Public Employment Services

Topics: 
EMPLOYMENT
Employment services
Employment policies and programs
Event date: 
12/10/2008 to 12/11/2008
Place: 
Panama City
Host Country: 
Panama
Objectives: 
  • Exchange and analyze experiences on strategies to link Public Employment Services (PES) with the productive environment, as a condition for guaranteeing quality services. 
  • Analyze the articulation of PES with workforce development (training) systems and with labor market information systems, including Observatories. 
  • Identify and recognize good practices with respect to linkages between PES and comprehensive systems that address the needs of persons facing greater barriers in entering the labor market.
Organizers: 

This Workshop was part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2008-2009, and it was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development of Panama and the Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina and the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES). It was funded by the Government of Canada, through the contribution it has provided to the RIAL.

Relevant documents: 
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PDF icon Agenda182.23 KB
PDF icon List of Participants249.84 KB
PDF icon Registration Form207.74 KB
PDF icon Hotel Form202.85 KB
PDF icon Information Bulletin322.06 KB
PDF icon Conclusions and Next Steps281.8 KB
PDF icon Guiding Questions204.23 KB

Participants:

  • Officers from the Ministries of Labour of the 34 OAS Member States responsible for public employment services issues.
  • Representatives from COSATE and CEATAL.
  • Representatives from ILO and other relevant international organizations, as well as experts on the matter.
Presentations: 

Opening Session

Organization of American States (OAS) - Francisco Pilotti, Director of the Department of Social Development and Employment, OAS
PANAMA - Vice-Minister Felipe Cano, Vice-Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama
PANAMA - Minister Edwin Salamín, Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama

Panel 1 - PES and Local Development: linkages with the productive environment to ensure access to quality and productive employment

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Eva Raskovsky, Director of Employment Services, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina
International Labor Organization (ILO) - Leonardo Ferreira, Employment Specialist of ILO Subregional Office for Central America
Questions and Answers

National experiences (Part 1)

EL SALVADOR - Raúl Castro, Coordinator of the National Employment Network, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Questions and Answers

National experiences (Part 2)

URUGUAY - Martha Pereyra, Director of Public Employment Services, Ministry of Labor and Social Security
Open dialogue among participants

Perspectives from social actors and their linkages with PES

CEATAL - Manuel Terán, Representative of CEATAL
COSATE - Robert Giuseppi, President of COSATE
Questions and answers

Panel 2 - Articulation of PES with workforce development (training) systems and information systems

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Patrick Venier, Executive Secretary, World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES)

National experiences (Part 1)

MEXICO - Alejandro Razo, General Coordinator of the National Employment Service
CHILE - Leonardo Ormeño, SENCE’s Chief of Staff
Questions and answers

National experiences (Part 2)

BAHAMAS - Harcourt Brown, Director of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Development
Open dialogue among participants

Panel 3 - Public Employment Services’ approach to addressing vulnerable groups or persons with greater barriers to employment

Introductory presentation by the Moderator Maria Claudia Camacho, Labor Specialist, Department of Social Development and Employment, OAS

National experiences (Part 1)

ARGENTINA - Enrique Deibe, Secretary of Employment, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security
BRAZIL - Adriana Ligiéro, General Coordinator of Employment and Income, Ministry of Labor and Employment
Open dialogue among participants

National experiences (Part 2)

PANAMA - Ernesto Fuentes, Director General of Employment, Ministry of Labor
PERU - Javier Barreda, Vice-Minister of Employment Promotion, Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion
Open dialogue among participants

Closing session

Summary of discussions and lessons learned

Panel 1 - Eva Raskovsky, Director of Employment Services, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina
Panel 2 - Patrick Venier, Executive Secretary, World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES)
Panel 3 - María Claudia Camacho, Labor Specialist, Department of Social Development and Employment, OAS
Dialogue among participants

Closing Remarks

Organization of American States (OAS) - Francisco Pilotti, Director DDSE, OAS
ARGENTINA - Enrique Deibe, Secretary of Employment, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina
WAPES - Patrick Venier, Executive Secretary of WAPES
PANAMA - Vice-Minister Felipe Cano, Vice-Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama
PANAMA - Edwin Salamín, Minister of Labor and Labor Development of Panama