The aim of this ECLAC Forum, which will meet on a yearly basis, is to establish a regional mechanism for the implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda, adopted in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and which establishes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to be met by the year 2030.
The trade union delegation, made up of representatives from eight countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico and Brazil), and civil society representatives experienced major difficulties in playing a full part in the process, owing to the lack of clarity regarding the criteria and mechanisms for participation in the event. For the trade union delegation, much clearly remains to be done in terms of the consultation and participation mechanisms for future meetings. The trade union movement as a whole is insisting that steps be taken ahead of future forums to provide scope for debate and exchanges between the trade union movement, social movements, civil society and government representatives – participation mechanisms that are fundamental to any kind of participatory process. It is essential that all ECLAC forums on sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda ensure an institutional space for dialogue, which should also cover the process of planning and establishing the general shape of the forums themselves. The trade union movement remains committed to coordinating the contributions of workers within the framework of this process, to ensure its successful implementation.
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