Highlights

8th Gender Dialogue on Gender among Ministries of Labor: Eradicating gender-based violence and harassment at work

Representatives of Ministries of Labor will exchange experiences and develop recommendations to prevent and eradicate gender-based violence and harassment at work, acknowledging their effects within the world of work that disproportionately affect women, and that threaten workers’ well-being, companies’ productivity, and economic growth.

Hemispheric Workshop “Future of work and new employment dynamics in the Americas”

The objective of this Workshop is to increase knowledge and strengthen the capacities of Ministries of Labor and social actors to enhance the opportunities and mitigate the risks posed by technological advances and climate change responses to the world of work.

Hemispheric Workshop “Enhancing Labor Law Compliance in the Americas”

The objective of this hemispheric Workshop of the RIAL/OAS and USDOL was to strengthen the capacities of the Ministries of Labor to improve compliance with labor laws by enhancing innovative labor inspection practices and a preventive approach to law enforcement.

The Repository of Actions on Paid Domestic Work is now available!

This Repository developed by the OAS Secretariat in conjunction with the governments of the Americas, showcases the actions that the Ministries of Labor of the region have implemented to dignify, formalize, and achieve the full exercise of rights in paid domestic work.

Impact and Testimonials

 
The OAS does an excellent job in promoting this type of exchanges, since through them, the Ministries of Labor can learn from innovative experiences that can be taken as a reference in the creation and development of new programs, services, policies, among others"

Ministry of Labor and Social Prevision, El Salvador 

August 2018