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World Day of Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice reminds us each year of the need to build fairer, more equitable societies. The ILO will mark the occasion this year with a series of seven events held in major cities around the globe. The events will bring together high-level speakers from across the world of work to discuss how to put social justice at the centre of international, national and regional policy agendas.

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

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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)

Panelists

Colin E. Jordan
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, Barbados
Alexandre Furlan
Regional Vice President for Latin America
International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Gloria Inés Ramirez Rios
Minister, Colombia
Ministry of Labour
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)

Moderator

Claudia Palacios
Journalist