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“We consider this visit to have been very valuable for the work of Trinidad and Tobago in developing business incubators and non-financial cooperatives.”
- Delegation of Trinidad and Tobago after cooperation with Brazil, October 2012
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“What we have been able to discover is that each one of us even in our difficult situations, each one of us has some resources and we have some expertise that others don’t have, and the development of cooperation between us allows us to access particularly the expertise of our friends, brothers and sisters, and neighbors…”
- Errol McLeod, Minister of Labor and Small and Micro Enterprise Development of Trinidad & Tobago
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“This cooperation activity has allowed for comparing the existing registries and surveys in both countries, and promoting the continuous improvement of our information system.”
- Delegation of Peru, after cooperation with Brazil, October 2012
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“The RIAL allows for an exchange of enriching experiences for the countries that are in the process of consolidating employment policies, especially for vulnerable populations.”
- Delegation of Colombia, after cooperation with Argentina, August 2012
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“The work of the OAS is commendable. It reinforces solidarity, allowing us to better confront situations common to the Ministries of Labor.”
- Delegation of Panama, after their cooperation with Brazil, October 2008
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“No other institution has contributed to the development of labour administration to the extent that RIAL has. I think my department has benefited tremendously for the various workshops, seminars, and training organized by RIAL. I am also personally grateful for having been exposed to some of them. Hope that the excellent work continues.”
- George Melchoir, Labour Commissioner of the Ministry of Labor of St. Lucia, September 2010
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“The overall experience far exceeded our expectations and afforded us an opportunity to network with our counterparts from the United States Department of Labor as we endeavour to improve the delivery of services in the area of occupational health and safety”
- Delegation of Bahamas after their cooperation with USDOL, December 2008
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“The On-site visit to the Jamaica Public Employment Service by staff of the Ministry of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development of Belize is considered to be a stellar success.”
- Delegation of Belize after their cooperation with Jamaica, September 2009
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“Even though in these activities we are classified as the providing institution, we view them as an exchange of information that also benefits us greatly.”
- Chantenia Gay, Area Advisor of the United States Department of Labor, May 2009
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“We have had a very fruitful experience with the RIAL in cooperation matters (…) At the end of the day, the RIAL was able to clearly identify the needs of the labor ministries and, because of that, cooperation has yielded positive results.”
- Adalberto Mongelós, Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security of Paraguay, September 2010
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“In this cooperation activity, we planted a seed that we will later harvest in our country. The experience has been so revealing that there will be far-reaching structural changes in labor inspection, from amendments to the Organic Law to the creation of new specialized units.”
- Agustín Rodríguez, Deputy Director of Labor Inspection of El Salvador, July 2008
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“Without a doubt, the experiences we lived and the knowledge we acquired will make an extraordinarily valuable contribution to our institutional capacity-building. Actions of this kind strengthen our peoples and demand a better and heightened service commitment from us.”
- Eugenio Solano, Vice Minister of Labor of Costa Rica, October 2008
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“Continue to encourage the OAS member countries, particularly those with more financial resources, to support the RIAL so that our labor ministries can learn on-site about the successful experiences of other labor ministries and so we can build our capacity for ensuring decent work for all workers.”
- Delegation of Panama following their cooperation with Argentina, December 2008
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“The efforts accompanied by the RIAL have been very positive for strengthening the Labor Administration; however, more such efforts – economic, as well as technical – are needed to successfully attain the “steps to be followed” in a working mission. The RIAL will grow stronger as its members grow stronger, and that will come about through the implementation of specific, well guided actions with a direct impact on our target population: the workers.”
– Delegation of Nicaragua after the cooperation with Brazil, October 2009
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“Congratulations to the RIAL; we believe it to be a most valuable meeting point for the Americas.”
- Luis Ramiro Correa, Legal Advisor to Colombia’s Ministry of Social Welfare, May 2009
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“I would really like to stress that the RIAL is something we have built; it is a process of construction in which we are all involved. Donor countries or recipient countries: that classification is difficult, but we are all integral parts of the RIAL and we are all active players in the RIAL.”
- Remarks by Julio Rosales, Director of International Affairs at MTEySS of Argentina, May 2009
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“International cooperation encourages the improvement of labor standards, institutional strengthening, and the technical capacity of officials (…) We, the ministries, propose the areas where we want training; it’s not the international cooperation agencies that tell us what we want.”
- Carlos Zúñiga, Advisor to El Salvador’s MTPS, May 2009
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