APEC Human Resources & Development (HRD) Symposium
Responding to Change in the Workplace: Innovations in Labor-Management-Government Cooperation
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Responding to Change in the Workplace: Innovations in Labor-Management-Government Cooperation |
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Case Studies in Best Practices Panel on National Mediation Services Interactive Training on Interest Based Negotiations Panel on Reshaping L-M-G Relations Participant Information & Biographies
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PARTICIPANT INFORMATION & BIOGRAPHIES Listed by economy:
Lipp, Linda Assistant Secretary,
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
Boivin, Jean-Francois Analyst in the Quebec Department of Labor Mr. Boivin has a Master
degree in Applied Mathematics from McGill University (1978) In 1988, he was a
statistician for the Survey on Wages, salaries, compensation and working
conditions in Quebec. After few
years, he became in charge of the staff for this survey up to 1999. Since then he has become an analyst, and is part of the team
at the Labor Department. For the Carrefour de la Recherche et de l’Information
sur le Travail et l’Emploi. Cameron, Elizabeth A.
Human
Resources Director, Carleton University Djukic,
Mark Co-Chair
of the Training & Adjustment Committee, Dofasco Inc. Employed
by Dofasco for 26 years, Completed two Mechanical Apprenticeships Elected
Representative (Dofasco Profit Sharing-Fund) Co-Chaired
– Dofasco Transition Assistance Program (DTAP) King,
Sheri Senior
Conciliation Officer in the Toronto Office of the Federal Mediation &
Conciliation Service (FMCS) Sheri
King is a Senior Conciliation Officer in the Toronto Office of the Federal
Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS), a division of Human Resources
Development Canada. Prior to
joining FMCS in 1993, she was a Senior Labour Relations Officer with the Canada
Labour Relations Board. Her
experience also includes labour relations and collective bargaining with the
Cape Breton Development Corporation and the University of Toronto.
Since joining FMCS, Sheri has gained extensive experience in
conciliation, mediation and has played an active role in the development and
delivery of preventive mediation programs.
She is also a mediator/facilitator with the Government of Canada’s
Shared Mediators Program for Cases of Harassment or conflict in the Workplace.
Sheri has a Master of Industrial Relations degree from Queen’s
University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. MacDonell,
Paul Senior
Conciliation Officer, FMCS Canada Maschino,
Dalil Dr.
Maschino has been involved as a researcher, a coordinator and a Department
representative in many projects, initiatives and labor-management-government
committees dealing with the innovative practices in work organization and labour
relations. From 1995 to 1999, he
was working with the Secretariat of the North American Commission of Labour
Cooperation. There he has led a
study on “standard” and “advanced” practices in the garment industry in
Canada, Mexico and United States. Dr.
Dalil Maschino is currently the director of a network that the Quebec Department
of Labour is currently promoting to foster the exchange of knowledge and the
diffusion of information between researchers and practitioners involved in the
implementation of innovative practices in the fields of work organization and
labour relations. Dr.
Maschino has published several articles on the transformations of the
socio-technical processes and of labor-management relationships in companies
that are adapting to increased globalization and technological change.
He holds a PhD. in Economics from McGill University (Montreal, Canada).
Cuevas,
Hernan Researcher
and Professor at Centro de Estudios Laborales Alberto Hurtado(Celah) Mr.
Cuevas is 31 years old and has a Masters Degree in Political Science.
He is a Researcher and Professor of the Centro de Estudios Laborales
Alberto Hurtado (Celah), a Labour Studies Centre located in Santiago. He is also an Associated Instructor of the Political Science
Institute of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago.
Sulistyaningsih,
Endang Research
and Development Board, Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration Dr.
Endang Sulistyaningsih, is Head of Research and Development Center,
Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration – Republic of Indonesia, and she is
lecturing on Management of Human Resources at Graduate program at several
Universities in Jakarta. She holds a PhD. in Economics from Bogor Institute
of Agriculture in Indonesia. Her areas of expertise include Economic of
Human Resources Development, and Gender in Labor Force. Dr.
