The president of CEOE, Antonio Garamendi, will intervene next Monday at the XXX Meeting of Presidents of Latin American Business Organizations in Geneva, in the framework of the International Labor Conference, which is being held these days in the Swiss city. The day will be inaugurated, in addition to Garamendi, the President of the OIE, Erol Kiresepi; and the Former President of CACIF and CEIB, Antonio Malouf. This meeting is attended by the Presidents and representatives of the 23 most representative business organizations from the 20 Latin American countries, Spain, Principality of Andorra and Portugal.
As in each edition, the Presidents will address the political and economic situation of their respective countries and share the concerns of their business communities. On this occasion, there is also the transfer of the Pro-Tempore Presidency of the Council of Ibero-American Businessmen-CEIB, which is assumed by the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Andorra-CEA, since the next Ibero-American Summit will be held in Andorra in the year 2020.
During the meeting the CEOE CEO will also present the activities developed by CEIB in the last year, both in Spain and in other countries of the Region, as well as the preparatory work for the XIII Ibero-American Business Meeting in which the Council is working for months with the Ibero-American General Secretariat-SEGIB
Prior to the meeting, the president of CEOE will take part in the 108th Meeting of the International Labor Conference in the plenary session. During the celebration of the centenary of the International Labor Organization, he will highlight the important work carried out by this tripartite organization in promoting the social dialogue and in setting international standards, both in social and labor matters. It will emphasize the importance of the company, as an engine of economic growth and job creation, at the same time that it will emphasize the existence of regulatory frameworks that propitiate the development of private enterprise. In the last part of his speech, he will stress the need for the ILO to adapt to the new challenges of technological change, driven by digitalization, globalization, climate change and demography, which will determine the future of business and work. .
Garamendi will attend the OIE Forum of Presidents, which will be attended by the top leaders of more than 50 national business organizations in order to address various aspects related to international trade, the labor scene, international labor migration, the international business agenda and human rights and the International Organization of Employers.
International Labor Conference (ILC)
The Member States of the ILO meet at the International Labor Conference, which takes place every year in Geneva during the month of June. Each Member State is represented by a delegation composed of two government delegates, one employer delegate and one worker delegate, plus their respective advisers; the employer and worker delegates are appointed in agreement with the most representative national organizations of employers and workers.
Many government representatives are ministers in charge of social and labor affairs in their countries. During the meeting of the Conference, Heads of State or Government also take the floor. International organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, attend as an observer.
The Conference is also a forum in which social and labor issues of importance to the whole world are discussed with complete freedom. The delegates study the evolution of social progress in the world and the Annual Report presented by the Director General of the ILO. The Conference also adopts resolutions that provide guidance for the general policy and future activities of the ILO.
The 108th Meeting of the International Labor Conference, which coincides with the centenary of the International Labor Organization, will have among its main tasks to agree the Declaration of the centenary of the ILO, a priority document that should set the lines of action of this specialized organization of the United Nations in the 21st century, as well as an agreement and a recommendation on violence and harassment in the world of work.