The RIAL completes 60 bilateral cooperation activities!

During this week, in the Framework of the Fifth RIAL Call (for proposals), a delegation from the Ministry of Labor of Colombia visited their counterparts in Argentina to strengthen their telework policy. The RIAL celebrates that this is the sixtieth activity in promotion of bilateral technical cooperation in four years in the Hemisphere.

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The Ministers of Labor of Central America meeting on child labor ends with the signing of the Declaration of Panama

On 7 and 8 August, the Ministers of Labor of Central America, Belize, Panama, and the Dominican Republic met to exchange experiences and best practices for the eradication of child labor in their countries. The noteworthy meeting was supported by the ILO and concluded with a commitment to reinforcing the fight against child labor in the region. One of the main objectives of the meeting was making preparations for the III World Conference Against Child Labor, which will be held in Brazil in 2013.

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El Salvador creates an action plan for equality and gender with the support of the OAS and ILO

The principal objective of the Action Plan is to implement the recommendations of the Participative Gender Audit carried out in the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MTPS) of El Salvador with the support of experts from the OAS and ILO. Minister Humberto Centeno and Director of Social Development and Employment, Evelyn Jacir de Lovo, participated during the final phase of the Audit, which took place from 23 to 27 July. The fruits of this joint effort are already evident, the creation and operation of the Equality Unit Between Genders in the MTPS being one of the important outcomes.

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Brazil moves toward a national employment and decent work policy based on social dialogue

More than 1,500 delegates from around the country were present at the I National Employment and Decent Work Conference held from 6 to 10 August in Brazil. This unprecedented event is part of a process that started last year and has mobilized 23,000 people in more than 270 sub-national conferences. The Conference resulted in the approval of a series of tripartite consensuses that will allow for the development of a National Employment and Decent Work Policy. Congratulations Brazil!

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August 13 to 17 in Buenos Aires: Visit of the Ministry of Labor of Colombia to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina

October 9 to 11 in Washington: I Meeting of the Working Groups and RIAL Seminar on Freedom of Association

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