INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' HEALTH
SUB-GROUP PLANNING MEETING
MONDAY JULY 31st 2000

Attendees:

Name Organization Contact Info

Soledad Sambrano SAMSHA/CSAP ssambran@samhsa.gov

(301) 443-9110, Fax (301) 443-8965

Rosanna Santos Southern MD Restoration dha_san_corp@aol.com

Tel: (301) 341-0606

Maritza Tennassee PAHO tennassm@paho.org

Tel: 974-3307 / Fax: 974-3645

Claudio Ramirez PAHO ramirezc@paho.org

Tel: 974-3865 / Fax: 974-3645

Marcela Gaitán NAHH mgaitan@hispanichealth.org

(202) 797-4336

Maria Rapuano AECLP mrapuano@aeclp.org

(202) 543-1147 / Fax: 543-4466

Maria Pavlova U.S. DoE maria.pavlova@eh.doe.gov

Tel: (301) 903-3658

Fax: (301) 903-5072

Teresa Niedda * FHSI fhsinj@aol.com

(856) 881-2507 Phone

(856) 881-2027 Fax

Arturo Garcia-Costas EPA garciacostas.arturo@epa.gov

(202) 564-0229 / Fax: 564-0233

Kevin Keaney EPA/OPP keaney.kevin@epa.gov

(703) 305-5557

Ana María Osorio EPA/OPP osorio.anamaria@epa.gov

(703) 305-6667

Grace Robiou EPA/OPP robiou.grace@epa.gov

(703) 305-1016

Delta Valente EPA/OPP valente.delta@epa.gov

(703) 305-7164

* Attended at a distance by phone conferencing

Provisional Agenda

2:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks and General Orientation

2:15 Summary of Previous Meetings, Update on Other 2 Sub-Groups

2:30 Meeting Objectives, Review of Agenda

2:35 Q & A

2:45 Discussion on Framework, Issues, and Plan of Action

3:30 Coffee Break

3:45 Discussion on Framework, Issues, and Plan of Action (continued)

4:30 Strategy for Working Paper (Definition of Roles, Logistics)

4:45 Identification and Selection of Hispanic Forum Speakers

4:55 Next Steps (Meetings, Discussion and Research Strategy, Timeline)

5:00 Adjourn

Notes from the meeting:

  1. Overarching Theme:

    2. "Protecting Worker Health: Forging a Common Agenda"

  2. Context/Background:

    • Mechanization of the workplace, increased demands for production, lack of labor standards or lack of enforcement of existing labor standards, corporate welfare over human health and welfare.
    • Integration processes, impact of trade and financial flows on OSH.

  3. 4 Issues/Action Areas:

    • Informal Sector: Focus on vulnerable populations, such as children, women, elderly, undocumented and migrant workers, indigenous peoples

    • Agriculture Sector

    • Manufacture Sector (Maquiladoras)

    • Construction Sector

  4. Action Plan Items:

    • Availability and quality of information:

    1. Research, Data, Surveillance Systems

    2. Dissemination, Equity in Access, Training, Right to Know

    3. Prevention, Hazard Awareness

    4. Promotion

    5. Intervention, Proactive Planning

    • Access to Integrated Health Services

    • Insurance, Worker Compensation

    • Build worker and community capacity through training, monitoring, education on rights, and formation of alliances

  5. Issues to be resolved:

    6. Funding for community groups from Mexico, Caribbean and Central and South America in order to attend the Hispanic Forum.

  6. Framework:

    7. Access to Information -> Increased Awareness -> Worker Involvement -> Participation in Decision-Making -> Partnerships -> DEMOCRACY

  7. Working Paper:

    • Introduction

    • Definition, Content, Scope of the Issues

    • Research, Data, Case Studies, Best Practices

    • Recommended Plan of Action

    • Appendix [Bibliography, Tables, Graphics, Footnotes]

  8. Distribution of Tasks, Definition of Roles:

    1. Agriculture: EPA, FHSI

    2. Construction: CPWR, ILO

    3. Manufacture: PAHO

    4. Informal Sector: ILO

  9. Timeline:

      • Thu. August 17th: Next Meeting

      • Fri. September 1st: Deadline for Working Paper

      • Thu. September 7th: Roundtable Discussion