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