ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Inter-American Council for Integral Development
(CIDI)
XVIII INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML)
November 11 to 12, 2013
Medellin, Colombia
OEA/Ser.K/XII.18.1
CIDI/TRABAJO/doc.3/13 rev.1
22 October 2013
Original: Spanish
PROPOSED WORK SCHEDULE
“50 years of inter-American dialogue for the promotion of social justice and decent work: progress
and challenges towards sustainable development”
Venue: Plaza Mayor Convenciones
Sunday, November 10
10:00 – 17:00
Registration and certification
Venue: Plaza Mayor Convenciones – Hall Principal
Reception of delegations at airport
Monday, November 11
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and certification
Venue: Plaza Mayor Convenciones – Hall Principal
9:00 – 13:00
PARALLEL AND CONSECUTIVE ADVISORY BODIES MEETINGS
9:00 – 13:00
Meeting of Technical Permanent Commission for Labor Issues (COTPAL)
Room 1
9:00 – 10:15
Meeting of Trade Union Technical Advisory Council (COSATE) - Room 2
10:15 – 11:30
Meeting of the Business Technical Advisory Committee on Labor Matters
(CEATAL) - Room 2
11:30 – 13:00
Joint Meeting of COSATE and CEATAL - Room 2
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch provided to all participants by the Government of Colombia
Venue: Caja de Madera
Ministerial Program – For Ministers only
9:30
Transportation from the Intercontinental Hotel to the Plaza Mayor
10:00 – 12:00
Roundtable on Youth Employment: “The challenge of youth employment in
the Americas: formulating policies for the generation of dignified, decent
and productive work for our youth”
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12:30 – 14:00
Lunch offered by the Mayor of Medellin and the Governor of Antioquia for
the Honorable Ministers or Heads of Delegation and invited High
Authorities
Venue: Multipurpose Room, Plaza Mayor
14:15 – 14:30
PREPARATORY SESSION (Art. 31 of the Rules of Procedure)
Main Room – Plenary, Room 3
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Establishment of the order of precedence;
Decision on rules of procedure;
Decision on election of the Chairman of the Conference;
Decision on the agenda;
Decision on the Committee on Credentials and the Style Committee;
Decision on the working method and the makeup of working groups;
Deadline for the presentation of proposals;
Consideration of the distribution of documents by working groups and of
the drafts that are not clearly related to the topics of the agenda;
Decision on the approximate duration of the Conference, and
Other business
14:30 – 15:45
MEETING OF THE MINISTERS OF
MEMBERS OF COSATE AND CEATAL
(open to all participants)
16:00 – 17:00
Parallel event
 Presentation of the book Better Pensions, Better Jobs by the IDB
 Launch of the Regional Report on Decent Work and Gender Equality by
the ILO, UN Women, FAO, ECLAC and UNDP
18:00 – 19:00
INAUGURAL SESSION AND COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS OF
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IACML
LABOR
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Inaugural Session
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Rafael Pardo, Minister of Labor of Colombia
Humberto Centeno, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare of El Salvador
and Chair of the XVII IACML
Guy Ryder, Director General of the ILO
Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the OAS
Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
Commemorative Events of the IACML 50th Anniversary
19:00 – 19:30
Transportation from the Plaza Mayor to the Botanical Garden
19:30 – 21:00
Cultural Event – Welcome Cocktail
Venue: Orquideorama of the Botanical Garden
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Tuesday, November 12
7:30 – 8:30
Breakfast for Ministers of Labor with trade union organizations
Venue: Multipurpose Room
8:45 – 9:15
FIRST PLENARY SESSION: Follow-up Reports on XVII IACML
Main Room – Plenary, Room 3
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Ratification of agreements adopted during the Preparatory Session
Presentation from Technical Secretariat – OAS
Presentation from ILO
9:15 – 11:15
SECOND PLENARY SESSION: Articulation of economic and labor
policies for the promotion of decent work and social inclusion. Intersectoral dialogue.
9:15 – 9:45
Presentations from 3 guest Ministers (intersectoral dialogue)
9:45 – 10:00
Break
10:00 – 10:30
Presentations from 3 Ministers of Labor
10:30 – 11:15
Inter-ministerial Dialogue
11:15 – 13:15
THIRD PLENARY SESSION: Employment and equity. Employment as
a pillar of the quest for equality and development
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13:15 – 15:00
Presentations from 3 or 4 Ministers of Labor
Ministerial dialogue
Lunch provided to all participants by the Government of Colombia
Venue: Caja de Madera, Plaza Mayor
Official Photo – Ministers and Heads of Delegation
Venue: Exterior of Plaza Mayor
15:00 – 17:00
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17:00 – 18:00
FOURTH PLENARY SESSION: Protection of the rights of workers
and promotion of social dialogue
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CLOSING SESSION
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19:00 – 20:30
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Presentations by 3 or 4 Ministers of Labor
Ministerial dialogue
Election of the Chair Pro Tempore of the XIX IACML
Remarks by the Chair Pro Tempore of the XIX IACML
Adoption of the Declaration and Plan of Action of Medellin
Closing Remarks by the Honorable Minister of Labor of Colombia
Cultural event – Closing Cocktail
Venue: Plaza Mayor Convenciones – Hall Principal