Social Justice and Decent Work: Building Sustainable Futures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Leading figures from the world of work are meeting to discuss what social justice means today in Latin America and the Caribbean, the challenges to achieve it, as well as to propose concrete ways to address them. The event will aim to be a call to accelerate investments to advance the social dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals and to boost support for the Global Coalition for Social Justice.
Opening Remarks
Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes
Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Claudia Palacios, Journalist
Panellists:
Colin E. Jordan
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, Barbados
Gloria Inés Ramirez Rios
Minister, Ministry of Labour, Colombia
Alexandre Furlan
Regional Vice President for Latin America, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Rafael Freire
Secretary General, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA)
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)