The summit of the Leaders of the G-20 concluded with an Action Plan for Growth and Employment among its most relevant agreements

The leaders of the Group of 20 that convened on June 18 and 19 in Los Cabos, Mexico, signed a globally coordinated economic plan to improve employment prospects for their citizens called “Los Cabos Growth and Jobs Action Plan”. Furthermore, the leaders included in the Declaration of this important meeting the recommendations from the Labor and Employment Ministers of this Group. ILO Director, Juan Somavía, welcomed the adopted Declaration that included measurable targets for job creation as key elements of crisis-recovery policies.

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“Green Jobs: a chance for youth” on the road to the high level segment of Río + 20

Under this theme, governments, trade unions, youth groups and civil society representatives, met to discuss ways to ensure youth involvement and contribution in the transition to green economies. These discussions were part of the dialogue towards the high level segment of Río + 20 that is currently taking place in Brazil, and they had the support of the ILO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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With the Dominican Republic, the number of countries that have made contributions to the Voluntary Contributions Fund of the RIAL increases to 12

Thanks to the commitment of these 12 of countries of the region, the sustainability of the RIAL has been guaranteed. Added to this is the satisfaction of knowing that recently the General Assembly of the OAS not only expressed its support to this Network but also for its Voluntary Contributions Fund. We invite all Ministries of Labor of the region to make contributions to the Fund.

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Regional Policy Dialogue: Promoting Good Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Experts and decision makers in labor policy of the region will convene on June 21 and 22at the headquarters of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. The purpose of this dialogue is to exchange opinions about the challenges that countries face in regard to labor training and intermediation.

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World Day against Child Labor was commemorated on June 12

From the 101st Session of the International Labor Conference, governments from around the World expressed their commitment to the eradication of child labor. According to the statistics, today there are around 215 million children that have quit school to go to work. We traversed the hemisphere virtually and found reflections and strategies from the Ministries of Labor; we now present a few of these.

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Upcoming events:

June 21 and 22 in Washington: Regional policy dialogue: Promoting good Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

June 20 al 22 in Río de Janeiro: High level segment of Río+20

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Congratulations México for hosting the Leaders’ Summit of the G-20 and being example of leadership in the region

United States signs agreements on migrant workers rights with Honduras, the Philippines, Peru and Ecuador

Jamaica is ready for implementing Phase II of its Employment Emergency Programme (JEEP)

OAS is offering scholarships foro n-line masters degrees in partnership with CIESS

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