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COVID-19 and the World of Work

1-2 and 7-9 July 2020
Worker in Zimbabwe producing hand sanitizing gel. © KB Mpofu/ILO

Building a better future of work

The largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments will discuss how to address the economic and social impacts of the pandemic. The ILO Global Summit will unfold over five days and consist of five regional events and three global events.

Building a better future of work

The largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments will discuss how to address the economic and social impacts of the pandemic. The ILO Global Summit will unfold over five days and consist of five regional events and three global events.

Regional Events
July 1
July 2
Global Events
July 7
July 8
July 9
Viewing:
  • Asia and the Pacific
  • Africa
  • Americas
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC
* Times are shown in your local time zone

Americas regional event

Language:
  • English
  • español

Tripartite constituents from the Americas region will participate in three thematic sessions to discuss the issue of Productive Recovery and Decent Work in the Americas.

Confirmed Speakers

Wayne Chen
President of the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation
Sylvia Cáceres
Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion, Perú
Rafael Freire Neto
Secretary General, TUCA/CSA
Pablo Mieres
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Uruguay
María José Zaldívar
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Chile
Marie Clarke Walker
Canadian Labour Congress
L. Michael Henry
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Jamaica
Jonathan Wolfson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, United States Department of Labour
Gerardo Martínez
Secretary for International Relations, General Confederation of Labour CGT, Argentina
Geannina Dinarte Romero
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Costa Rica
Gabriella Rigg Herzog
Vice President, Labor Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, USCIB
Doris Zapata Avecedo
Minister of Labour and Labour Development, Panama
Colin Jordan
Minister of Labour and Social Partnerships Relations, Barbados
Claudio Omar Moroni
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Argentina
Chad Blackman
Ambassador, Barbados, GRULAC coordinator
Carla Bacigalupo
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
Bruno Dalcolmo
Secretary of Labour, Brazil
Antonio Lisboa
CUT Brasil, Workers representative
Angel Custodio Cabrera Báez
Minister of Labour, Colombia
Alexandre Furlan
Regional Vice-President for Latin America, IOE
Alberto Echavarría
Vice President National Employers Association of Colombia, ANDI