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6.
In particular, the Working Group will undertake the following activities:
a.
Based on the work accomplished by the XI and XII IACML on different
regional agreements and institutions addressing labor standards in the context
of integration, and the continued study of labor provisions in emerging free
trade agreements, elaborate options emphasizing cooperation, to allow for a
better implementation of labor commitments, laws and policies, including
through an increase in the capacity of Labor Ministries;
b.
Conduct further enquiry into the effects of economic integration on labor
markets and labor policy, the necessary methods for studying these topics
and the means to enable Labor Ministries in smaller economies to undertake
such analyses.
c.
Develop the institutional means to structure coordination and collaboration to
strengthen Labor Ministries’ capacity to carry out their functions. To this
end, commission a feasibility study, with recommendations to be brought
forward for the consideration of the XIV IACML;
d.
To analyze conditions for creating a mechanism to promote decent work and
strengthen training to help reduce differences between regions and improve
conditions for competitiveness in our countries.
e.
Extend invitations to senior officials from relevant ministries, as appropriate,
to attend the IACML seminars, workshops, and Working Group meetings
when agenda items address topics of cross-cutting nature. Ministries of
Trade and Ministries of Education were identified in this regard by the
Working Group;
f.
Continue to encourage the active participation of CEATAL, COSATE and
key international organizations in the work of the Conference regarding the
labor dimensions of the Summit of the Americas process; and
g.
Convey the contents of this report to Trade Ministers in response to the
request in their Quito Declaration of November 2002.
7.
The Working Group will consider, as a basis for the development of its mission, the
knowledge, results and recommendations that arose from the activities carried out by its predecessors,
as well as studies and information that can contribute to the accomplishment of its objectives. In that
regard, the group will be attentive, inter alia, to the work and recommendations that may arise from
the ILO’s World Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalization. The Working Group will
prepare a report containing recommendations for consideration at the XIV Conference. These
activities will serve as a basis for the adoption of policies and programs intended to reduce or
eliminate the decent work deficit in the countries of the Hemisphere.