Sulistyaningsih currently is holding a position as the main counterpart of the
ILO’s project on Asian Regional Program
for Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women – which is funded by
the Japanese Government (JICA). Her recent joint researches include Urban
Underclass in Indonesia; Indonesian’s Workforce 2020: Jobs in the Future; and
Tracers Study of the Polytechnic Graduate. She wrote several articles and
papers. Her recent publications include:
The effect of Economic Structural Change on Employment Absorption in Indonesia;
1980-2019: An Input-Output Approach (1997 PhD. Dissertation); Prostitution in Indonesia – Its History and Evolution (1997 (Indonesia
ed., 1999 English ed.); Co-authors with Dr. Terrence Hull and Prof. Gavin
Jones from Australian National University - Australia; Human Resources Development: Macro
Perspective for Implementation in Indonesia (1993); Co-authors
with Dr. Yudo Swasono on Methods for Manpower Planning (1983) .
Katsuda,
Tomoaki Director,
International Information Office, International Affairs Division, Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare Enomoto,
Katsuya
Director
of Overseas Cooperation Division, Human Resources Development Bureau
Chang
Young, Hur
Director
of Cooperation Project Team, Korea Labor Education Institute MBA,
The University of Wales in UK, 1987 PhD,
The University of Aston in UK, 1991 Now:
Director of Cooperation Project Team, KLEI Adj.
Lecturer, The University of Soongsil in Korea Mediator,
The Seoul Province Labor Committee Kim,
Chul-Su Chairman of Hankuk
Electric Glass Co., Ltd Trade Union Kim, Sam-Jin Leader of the General
Affairs Team, Hankuk Electric Glass Co., Ltd Kim, Dr. Tae-Ki
Member
of Mediation Board, National Labor Relations Board Dr.
Tae-Ki Kim was born on Febuary 19, 1956 in Pusan, the largest port city in
Korea, located in the southern part of Korea.
He is married. Dr. Kim
graduated from the Seoul National University in 1980 and received a doctoral
degree in Economics at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A. in
1988. Dr.
Kim has various experiences in public and private sectors as a researcher of the
Korea Labor Institute (June 1988- January 1995), an administrative officer of
the Presidential Office (January 1995- February 1996) and a professor in labor
economics in Dankuk University (March 1996 – present) in Seoul, Korea. Especially
he was appointed as a member of Mediation Board of the National Labor Relations
Commission by the President in May 1997 for a term of three years and was
reappointed in July 2000. He showed
excellent expertise and great interest in mediation and achieved many successful
results in difficult mediation cases since his first appointment. Kim,
Taigi Public
Member, National Labor Relations Commission Mr.
Kim is a Professor in the Department of Economics in Dankook University.
He has a Ph. D in Labor Economics at the University of Iowa. He is establishing a research institute on dispute resolution
named as Dankook Disputes Resolution Center (DCDR), which is to be the first in
Korea. Park,
Sung - Joon Director
of Cooperation Project Team, Korea Labor Education Institute Mr.
Park is an Assistant Manager of Cooperation Project Team.
He hopes to enlarge his insight of HRD and IR through this Symposium and
23rd meeting of the APEC HRD Working Group.
Choy,
Lup Bong Principal
Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia Mr.
Choy works in the planning and policy research division of the Ministry of Human
Resources. He is directly involved in the planning and design of
National programs and policies for matters related to industrial relations.
He has been in this present position for the past 3 1/2 years.
He graduated from Michigan State University (MLIR, 1990)
Abascal,
Carlos Secretary of Labor And Social Welfare Carlos
Abascal was born in Mexico City on June 14, 1949. He studied law at the Escuela
Libre de Derecho in Mexico City (1968–1972). He completed a specialization course in business
administration for executives at the Instituto
Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas in Mexico City.
He also studied and taught courses related to business, economics,
education and human development. Secretary
Abascal’s career has exposed him to many facets of labor relations.
From 1966 to 1969, he first worked as blue-collar worker and later as an
assistant to management at the publishing house Editorial Jus.
In 1969, he began his career at Afianzadora Insurgentes, an insurance
company, where he started as a messenger and gradually moved up covering
practically all the company’s departments.
