Hemispheric Workshop: "Social Dialogue for a rights-based transition from informal to formal employment"

Organised by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML)

Aim of the meeting

• Increase knowledge and strengthen the capacities of Ministries of Labor regarding strategies and policies related to social protection and the promotion of productivity that facilitate the transition to labor formalization through mechanisms based on social dialogue.
• Identify, exchange on and analyze government policies and measures aimed at promoting, in an integrated manner, universal access to social protection and the transition from the informal to the formal economy. 
• Exchange on and analyze policies to increase productivity and ensure the equitable distribution of its benefits, while promoting a rights-based transition to the formal economy. 
• Share experiences on the role of social dialogue and the contribution of social actors to the formulation and implementation of strategies and policies that facilitate a rights-based transition to formal employment and promote universal social protection, increased productivity and its equitable distribution. 
• Prepare recommendations to define lines of action that facilitate a rights-based transition from the informal to the formal economy through social dialogue. 

IOE Role

Coordinating and supporting the Business Technical Advisory Committee on Labor Matters's (CEATAL) contribution to the workshop