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D.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN OF ACTION: ROLE OF THE MINISTRIES OF
LABOR
I – AREAS OF ACTION
12.
The Ministries of Labor can play an important role in the generation of opportunities
for decent work, the promotion of productive employment, and improvement of working and living
conditions, including:
13.
a.
the promotion of the elaboration, revision and updating of labor legislation,
promotion of compliance with labor legislation, collective agreements, and
international labor standards, particularly those identified in the ILO
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Followup;
b.
the creation of decent work, integration of economic, social and labor
policies for the creation and expansion of productive employment and
income opportunities; integration of labor, education, culture, welfare, and
leisure policies; management of public funds for sectors that are more
sensitive to the investment-employment relationship, such as the micro and
small enterprises, self-employment, cooperatives; employment programs
aimed at vulnerable groups such as women, adolescents, persons with
disabilities, ethnic minorities; programs for public credit, microfinance, etc;
c.
the existence of efficient social protection systems, monitoring of health and
safety conditions in the workplace; stimulating the formalization of nonstandard and unprotected work; expanding social security coverage;
complying with programs to abolish child labor, sexual exploitation of
children and adolescents, and forced and compulsory labor; developing
programs to promote equitable treatment in employment and in the
workplace;
d.
the promotion of social dialogue: creation and compliance with statutory
provisions for strengthening free and autonomous organizations of
employers, workers and other social actors; incentives for collective
negotiation; institutionalization of spaces for social dialogue and the
participation of civil society in decision-making on labor and development
matters.
The functions and areas constitute the guidelines of the Plan of Action.
II – LEVELS OF ACTION
14.
The role of the Ministries of Labor should be carried out at the national, regional and
hemispheric levels, which complement one other: