PRESENTATION BY THE HONOURABLE ERROL MC LEOD MINISTER OF LABOUR AND SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TRINIDAD AN

1. PRESENTATION BY THE HONOURABLE ERROL MC LEOD MINISTER OF LABOUR AND SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON STRENGTHENING LABOUR ADMINISTRATION: MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING MODEL – THE CASE OF TRINIDAND AND TOBAGO AT THE FIRST MEETING OF WORKING GROUP 2 OF THE SIXTEENTH INTER AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOUR Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Thursday July 29, 2010

2. NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Seven development pillars • Pillar 1: People-Centred Development – We need everyone and all can contribute; • Pillar 2: Poverty Eradication and Social Justice – Preference for poor and disadvantaged; • Pillar 3: National and Personal Security – Human Security for Peace and Prosperity; • Pillar 4: Information and Communication Technologies – Connecting Trinidad and Tobago and building the new economy; • Pillar 5: A more Diversified, Knowledge-Intensive Economy – Building on the native genius of our people; • Pillar 6: Good Governance – People participation; and • Pillar 7: Foreign Policy – Securing our place in the world.

3. MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CORE LABOUR ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS • Labour Inspection • Minimum wages • maternity protection • Terms and conditions of employment • Child labour • Occupational safety and health • Public education • others • Employment Bureau • Virtual job matching • Job placement • career advice/guidance • Overseas farm programme • Unemployment relief programme • Work permit (ensuring skills not available locally and monitoring transfer of skills) • Employment relations • Collective bargaining • industrial dispute prevention/resolution • Eliminate discrimination • Public education • advice • Registration, recognition and certification of trade unions • other • Business Development • Provide advice/ guidance / assistance in the establishment and development of cooperatives • Assistance/ guidance in business proposal development for SME’s • Training for SME’s • Provision of financing (as a last resort) for SME’s establishment, growth and development • Research and Planning • Labour Market Information • Labour research • Policy development • Coordination of development, monitoring and sourcing funding for development programmes / projects • Labour Education • certificates/diplomas /degrees • short courses • Targeted courses Labour Legislation - Development of Labour policies to inform new legislation/ ammendments to existing legislation • Cooperate support services • Information Technology • Communication • Administration • others

4. STRATEGIC PLANNING FRAMEWORK VISION MISSION STRATEGIC PLANS ACTIONS PLANS BUDGETING PROCESS REVIEW A Simple Process that is results-oriented

5. DIALOGUE MECHANISMS UTILISED BY THE MINISTRY • Boards and Committees • ILO 144 Tripartite Committee • Registration, Recognition and • Certification Board • Occupational Health and Safety • Authority • Minimum Wages Board • HIV/AIDS Advocacy and • Sustainability Centre Advisory Board • Industrial Relations Advisory • Committee • National Steering Committee Re: • Conduct of a Baseline Survey of the • Supply and Demand for Labour • Board of Governors of Cipriani • College of Labour and Cooperative • Studies • National Productivity Council Inter departmental collaboration / consultation Inter agency collaboration / consultation Stakeholder / consultation

6. CONCLUSION Planning and Management models that are flexible, results-oriented and based on social dialogue will enable us to achieve decent work for all

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