13TH INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF …



13TH INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOUR (IACML) OF THE OAS

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES 2005

Approved during the Planning Meeting of the IACML – January 31 – Feb.1, 2005

|ACTIVITY |DATE / LOCATION |DESCRIPTION |LEAD |

|2005 |

|Planning meeting of the IACML |January 31st- Feb. 1|Meeting of Troika, ILO, OAS, and IACML advisory bodies to discuss progress of 13th IACML implementation; define |OAS |

| |Washington D.C. |activities for 2005 (Working Group agendas, preparatory work for the 14th IACML); discuss next steps for the | |

| | |feasibility study, its distribution, and presentation to the Working Group meetings in April; ensure coordination | |

| | |of IACML work and 4th Summit themes; other | |

|Workshop on Innovation and Decent Work |March 7-8, 2005 |The Technical Secretariat of the IACML (Office of Education, Science and Technology of the OAS) is suggesting this|OAS, ILO |

| |Buenos Aires, |one-day and a half workshop to study the relationship between innovation and employment, a key issue in today’s | |

| |Argentina |knowledge economy. This workshop will be organized jointly by the OAS and the ILO, who will support the | |

| |(jointly with SIRG |participation of COSATE and CEATAL, and provide outcomes to SIRG meeting. | |

| |meeting) | | |

| | |During this Workshop an Strategic Meeting between COSATA, CEATAL and the Technical Secretariat will take place, to| |

| | |analyze their role in the IACML process. | |

|XXXVII Summit Implementation Review Group |March 9-10, 2005 |The conclusions of the “Innovation and Decent Work” Workshop will be presented in this meeting. |Summit Secretariat – OAS |

|(SIRG) and XIII Executive Council |Buenos Aires, | | |

| |Argentina | | |

| | | | |

|Seminar “Strengthening democratic |March 11 |This seminar will also be held in the SIRG framework, where the Technical Secretariat of the IACML will make a |Summit Secretariat – OAS |

|governance” |Buenos Aires, |presentation about the “Innovation and Decent Work” Workshop and the process towards the 14th IACML. | |

| |Argentina | | |

|Meeting of Working Groups 1 and 2 |April 11-14, 2005 |Among other activities, Working Groups to table a draft outline of their final reports for discussion and |Chairs of Working Groups, |

| |Argentina |approval. The reports’ recommendations for future work will be incorporated into the draft proposals of the14th |OAS |

| | |IACML Declaration and Plan of Action. Working Groups meeting will be 3 days (Ap. 11 – 13) | |

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| | |A one-day Preparatory Meeting (April 14) shall be included to discuss the first drafts of the Declaration and Plan| |

| | |of Action. These documents shall be presented by Mexico one week prior to the Meeting. A text to be included in | |

| | |the Declaration of the IV Summit will also be prepared. | |

|Inter-Ministerial Technical Meeting of the |April 15, 2005 |Meeting proposed by PAHO in the framework of the strategic alliance between the sectors of health, labor, |PAHO |

|Working Group of the Strategic Alliance |Buenos Aires |education and environment (4 sectors, 16 countries). Technical representatives from the Troika and Argentina (as | |

| | |IV Summit host country) would be representing the IACML at this meeting. | |

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| | |Composition of this Working Group: Ministries of Labor (IACML authorities: Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina), | |

| | |Min. Health (PAHOs Directing Council authorities: Nicaragua, Peru, Guyana and Argentina), Min. Education (CIE | |

| | |authorities: Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, El Salvador and Argentina), Min. Sustainable Development (authorities of | |

| | |the meeting of PNUMA: Brazil, Panama and Venezuela) | |

|First draft of Reports of Working Groups 1 |End of May, 2005 |Completion of first draft of Working Groups’ final reports, including recommendations for future work -- for |Chairs of Working Groups, |

|and 2 | |approval at the Preparatory meeting on July, as well as for input into the SIRG June meeting. |OAS |

|Inter-Ministerial Meeting of the Working |June 20, 2005 |This meeting of Ministers of Labor (Troika and Argentina), Health, Education and Environment is proposed in the |PAHO |

|Group of the Strategic Alliance |Buenos Aires |framework of the strategic alliance promoted by PAHO in preparation for the IV Summit of the Americas | |

|OAS General Assembly and |June 5-8, 2005 |The SIRG is the main body for follow-up and planning of the Summit of the Americas process. |Summit Secretariat - OAS |

|XXXVIII Summit Implementation Review Group |(SIRG-Jun. 6) | | |

|(SIRG) |Ft. Lauderdale, USA |In order to communicate the resolution agreed during the meeting of the WGs in April, 2005, the participation of | |

