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Panama - Specialists
of international organizations, of public
institutions and workers' representatives
began the analysis of labor migration in
Panama Tuesday, as part of the actions to
determine the present time and perspectives
of that activity.
The delegates, gathered under the fostering
of the Labor and Working Development
Ministry, will evaluate aspects related with
the situation of the country and the
influence of those actions in the national
environment in a two-day meeting.
In the meeting, Gloria Moreno, expert of the
International Labor Organization (ILO),
highlighted the necessity to cooperate among
all the actors to promote a better
administration of migrations.
Moreno highlighted the position of the
Panamanian government to recognize the need
to maximize the benefits and minimize the
risks that can be presented in the handling
of migration.
"ILO recommends the agreement of bilateral
labor agreements among the governments, to
avoid fraudulent practices when hiring
personnel," Moreno stated.
Together with it, she considered the
definition of political of manpower
migration, to act in a coordinated way and
avoid affectations to the national workers,
as a very important aspect.
For his part, Alberto Brenes, leader of the
mission in Panama of the International
Organization for Migrations highlighted the
importance of actions to favor the dialogue
on the topic.
He stated that it is officially estimated
that 90 million people the figure of people
working in different destinations from their
birthplace.
The agenda of the seminar includes the
challenges of labor migration in Panama,
professional formation, economic situation:
tendencies and priorities, protection and
the workers' integration, among other
topics. |
