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THE VISION FROM COSATE

Employment Services and Labor Market Observatories: Opportunities and Challenges in the Hemisphere. SESSION II: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE LATIN AMERICAN SCENE. THE VISION FROM COSATE. CHANGES IN THE CONTEXT.

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THE VISION FROM COSATE

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  1. Employment Services and Labor Market Observatories: Opportunities and Challenges in the Hemisphere SESSION II: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE LATIN AMERICAN SCENE THE VISION FROM COSATE

  2. CHANGES IN THE CONTEXT • ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA DURING THE LAST 25 YEARS HAVE HAD SUBSTANTIVE MODIFICATIONS IN LABOR RELATIONS.

  3. NEW WORLD ECONOMY • THE NEED OF MORE FLEXIBLE ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION STRATEGIES DUE TO THE INCREASING LINKS WITH THE ECONOMY. • RESTRUCTURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LABOR PRACTICES. • TRENDS IN DESAGREGATION AND FRAGMENTATION OF PRODUCTIVE PROCESSES.

  4. EVOLUTION AND EXPLOSION IN EMERGING LABOR MARKETS • INCREASE IN POPULATION AND IN THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SEEKING FOR A JOB. • PRESSURE DUE TO HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES • EXPANSION OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR • LOW EDUCATIONAL LEVEL • NEW FORMS OF INTERACTIONS AMONG ENTERPRISES AND WORKERS. • INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN • GAP BETWEEN LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND • INEXISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

  5. REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS EXCEEDED • NEITHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NOR NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADAPT LAWS AND RULES AT THE SPEED OF CHANGES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE REAL WORLD. • CONTEMPORARY INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT ABLE TO GIVE RESPONSE TO THE DYNAMICS OF EMERGING LABOR MARKETS • THERE ARE NOT MECHANISMS TO PROTECT WORKERS EFFECTIVELY.

  6. THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • THESE ENTITIES ARE IN A DEVELOPING STAGE IN LATIN AMERICA. • EFFECTIVE MEASURE TO FOSTER EMPLOYMENT • NEED OF AN ADEQUATE MODEL FOR LATIN AMERICAN REALITIES. • A TOOL FOR EQUILIBRIUM AND SOCIAL EQUITY • MODERNIZATION OF LABOR DEVICES TO FACE NEW REALITIES.

  7. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • A REDUCED MODEL PREDOMINATES, WITH LOW PUBLIC INVESTMENT • DELIVER SERVICE TO GROUPS WITH SCARCE RESOURCES. • LIMITED RESULTS • TENDENCY TO BECOME POLITICAL • LIMITED SERVICES • INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON LABOR MAKET • LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE MIGRATION ISSUE AND THE INFORMAL SECTOR.

  8. PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • RECENT CREATION BUT FAST GROWTH. • DELIVER SERVICES TO HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOYMENTS. • DISCRIMINATION • CAMOUGLAGED PLACEMENT AGENCIES.

  9. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND PLACEMENT AGENCIES • THE LACK OF DEFINITION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK REGARDING NEW WORKING MODALITIES ALLOWS FREEDOM OF ACTION FOR CERTAIN PLACEMENT AGENCIES. • A THIN BORDERLINE BETWEEN OUTPLACEMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING. • THERE ARE PLACEMENT AGENCIES THAT GOES BEYOND THE ROLE OF OUTPLACEMENT. • IT IS THE ANTEROOM TO ILLEGALITY AND CLANDESTINE ACTIONS. • EMERGENCE OF MODERN FORMS OF SLAVERY.

  10. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE “LABOR IS NOT A COMMODITY” ILO

  11. SUBCONTRACTING, EXTERNALIZING, TERTIARY SERVICES AND OUTSOURCING • PRECARIOUS LABOR CONDITIONS. • TARIFFS, QUOTAS AND COMMISSIONS. • LIMITS TO LABOR COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION. • TENDENCY TO MAKE WORKERS SIGN BLAN DOCUMENTS. • INEXISTENT MEANS FOR WORKERS TO PLACE CLAIMS ON VIOLATIONS. • INEXISTENT SOCIAL BENEFITS. • NO LEGAL PROTECTION FOR WORKERS. • TENDENCY TO PASS FROM LABOR LAW TO CIVIL AND MERCANTILE LAW.

  12. TOWARDS AN INTEGRAL REFORM OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN LATIN AMERICA • GENERATE AN INSTITUTIONAL MODEL FOR OUTPLACEMENT THAT FOSTERS EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE PROTECTION OF LABOR RIGHTS OF WORKERS. • DEMAND A BROADER COVERAGE OF SERVICES. • ADOPTION OF RULES OF BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS FOR OUTPLACEMENT. • GUARANTEE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS TO CONTROL, SUPERVISE AND PUNISH THE VIOLATION OF RULES. • DEVELOP A SCHEME TO INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF SECTORS FROM THE INFORMAL ECONOMY TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

  13. CONSOLIDATING A REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR NEW REALITIES • ENVISION THE NEW ILO INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT RELATIVE TO THE NEW MODALITIES OF WORK. • DEVELOP LEGAL REGULATIONS AND RULES TO ELIMINATE GAPS AND CONFUSIONS AROUND TERMS, UNCLEAR ZONES AND AMBIGUITIES IN NATIONAL LAW WITH RESPECT TO NEW FORMS FOR WORK. • REVISION OF LAWS IN ORDER TO FAVOR REGULAR LABOR RELATIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE PROTECTION TO WORKERS • INCLUDE UNIONS AS INTERLOCUTORS AND INTERESTED PARTIES TO COOPERATE WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

  14. BROADER CHALLENGES • THE ESTABLISHMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCES IN THE REGION (LATIN AMERICA). • CREATION AND CHANNELING OF STRUCTURAL SOCIAL FUNDS TO COMPENSATE ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES.

  15. AMERICAS’ GLOBAL DIALOGUE • SEARCH FOR NEW CONSENSUS WITHIN THE AMERICAS REGARDING THE REGIONAL AGENDA IN SPECIFIC TOPICS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES • CREATE TRIPARTITE ORGANS WITHIN THE SOCIAL DIALOGUE SCOPE OF THE AMERICAS. 1

  16. AMERICAS’ GLOBAL DIALOGUE • INTEGRATE SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY MIGRATION POPULATION INTO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN THE REGION. 2

  17. AMERICAS’ GLOBAL DIALOGUE • DEVELOP RULES OF BEHAVIOR FOR PRIVATE AGENCIES IN THE REGION TO MAKE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MANDATORY • CREATE THE AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN LABOR MARKET OBSERVATORY INSTITUTE. 3

  18. THANK YOU COSATE MR. MAURICIO MONTIEL COELLO SECRETARIAT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PRACTICE CTM Tel. y Fax: 57050618, ext. 126 y 120 E-mail: arturuello@hotmail.com

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