The Seventeenth American Regional Meeting convened by the International Labour Organization is taking place in Santiago, Chile, from Tuesday 14 to Friday 17 December 2010.
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Governments’, workers’ and employers’ representatives from more than 30 countries in the Americas concluded the 17th American Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) with a call to strengthen efforts towards advancing decent work in the continent.
Delegations - final list
Report of the Credentials Committee
List of Registered Persons
SANTIAGO – Chilean President Sebastian Piñera addressed the 17th American Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and highlighted the role of decent work and social protection in the economic and social development of Chile and the region.
Chilean Labour Minister Camila Merino elected president of the conference SANTIAGO – The International Labour Organization (ILO) opened its 17th American Regional Meeting here on Tuesday with governments’, workers’ and employers’ representatives from more than 30 countries ready to discuss the employment situation in the region and the decent work challenges lying ahead.
SANTIAGO – International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Juan Somavia has called for the creation of quality jobs as a key element of an economic recovery that is shaping up to be uncertain for the Latin American and Caribbean region and for the world as a whole.
Mr Somavia also met workers’ and employers’ representatives
SANTIAGO – ILO Director-General Juan Somavia was received by Chilean President Sebastian Pinera at the La Moneda Palace on Monday ahead of the start of the ILO’s American Regional Meeting.
“The challenge today is the quality of jobs”, said Juan Somavia
SANTIAGO - Latin America and the Caribbean experienced rapid employment recovery in 2010 to pre-crisis levels, but the challenge of improving the working conditions of millions of workers still remains, according to data provided by the ILO, which will hold its 17th American Regional Meeting in Chile next week with delegates from 35 countries of the continent.
ILO published a series of Notes giving details of the policies implemented in various countries in order to alleviate the effects of the crisis on employment and protect the quality of life of individuals. The aim of this new series of ILO Notes is to enquire into the most appropriate policies to obtain economic recovery, creating decent employment in the shortest time possible and in a sustainable way.
The 17th Regional American Meeting will host a series of four Dialogues about issues related to the lessons of the crisis for the World of Work, decent work challenges, and innovative experiences. Please check the following ILO Notes for the issues that will guide the panel discussions of those Dialogues:
Dialogue 2: 'The Global Report on Wages, 2010'
The Reports of the Director General for the 17th American Regional Meeting are now available in the internet.