In 1994, he became CEO and Director General of the company and its
subsidiaries. In 2000, he retired from the company after more than 30 years
of service. At
the same time he developed other activities.
From 1974 to 1982, he worked closely with the publishing house Editorial
Tradición translating books into French on philosophy, theology, history and
sociology. For three years
(1979-1982), he was Director General of that publishing house. Secretary
Abascal has been active in public labor matters. He was National President of one of the most important
business associations of Mexico, COPARMEX.
During those years as business leader (1995-1997), he signed an agreement
with the largest labor association of the country, CTM.
It was called “Towards a New Labor Culture”.
He was business representative at the Oversight Commission of the worker
housing fund, INFONAVIT (1998-2000). Mr.
Abascal has also been president of several foundations and associations
concerned with social affairs, such as FUNDES, a foundation that provides
training for businesspersons, and has been guest speaker in various academic and
social fora on topics relating to history, politics, business and religion. Franco
Hijuelos, Claudia General Coordinator of International Affairs Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) Mexico e-mail: cfranco@stps.gob.mx Tel. (525) 645 28 41 & (525) 449 21 61 Fax. (525) 645 42 18 Gallegos Duarte,
Rodolfo Vice
President , Human Resources of Apasco Group Mr.
Gallegos holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
He also completed various post-graduate programs: such as on Human
Resources Strategies in Penn State University in the United States, and the
second on Advanced Management at the Insitituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion
de Empressa (IPADE). He
joined Apasco in September 1994, as a corporate Director of Human Resources.
His area of responsibility comprises the company’s four major Human
Resources strategies:
Previously,
Mr. Gallegos served, from May 1982 to August 1994, as Unisys Corporation’s
Director of Human Resources Mexico Latin America.
He was the Manager of Industrial Relations at Kellogg’s (Jan. 1978-Apr.
1982) and Personnel Manager with Gillette de Mexico (Jan 1976-Jan1978). Member of the American
Society for Training & Development since 1994.
Mr. Gallegos has delivered conferences at COPRAMEX (Mexico’s employer
federation), universidad Anahuac and Holderbank Switzerland and Latin America,
discussing Human-Factor related issues. Garza,
Jose-Mario
Under-Secretary
of Employment, Training and Productivity
With a keen knowledge in the factors of production and
expertise in generating employment, Jose-Mario Garza has developed projects of
great relevance to link supply and demand of labor. Particularly, he has
participated in programs directed to vulnerable groups in the poorest areas of
the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Notable
accountant, graduate from the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey (ITSEM), Jose-Mario Garza has also been involved in advising small and
medium businesspersons in trade matters. His
experience has allowed him to participate as consultant in public and private
institutions, in different areas such as education, labor, industry and trade. In his native city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, he has a successful public career. He was Secretary of Human Development and Labor of that State between October 1997 and December 2000. One of Mr. Garza’s goals has been to promote the development of men and women through work and training. Guaida Escontria, Luis
Manuel Luis Manuel is an Attorney
at Law that graduated from the National University of Mexico; postgraduate
studies at Harvard University. Labor
lawyer whose practice is in behalf of management.
Member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of
Mexico, and Director of the Labor Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce
of Mexico. Hernandez Estrada, Jose
Luis Director of Information
and Analysis, Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare Juarez
Vallejo, Pedro Pablo
Personal
Corporate Manager, GIRSA Corporativo, S.A., DE C.V.
Maraboto Gornes, Julio Sub-coordinator of
Conciliation, Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare Mena, Virilio S.
President, Federal
Conciliation and Arbitration Board His
highlighted participation in several business and tripartite organisms in Mexico
has made Virgilio Mena a specialist in labor affairs. He has always been noted
for his impartiality as lawyer.Mr. Mena has international experience. He has
been Technical Advisor for Mexico before the International Labor Organization (ILO),
as well as in the International Employer Organization. As administrator, he has
been head of areas of human resources and labor relations.
Virgilio Mena has been President of the Technical Committee of the
Mexican Confederation of Industrial Relations Associations (COMARI) and of the
Mexican Association of Labor Relations (AMEREL).
