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RIAL Workshop "Labor Dimension of globalization and free trade agreements: Impacts and labor provisions"

Place and Date: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 27, 2010
Venue: Hilton Hotel - Gran Salón Room
Ave. George Washington No. 500

This Workshop was part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2010-2011, and it was held prior to the First Working Groups Meeting within the framework of the XVI IACML.It was jointly organized by the Canadian Labour Program, the Ministry of Labor of the Dominican Republic and the Organization of American States (OAS).

PARTICIPANTS

• Officers from the Ministries of Labour of 26 OAS Member States responsible for international relations
• Representatives from COSATE and CEATAL
• Representatives from ILO, ECLAC, European Commission, civil society, researchers, as well as experts in the field.


RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• Final Agenda 

• Final Participants List

• Preliminary results and ideas of the meeting

• Information Bulletin

• Photo Gallery



Welcome remarks

Ambassador Anibal Quiñónez, Permanent Representative of the Organization of American States in the Dominican Republic
• Speech

Panel 1 – Labor impact of globalization  

Presentation from Janine Berg, Employment Specialist of the ILO Office in Brazil
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio

Presentation of Argentina - Marta Novick, Under-Secretary for Technical Programming and Labor Studies, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security
• Power Point Presentation
• Audio

Presentation of COSATE - Teresa Healy, Senior Researcher of the Canadian Labour Congress
• Document
• Audio

Presentation of CEATAL - Brian Burkett, Counselor of the Canadian Employers Council
• Document
• Audio

Open Dialogue
• Audio


Panel 2 – Labor provisions of free trade agreements and integration processes

Introductory remarks by moderator Maryse Robert, Chief of the Trade Office, Department of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, SEDI, OAS.
• Audio

Introductory presentation from Anne Posthuma, Senior Researcher or the International Institute for Labor Studies, and author of the Chapter on this issue of the “World of Work Report 2009” (30’)
• Power Point Presentation  
• Labour Provisions Summary   
• Audio

Round table
• Audio 

Open dialogue
• Audio