INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' HEALTH
SUB-GROUP PLANNING MEETING
TUESDAY JULY 18TH 2000

Attendees:

Name    Organization    Contact Info

Soledad Sambrano    SAMSHA/CSAP    [email protected]
(301) 443-9110, Fax (301) 443-8965

James Carr    EPA    [email protected]
Tel: 564-8047 / Fax: 564-9018

Maritza Tennasee    PAHO    [email protected]
Tel: 974-3307 / Fax: 974-3645

Claudio Ramirez    PAHO    [email protected]
Tel: 974-3865 / Fax: 974-3645

Marcela Gaitan    NAHH    [email protected]
(202) 797-4352

Maria Rapuano    AECLP    [email protected]
(202) 543-1147 / Fax: 543-4466

Maria Pavlova    U.S. DoE    [email protected]
Tel: (301) 903-3658
Fax: (301) 903-5072

Teresa Niedda    FHSI    [email protected]
(856) 881-2507 Phone
(856) 881-2027 Fax

Arturo Garcia-Costas    EPA    [email protected]
(202) 564-0229 / Fax: 564-0233

Tee L. Guidotti     GWU    [email protected]
(202) 994-1765 / Fax: 994-0011

Todd Briggs    NSC    [email protected]
(202) 293-2270 ext. 477
Fax: (202) 293-0032

Javier M. Cordova    White House    [email protected]
Drug Control Policy


AGENDA

12:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks
Maritza Tennassee, PAHO

12:05 Summary of Previous Meetings
Arturo Garcia-Costas, EPA

12:10 Update on Other 2 Sub-Groups
Jim Carr, EPA

12:20 Meeting Objectives, Review of Agenda
Claudio Ramirez

12:25 NSC Congress and Expo
Todd Briggs, NSC

12:35 Q & A

12:45 Identification and Selection of Issues

1:30 Strategy for Working Paper (Definition of Roles, Logistics)

1:45 Identification and Selection of Hispanic Forum AM & PM Speakers

1:55 Next Steps (Meetings, Discussion and Research Strategy, Timeline)

2:00 Adjourn


The following are loose notes from the meeting

Integration Process

  • Maquiladora -Mexico

  • Mercosur : Construction

- Central America : Agriculture

 
Sub-population

Globalization

Priority areas

-Informal Sector
-T. Transfer (Community Based)
-Health Services

Focus on product, a practical plan of action

-Training & Education (Health risk Community)
-Participation, Outreach
-Labor Standards
-Substance Abuse
-Violence

1- Organization of Work

Mental Health

2- Risk Factors

-Ergonomic

-Construction (sectors)

-T-Tech

3- Vulnerable Populations

-informal /sector

<Women, Children, Elderly, migrant and Undocumented Workers

-Indigenous peoples

4- Community (changes in)

* Natural disasters

* Urbanization

*Mobility, Migration

*Summit of Americas

*Parliaments, U.S. Congress

Focus on Common Agenda

  • Framework
  • Issues
  • Plan of Action
  • Evaluation
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