Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda
Rakesh Patry is the Director General (International/Intergovernmental Labour Affairs) for the Government of Canada’s Department of Employment and Social Development. He is responsible for overseeing all of the Government’s international labour activities, including the negotiation and implementation of labour provisions in Canada’s Free Trade Agreements, technical assistance programming, and Canadian engagement in multilateral labour fora such as the International Labour Organization (ILO). He chaired the standard-setting discussions that led to the adoption of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention in 2019. He is currently chairing the steering committee of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC).
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Fighting the gender pay gap in the Health and Care Sector
Concurrent Room MH 3-1 |
Globally, women make up over 70 % of workers in the health and care sector, but due to multiple intersecting negative factors face a persistent gender pay gap. SpeakersRakesh PatryDirector General, International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs, Labour Program Government of Canada Cairo EubanksCo-Chair of the Civil Society Youth Representatives Steering Committee UN Department of Global Communications & Bringing the Globe |
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Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda