AGENDA
Moderator – Thea Mei Lee, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Welcoming Remarks
• U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh
• AFL-CIO President Elizabeth Shuler
Democracy Under Threat: The Voice of Workers
Ms. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, ITUC
Mr. Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress
Ms. Carmen Foro, General Secretary, Central Única dos Trabalhadores, Brazil
Ms. Olena Bebeshko, President, Independent Union in State Enterprise, Hall of Official Delegations, Ukraine
Mr. Josua Mata, General Secretary, SENTRO, Philippines
Ms. Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
Promoting Workplace Democracy: A Conversation Among Labor Officials
Mr. Guy Ryder, Director, International Labor Organization
Mr. Claudio Moroni, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Argentina
Mr. Björn Böhning, Permanent State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Germany
Ms. Luisa María Alcalde Luján, Secretary of Labor and Social Security, Mexico
Ms. Hadia Tajik, Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion, Norway
Commitments to Empowering Workers: Launching a Global Year of Action
Ms. Thea Lee, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Mr. Karl Fickenscher, Acting Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Ms. Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Thomas Periello, Executive Director, Open Society Foundation
Ms. Shawna Bader-Blau, Executive Director, Solidarity Center
Simultaneous interpretation will take place in Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
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