US-PERU LABOR AFFAIRS COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING
News Date February 02, 2010
On January 28 in Lima, Peru the first meeting of the Labor Affairs Council established under the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). Officials from USTR's Labor Office and Americas Office, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development participated along with counterparts from the Government of Peru held.
The American delegation was led by Carol Pier, associate deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, and included representatives of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The meeting was hosted by Peruvian Vice-Minister of Labor Dr. Elisabed Zevallos Laguna and included other officials from Peru's Ministry of Labor, as well as that country's Ministry of Economy. The council is responsible for overseeing the implementation of, and reviewing progress under, the PTPA's Labor Chapter.
Meeting participants focused on commitments to adopt and maintain in law and practice the rights stated in the International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. A public session with workers and other civil society organizations, employers and the general public was also held. (Contact: Amy Mann)