed by the Ministry of Labor with the support of the ILO and FORSAT Project. Gladys Montaluisa , Coordinator of the Unit of Disabilities, Ministry of Labor and Employment Session 2: Employment services Conclusions of the Seminar “Employment Services and Labor Market Observatories: Opportunities and Challenges in the Hemisphere”, held in Cocoyoc, Morelos , Mexico in November 2006. Anel Valencia , Deputy Coordinator of Hemispheric Labor Policy, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Mexico Conclusions of the Workshop on “Quality of public employment services” held in Buenos Aires , Argentina in April 2007. Julio Rosales, Director of International Affairs, MTESS of Argentina Presentation from United States on an initiative for professional training for high-growth industries. Gregg Weltz, Chief of Youth Employment Services, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of Labor Session 3: Promotion of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work Introduction by United States . Jane Richards, International Economist of the Department of Labor Presentation on strategies to promote the ILO Declaration, by María Luz Vega, Specialist on the topics related to the ILO Declaration on FPRW Presentation from Argentina on the incorporation of the Declaration on the education curricula, by Julio Rosales , Director of International Affairs, MTESS. Presentation on tools and alternatives to promote fundamental principles and rights at work, by Natalia Alvarez, Coordinator of Outreach of the Cumple y Gana Project, Foundation for Peace and Democracy (FUNPADEM) Session 4: Labor relations and social dialogue Introduction by Uruguay . Jorge Bruni, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security Presentation from Panama . Edwin Salamin, Vice-Minister of Labor Intervention from COSATE . Marta Pujadas, General Labor Confederation of Argentina (CGT) and Vice-Chair of COSATE Intervention from CEATAL . Octavio Carvajal, Mexican Confederation of Industrial Chambers (CONCAMIN), and Vice-Chair of CEATAL Session 5: Social security systems Workshop on Social Security jointly organized by the Ministries of Labor of Chile and Uruguay . Julio Salas, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Chile Closing remarks of WG2 – Conclusions and Recommendations Walter Palacios, Chair of WG2 and Director of International Relations, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of El Salvador
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