NOMINATION TO REGIONAL WORKER RIGHTS SEMINAR

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 003722 SIPDIS STATE FOR DRL/IL - ARLEN WILSON; DEPT OF LABOR FOR ILAB - DONALD HAWKEY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ELAB OTRA DR SUBJECT: NOMINATION TO REGIONAL WORKER RIGHTS SEMINAR REF: SECSTATE 127676 ¶1. Embassy nominates Neda Brown, a political officer with labor reporting responsibilities, and Bolivar Abreu, Economic-Political Section assistant, to attend the WHA Regional Worker Rights Seminar to be held in Lima, Peru on 8-9 September 2005. ¶2. Neda Brown began a one year rotational assignment in the Economic-Political Section of Embassy Santo Domingo in June ¶2005. Brown,s portfolio includes all labor-related reporting, including labor standards, worker rights, and child labor issues. This reporting is particularly important in connection with DR-CAFTA, the regional free trade agreement between Central America and the Dominican Republic and the United States. Brown, who is expected to leave post in June 2006, has not received any training specifically related to labor reporting. She can be reached by unclassified email at brownna@state.gov or by telephone at SIPDIS 809-731-4203. ¶3. Bolivar Abreu, LES, is the Economic-Political Section research assistant and works closely with Ms. Brown on reporting labor issues. He has worked as the EcoPol assistant for eight years, but has not received any training specifically related to labor reporting. He can be reached by unclassified email at abreubn@state.gov or by telephone at 809-731-4227. ¶4. Embassy will cover all per diem, lodging and/or other expenses, as requested reftel. The approximate cost of round-trip airfare is USDOLS 975. HERTELL