OAS labour ministers focus on decent work

The 18th Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour of the OAS focused on “sustainable development with decent work for a new era of social justice” and the roles of ministers in promoting this goal and other labour issues during economic crises.

Labour Minister Dr Nanda Kishore Gopaul represented Guyana as the First Meeting of the Working Groups of the Conference at the Organisa-tion of American States headquarters in Washington, DC held from October 9-11, a press release said.

The agenda included topics aimed at exploring global challenges to labour and how stakeholders including employers and trade unions are responding. Gopaul outlined Guyana’s efforts to