INVITATION TO REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING

UNCLAS LAGOS 001417 SIPDIS DEPT. OF LABOR FOR ILAB KAREN SOLEM; DEPT. OF STATE FOR DRL/IL ARLEN WILSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ELAB SUBJECT: INVITATION TO REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING REF: STATE 145218 ¶1. Post nominates Political/Labor Specialist Gbenga Amusan for Labor Rights Training on September 23-24, 2004, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Amusan has worked as the Political/Labor Specialist for the Consulate (formerly the Embassy) in Lagos for eleven years. Prior to working with the Embassy and Consulate, he was a journalist with a major English-language Nigerian daily newspaper. During his tenure he has had major labor reporting responsibilities, and, as Post expects a long staffing gap before the Labor Officer position is filled, Mr. Amusan will have sole and expanded responsibility for covering labor issues and developments in southern Nigeria. He has on-going responsibility for compiling data for Post's submission to the Human Rights Report, the Trafficking in Persons Report, and the International Labor Trends Report. He is not expected to depart Post after his training. The cost of an economy airline ticket from Lagos to Johannesburg is approximately USD 1211. Post is prepared to pay Mr. Amusan's per diem, lodging and/or other expenses. ¶2. Contact information for Mr. Amusan is: Gbenga Amusan Political/Labor Specialist US Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria 2 Walter Carrington Crescent Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 234-1-261-0050 EXT. 404 amusangr@state.gov or Joseph P. Gregoire Chief, Political/Economic Section US Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria 2 Walter Carrington Crescent Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 234-1-261-5698 gregoirejp@state.gov KRAMER