Mr. Mena has post-graduate studies in labor law. Muñoz,
Mosqueda, Gilberto
Rock
de Sacristan, Catarina Director General of Labor
Policy, Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare Saenz Garcia, Francisco
Director General of
Conciliation, General Coordination Section, Secretariat of Labor and Social
Welfare
Haworth, Nigel Professor of International Business at the University
of Auckland Nigel
Haworth is Professor of International Business at the University of Auckland in
New Zealand. His research interests include the trade-labour standards debate
and the changing nature of international employment relations. He is also
coordinator of the Capacity Building Network of the APEC HRD Working Group and
Deputy Director of the New Zealand APEC Study Center.
Conferdido, Reydeluz
Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Program Support for the Department of Labor and
Employment. Mr. Conferdido has been
associated with the work of the APEC HRD Working Group since 1996.
He served as Co-Chair and main proponent of Task Force of the Social and
HRD impact of the Asian Financial Crisis. He
has also been with the Philippine delegation in all the past 3 Ministerial
Meeting in HRD: Philippines, Seoul,
Washington. He started heading
Philippine delegations in APEC-HRD since the 19th meeting in
Santiago, Chile. Gaspar, Ronald N.
Mr. Gaspar graduated in
1989 as an automotive technician. He
started in Toyota as material handling team manager. (1989-1990) He was then
moved to production planning and control team manager (1990-1997).
He currently works as project administration engineer.
LMC Chairman (97-98) LMC Adviser (98-01).
Vice President and Convention Chairmen (2000-2001)- Philippine
Association of Labor Management Councils, Inc. (PALMCO).
He is currently working on LMC best practices compilation of PALMCO
member companies since 1986. He is
also involved in the project of professionalizing LMC practitioners in the
Philippines in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
Department of Trade and Industry- Center for Industrial Competitiveness (DTI-CIC),
University of the Philippines- School of Labor & Industrial Relations (UP-SOLAIR)
and other unions/federations and companies.
Mr. Gaspar is also married and has 2 kids. Molina, Jose Manager,
San Miguel Corporation Management Training Center Mr.
Molina is the President of the Philippine Association of Labor Management
Councils, INC. (PALMCO), 2000-2001,
1998-1999, (Management Representative) He
is also the Secretary for the Philippine League of Labor Management Cooperation
Practitioners, LMC/IR Consultant, Employers Confederation of Philippines, and
the President, Tagajtay Tourism Council, Inc.
Mr. Molina has an AB in Philosophy and an MA with (Mass Communication and
Industrial Psychology). He also
developed a training module called Manager’s Guide to Labor Management
Skills. Olalia,
Roland Rico Executive
Director of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board-Department of Labor
and Employment.
Chan,
Wing Yew Administrative
Supervisor Matsushita
Refrigeration Ind. (s) Pt. LTD Mr.
Chan is the Branch Union Chairmen for the past 10 years, and he has been playing
and active role in Union matters. Hui,
Ban Yin Executive
Advisor, Matsushita Refrigeration Industries Mr.
Hui just retired as Executive Director, but he is continuing part-time as
Executive Advisor. Holding management qualifications, and a Master of Science in
Training from Leicester University, UK. Set-up
and managed the HR system for 28.5 years. His
hobbies include reading, golf, and a form of exercise known as Tai-Chi. Tham,
Yvonne Assistant
Divisional Director for the Ministry of Power in Singapore As
the Assistant Divisional Director of Labor Relations & Welfare, her job
revolves around policy formulation on issues regarding wages, benefits and labor
standards, as well as on international labor issues.
She sat on the Secretariat for several Tripartite groups, including the
Committee on Portable Medical Benefits and the National Wages Council, and
helped to organize national tripartite events, such as the National Manpower
Summit and the Tripartite Industrial Relations Retreat.
Prior to joining the Ministry of Manpower two years ago, I have no other
work experience in this area. My
undergraduate and postgraduate studies were in English and American Literature
at Cambridge, UK.
Kao,
Yueh-shi Senior
Economist, Council for Economic Planning and Development Lin,
Tsong-ming Senior
Economist, Director-General Employment
and Vocational Training Administration, Council of Labor Affairs
Chancharaswat,
Kirasak Deputy Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Sriwachirapradit,
Pongdej Human
Resources Department Manager, Thai Honda Manufacturing Co., LTD. Mr. Sriwachirapradit
graduated from Chiang Mai University in 1985, with a major in Political Science.