| | |Troika in this meeting of the SIRG (in representation of the IACML) is suggested | |

|Workshop on Decent Work |July, 11 - 12 2005 |The ILO, in consultation with Working Group Chairs, will offer a hemispheric workshop based on the analysis of |ILO, OAS, Chairs of |

| |Mexico |sub-regional studies on the promotion of decent work. This workshop will also incorporate the analysis of the |Working Groups |

| | |ILO World Commission Report on the Social Dimensions of Globalization | |

| |(This Workshop could| | |

| |be parallel to the |The agenda shall be drafted by ILO’s Management Council (in March, 2005). With regards to the participants at the | |

| |Technical |Workshop, Ministers shall be asked to appoint the officers that are working in the IACML process. | |

| |Prepartory) | | |

|Final draft of Reports of Working Groups 1|End of June, 2005 |Working Group chairs/OAS to submit Working Groups’ final reports |Chairs of Working Groups, |

|and 2 | | |OAS |

|Technical Preparatory Meeting of the 14th |July 13 – 14 2005 |To agree on the draft texts of the Declaration and Plan of Action of Mexico; to approve the final reports of the |Mexico, Brazil, OAS |

|IACML |Mexico D.F. |Working Groups; and to discuss other related activities. | |

|XVII World Congress on Safety and Health at|Sept. 18-22, 2005 |The Congress is a forum for international discussion and debate on current inter-disciplinary issues related to |ILO, ISSA, NSC, USDOL |

|Work |Orlando, USA |Occupational Health and Safety. The theme is “Prevention in a Globalized World – Success Through Partnerships” | |

|(This congress is not part of the IACML | | | |

|official calendar of activities, but we | |Progress made on the results of the Working Group of the Strategic Alliance promoted by PAHO shall be presented at| |

|have included it given its importance) | |this Congress during a Leadership Seminar on OHS in the Americas on Sept. 20th . Members of the troika and | |

| | |Argentina (as part of the Strategic Alliance Working Group) and the authorities of the IACML’s Working Groups | |

| | |shall be participating in this session | |

|Ministerial Meeting of the 14th IACML |Sept. 26-27, 2005 |Ministers of Labour will discuss and ratify the 14th IACML Declaration and Plan of Action of Mexico. Brazil will |Mexico, OAS |

| |Mexico, D.F. |hand over the chair of the IACML to Mexico which assumes the chair of the 14th IACML | |

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| PAHO Directing Council |Sept. 26-30, 2005 |In order to inform about the progress of the strategic alliance for occupational health and safety, Ministers of |PAHO |

| |Washington D.C. |the Troika will participate in the PAHO Directing Council after the 14th IACML | |

|XXXVIV Summit Implementation Review Group |Sept, 2005 |The SIRG is the main body for follow-up and planning of the Summit of the Americas process |Summit Secretariat - OAS |

|(SIRG) and XV Executive Council |Buenos Aires, | | |

| |Argentina | | |

| |Date to be | | |

| |determined | | |

|IV Summit of the Americas |November 2005 |The theme of the 4th Summit of the Americas, to be held on November in Argentina, is “’ Creating Jobs to Confront |Argentina, OAS, Others |

| |Mar del Plata, |Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance.” | |

| |Argentina | | |

|Creation of an Inter-American Fund for the |2005 |The proposal developed by the government of Brazil shall be distributed to all Member States for their |Brazil |

|Promotion of Decent Work | |consideration and for discussion at the WG’s meeting in April and the Preparatory Meeting in July. | |

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|Virtual course on Certification of Labor |Ongoing in 2005 |Given the recent changes in CONOCER of Mexico and in its systems for normalization and certification, it has been |OAS, Mexico (CONOCER) |

|Competencies | |decided to suspend the elaboration of the virtual course. The OAS shall report in the status of the negotiations | |

| | |with CONOCER at the WG’s meeting in April, and shall discuss the possibility of restructuring the course in order | |

| | |to align it to the new system. | |

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|2006 |

|Workshop on linkages between labor, social |Date and location to|Focus on the linkage between labour, social and economic policies, specifically the analysis of the relationship |OAS and IDB |

|and economic policies |be determined |between Ministries of Labor and Finance to jointly set priorities and promote more effective public administration| |

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|Workshop on SENAI/SEBRAE/SENAC |2006 |The Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil will host a workshop to share the experiences of SENAI/SEBRAE/SENAC|Brazil, OAS |

| |Brazil |with other countries, as part of the follow-up activities of the IV Summit of the Americas | |

Prepared by the Technical Secretariat of the IACML: Office of Education, Science and Technology of the OAS.

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