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Luis Alberto Rodriguez Director, Summits of the Americas Secretariat

Planning Meeting of the XIII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) January 31, 2005. Luis Alberto Rodriguez Director, Summits of the Americas Secretariat Organization of American States. MECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOW UP. SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS

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Luis Alberto Rodriguez Director, Summits of the Americas Secretariat

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  1. Planning Meeting of the XIII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML)January 31, 2005 Luis Alberto Rodriguez Director, Summits of the Americas Secretariat Organization of American States

  2. MECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOW UP SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS Heads of State and Government Ministers of Foreign Affairs OAS General Assembly OAS Secretary General Ministerial Meetings IACML OAS Permanent Council OAS Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC) Summits of the Americas Secretariat Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) (National Coordinators) Steering Committee (United States, Bolivia, Chile, Canada, México and Argentina) Executive Council (Steering Committee + Brazil and Representatives of Regional Groups: Central America, Rio Group, Andean Group, CARICOM) Joint Summit Working Group (OAS, IDB, PAHO, ECLAC, IICA, WB, CABEI, CAF, CDB, IOM, ILO) OAS offices and institutions responsible for Implementing Summit mandates

  3. Joint Summit Working Group CDB ILO ECLAC CABEI IICA CAF OAS IADB PAHO IOM WORLD BANK

  4. Background First Summit of the Americas (Miami, USA, December 1994) Summit on Sustainable Development (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, December 1996) Second Summit of the Americas (Santiago, Chile, April 1998) Third Summit of the Americas, (Quebec City, Canada, April 2001) Special Summit of the Americas (Monterrey, Mexico, January 2004)

  5. Third Summit of the Americas Mandates on Employment “We will promote compliance with internationally recognized core labor standards as embodied in the International Labor Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up adopted in 1998. We will consider the ratification of or accession to the fundamental agreements of the ILO, as appropriate. In order to advance our commitment to create greater employment opportunities, improve the skills of workers and improve working conditions throughout the Hemisphere. We instruct the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor to continue their consideration of issues related to globalization which affect employment and labor”. Declaration of Quebec City, Canada 2001

  6. Third Summit of the Americas Mandates on EmploymentPlanofAction “Promote equal employment opportunities and improve working conditions for people in all countries in the region, with special attention to people belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, and other vulnerable persons”. “Collaborate with employers and labor organizations to develop and generate information on labor markets; participate in dialogue; and adopt ongoing strategies and programs as a core element for professional development . “Continue to work towards the elimination of child labor, and as a priority, promote the hemispheric ratification and implementation of the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention, 1999 (No.182)” “Promote and protect the rights of all workers, in particular those of working women, and take action to remove structural and legal barriers as well as stereotypical attitudes to gender equality at work”.

  7. Special Summit of the Americas Special Summit of the Americas • Economic Growth with Equity to Reduce Poverty • Social Development • Democratic Governance

  8. Creating Jobs and the Summits of the Americas “We are committed to the principles of decent work proclaimed by the International Labour Organization, and we will promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in the conviction that respect for workers’ rights and dignity is an essential element to achieving poverty reduction and sustainable social and economic development for our peoples”. Declaration of Nuevo León – Special Summit of the Americas, January 2004.

  9. IV Summit of the AmericasArgentina 2005 • November 2005, Mar de Plata • Theme: “Creating Employment to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance”.

  10. Summit Implementation Review Group - SIRG • Comprised of the 34 democratically elected governments of the hemisphere, represented by their appointed National Coordinators. Reports periodically on the progress achieved in the fulfillment of the Plan of Action to the Foreign Ministers. • The SIRG meets on average 3 times a year, with at least one of their meetings held at the Ministerial level at the OAS General Assembly. • The most recent SIRG meeting was held in Washington D.C. October 19 - 20 of 2004 The SIRG was created in 1995 after the First Summit of the Americas Present Chair: Argentina

  11. XXXVI Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) October 19-20, 2004 Agenda • Welcoming remarks: Ambassador John Biehl, Director Department of Political and Democratic Affairs • Opening address from Ambassador Jorge Taiana, Secretary of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Relations of Argentina • Follow-up of the Commitments: Economic Growth With Equity to Reduce Poverty (OAS, IADB, CABEI, CAF, ILO) • Presentation and discussion of the conceptual document “Creating Employment to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance” • Consultations with civil society about the priorities for the IV Summit of the Americas

  12. “The three concepts reflected in the theme -- employment, poverty and democratic governance -- are closely linked and represent the greatest areas of concern in the hemisphere today.  The decision to address these concerns comes out of a regional context, well known to you, characterized by a problematic combination of democratic rule with high levels of poverty and social inequality.  We must face up to the problems of poverty and inequality, without wavering, with efficiency and full knowledge of our enormous responsibility”.   Remarks by Ambassador Jorge Taiana, Secretary of Foreign RelationsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina during the Second Plenary Session.

  13. Preliminary Document for Discussion:“Creating Employment to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance” Presented by Argentina at the XXXVI SIRG Meeting Status: Under revision by Argentina based on comments from countries Argentina is drafting the guidelines for a Plan of Action.

  14. “Creating Employment to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance”Preliminary Document for Discussion • Integration of macroeconomic, trade, production, infrastructure, migration, educational, and social welfare policies into the goal of generating quality employment. • Generate more and higher quality employment through implementation of government policies. • Promote a reduction of the disparities between men and women in the labor sphere. • Employment should be inseparable from liberty, justice, security, and protection. • Promotion of specific programs for micro and small enterprises. • Assess the impact of trade agreements on the employment rate

  15. Fourth Summit – Argentina, 2005Calendar of Preparatory Meetings

  16. Ministerial Meeting of the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative WHTI Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August Meeting of Ministers and Highest Appropriate Authorities on Social Development El Salvador, October I Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities on Sustainable Development Bolivia, September 8 - 9 Ministerial Meeting of Agriculture and Rural Life Ecuador, August 30 – September 01 Ministerial Meeting of Education Trinidad & Tobago, August 18 - 19 Meeting of the Health and Environment Ministers Argentina, June 17 - 18 PLANNED MINISTERIAL MEETINGS IN ADVANCE OF THE IV SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS XIV Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor Mexico September 26 - 27 III Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities Responsible for Policies on Decentralization, Local Government and Citizen Participation United States, September

  17. Civil Society Participation • Civil Society participation in the Summit of the Americas Process • GRIC Meetings • CISC Meetings • Ministerial Meetings • IV Summit of the Americas • ROUNDTABLE WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CISC: “CREATING EMPLOYMENT TO CONFRONT POVERTY AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE” • – Washington January 24 – 25 • Upcoming events: • Civil Society in the SIRG (March, June, September) • Workshop March 7 – 8 COSATE and CEATAL • September: Hemispheric Civil Society Forum for the Fourth Summit of the Americas • Regional Civil Society Forums • November: IV Summit of the Americas: Dialogue with Civil Society

  18. Summits of the Americas Secretariatwww.summitsoftheamericas.org Organization of American States 1889 F Street NWWashington, DC 20006 USATel:202.458.3127, Fax: 202.458.3665summit-info@oas.org

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