Hemispheric Workshop “Institutionalized Social Dialogue in the Americas: Contributions to Public Policy Making”
This Workshop is an activity under the Work Plan 2025–2027 of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS, jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Paraguay and the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration, with the participation of the Trade Union Technical Advisory Council (COSATE) and the Business Technical Advisory Committee on Labor Matters (CEATAL).
This Workshop was held in conjunction with the IACML Meeting of the Working Groups, which took place on May 11–12. For further information regarding the Meeting of the Working Groups, please click here.
General objective:
To increase the knowledge and strengthen the capacities of the Ministries of Labor and social actors to strengthen and institutionalize social dialogue and thereby facilitate consensus-building in the definition of public policies.
Specific objectives:
- Identify progress, achievements, and challenges in the processes of strengthening and institutionalizing social dialogue.
- Exchange and analyze successful experiences of social dialogue that have resulted in the definition of public policies, particularly in emerging areas of the world of work, such as work in digital platforms, the impact of artificial intelligence, and just transition processes, among others.
- Analyze the functioning of mechanisms linked to wage setting, as well as the role of social dialogue, based on the exchange of experiences and relevant cases, in order to identify good practices and opportunities for institutional strengthening.
- Develop policy recommendations to strengthen and institutionalize social dialogue and facilitate consensus-building.
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 Workshop Agenda | 1.09 MB |
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1st Session – Institutionalized social dialogue: progress, lessons, and recommendations
Guiding questions for presentations and dialogue:
1. Based on your country's experience, what are the main successes, challenges, and recommendations regarding the processes to institutionalize and strengthen social dialogue? What progress has been made in this area in your country? In your response, please consider the recommendations for strengthening social dialogue put forward at the 2022 RIAL Workshop.
2nd Session – Social dialogue and public policies to respond to the transformation of the world of work
Guiding questions for presentations and dialogue:
2. Within the framework of social dialogue mechanisms in your country, are there examples of public policies that have resulted from tripartite negotiation processes? If your answer is affirmative, what are the most recent examples, and what have been the key elements in reaching these agreements? If your answer is negative, what challenges have been encountered, and how could they be overcome?
3rd Session – Social dialogue and wage-setting mechanisms
Guiding questions for presentations and dialogue:
3. How are wage-setting mechanisms structured and implemented in practice in your country? What role does social dialogue play in these processes, and what experiences or lessons learned could be shared to strengthen them?
Closing Session