On Thursday, January 28, the authorities of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) held a virtual meeting to follow up on the 2018 - 2021 Work Plan, review preparatory activities towards the next Conference, and define RIAL actions and resources for this year.
Among the main results of the meeting were the approval of the schedule of preparatory activities for the XXI IACML in Buenos Aires, and the allocation of RIAL resources for this year's activities, which include bilateral cooperation activities, continued actions on both gender equality and better coordination between education and labor.
The meeting was attended by the delegations of Barbados (IACML Chair), Mexico (former Chair), Ecuador (Chair of Working Group 1), Argentina (Chair of Working Group 2), Brazil, Chile (Vice-Chairs of WG1), Canada, Costa Rica (Vice-Chairs of WG2), as well as the Presidents of COSATE and CEATAL. Delegations from the United States, Guatemala and Uruguay took part as observers.
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