1. Seminar Series towards Rio+20 Green Economy/Green Jobs Wednesday April 11, 2012 Agenda 12:00 - Welcome and introduction: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO. 12:05 p.m. Workers’ Health in the Green Economy and Sustainable Development Dr. Ivan Ivanov Dimov, MD, PhD, Team Leader, Occupational Health, WHO 12:20 p.m. Green economy in the construction sector: NIOSH experiences Dr. Christine M. Branche, PhD, FACE Associate Principal Director and Director Office of Health and Safety in Construction, NIOSH 12:35 p.m. Commentaries and perspectives from ILO Dr. Valentina Forastieri, Coordinator of the Health Promotion and Training Unit, International Labor Organization (ILO) 12:45 p.m. Questions and Answers 01:00 p.m. Wrap-up Moderador: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO.

2. Work and employment needed for Sustainable Development Paid and decent work are determinants of health and are capable of: Increasing haelth and social/economic status for workers and their families. Build self-esteem and social integration (Messing & Ostlin, 2006) Improve empowerment and gender-oriented relations (Piras 2004) Break the cycle of poverty by increasing investments in education, nutrition and dressing (Piras 2004) A healthy workforce is the pillar of individual, collective and social productivity.

3. Work and employment needed for Sustainable Development A healthy workforce is the pillar of individual, collective and social productivity. Generating very significant co-benefits for preventing infectious diseases, NCD and OD. Benefiting workers’ health promotion Contributing to productivity and sustainable development at local, national and regional levels, without damaging the health workers, their families and communities, nor natural resources and the environments. GREEN ECONOMY AND GREEN JOBS continue to be emerging challenges for health risks and benefits capable of:

4. 4 Seminar Series towards Rio+20 Green Economy/Green Jobs Wednesday April 11, 2012

5. Seminar Series towards Rio+20 Green Economy/Green Jobs Wednesday April 11, 2012 Agenda 12:00 - Welcome and introduction: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO. 12:05 p.m. Workers’ Health in the Green Economy and Sustainable Development Dr. Ivan Ivanov Dimov, MD, PhD, Team Leader, Occupational Health, WHO 12:20 p.m. Green economy in the construction sector: NIOSH experiences Dr. Christine M. Branche, PhD, FACE Associate Principal Director and Director Office of Health and Safety in Construction, NIOSH 12:35 p.m. Commentaries and perspectives from ILO Dr. Valentina Forastieri, Coordinator of the Health Promotion and Training Unit, International Labor Organization (ILO) 12:45 p.m. Questions and Answers 01:00 p.m. Wrap-up Moderador: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO.