<p> ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)</p><p>XX INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OEA/Ser.K/XII.20.1 OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) CIDI/TRABAJO/INF.4/17 December 7 and 8, 2017 16 October 2017 Bridgetown, Barbados Original: Spanish</p><p>CANDIDACY BY THE COSTA RICAN DELEGATION TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF WORKING GROUP 2 (WG2): “INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING TO PROTECT WORKERS’ AND EMPLOYERS’ RIGHTS AND PROMOTE COOPERATION” PERMANENT MISSION OF COSTA RICA TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES</p><p>CROEA-150-17</p><p>October 13, 2017</p><p>The Permanent Mission of Costa Rica presents its compliments to the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development of the Organization of American States and to the Labor and Employment Section of the Department of Human Development, Education, and Employment and refers to the election of chairs and vice chairs of the working groups, to be conducted during the XX Inter- American Conference of Ministers of Labor of the Organization of American States, on December 7 and 8, 2017, in Bridgetown, Barbados.</p><p>The Permanent Mission of Costa Rica wishes to convey, by way of note MTSS-DMT-OF- 1044-2017, of the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Mr. Alfredo Hasbum Camacho, that the Government of Costa Rica is presenting its formal candidacy to remain in service as one of the vice chairs of Working Group 2 (WG2): “Institutional strengthening to protect workers’ and employers’ rights and promote cooperation.”</p><p>The Permanent Mission of Costa Rica avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development of the Organization of American States the assurances of its highest consideration. </p><p>Executive Secretariat for Integral Development of the Organization of American States </p><p>0c3bce0e6bd8a94498f13bee37e50486.doc</p>