He received a Certificate of Solving Human & Organization Problems of
AOTS in Japan in 1992. Between 1998-2000 he was Vice-President of Personnel
Management Association of Thailand. Since
1997, he has been the Executive Director of Human Resource Development Committee
of The Federation of Thai Industry. He
is also is a consultant and Special Instructor of Personnel Function and TQM.
Ta-In,
Ekarin Assistant
Technical Leader, Thai Honda Manufacturing Co., LTD Chairman of Labor
Union
Bahr, Morton President,
Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC Bahr
is internationally known for his leadership in worker education, and he set
CWA’s priority to become an education-driven union with a focus on worker
training, education and advancement. CWA has negotiated nationally recognized
worker education programs with its major employers, providing workers with the
opportunity to upgrade and learn new skills or careers.
Bahr’s
interest in lifelong learning is rooted in his own experiences. His education,
interrupted by World War II when he served as a radio officer in the Merchant
Marine, resumed when Bahr renewed his undergraduate studies as a CWA vice
president. He received his B.S. degree from Empire State College in New York in
1983. In
1996-1998, Bahr chaired the Commission for a Nation of Lifelong Learners, a
national panel that conducted a two-year study of adult learning in America and
focused the country’s attention on the need for greater educational
opportunities for frontline workers.
In
honor of his accomplishments, Empire State College of the State University of
New York in 2001 created the Morton Bahr Distance Learning Scholars Endowment
and scholarship program for adult learners. He serves on the board of directors
of the United Way International and on the board of the Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric AIDS Foundation, CWA’s charity of choice. Bahr also served as vice
chair of the United Way board of governors and received the United Way’s
highest honor for labor volunteers, the Joseph Anthony Beirne Award for
community service. He is president
of the Jewish Labor Committee, a nearly 70-year partnership between Jewish
organizations and unions that promotes social and economic justice.
Prior
to his election as CWA’s top officer in 1985, Bahr served for 16 years as CWA
vice president for District 1, covering New York, New Jersey and New England.
He joined CWA staff in 1957 as the lead organizer in a campaign that
brought 24,000 New York Telephone Company workers into CWA. He was appointed
CWA’s New York director in 1961 and assistant to the vice president of
District 1 two years later. He was elected District 1 vice president in
1969.Bahr authored From the Telegraph to the Internet, a personal history
of his service with CWA, published in 1998. He was awarded Doctor of Humane
Letters degrees from Empire State College in 1995 and from the University of the
Redlands in 1999.A native New Yorker, Bahr and his wife, Florence, make their
home in Washington, D.C. Beja, Maya International
Project Manager, U.S. Department of Labor Biggs-Adams,
Carrie
International
Affairs Representative, Communications Workers of America Ms.
Biggs-Adams is International Affairs Representative of the Communications
Workers of America. She has been in
this position since January of this year, having worked as a videotape engineer
at the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) television network for 25 years.
During that time she worked as union official in television, and
negotiated national and local union contracts.
I have also spent the last few years organizing and working on first
contracts at Univision, Spanish language television in California (San Francisco
and Fresno). Her family is still
located in the Los Angeles area, where her husband is a television news
cameraman on the streets of LA, and she has 2 daughters ages 12 and 14.
She is based in Washington DC, and visits her family when she can. Buffington,
Kevin
Commissioner
of Mediation, Co-Director Technology Assisted Group Solutions (TAGS), United
States Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Cagney, William T.
Business Manager,
International Union of Operating Engineers Christopherson, Sheldon
Business
Representative, International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 70 Mr.
Christopherson has been employed as a Business Representative with the
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 70 for about 3 years.
Prior to coming to work for the Local 70 he was employed as an Engineer
for Fairview Southdale Hospital for 22 years.
During that time he served as a union steward and served as an Executive
Board Member of Local 70. As a
Business Representative he has participated in Labor Management Committees and
worked with FMCS in helping different bargaining units and employers work
together. Crawford,
Jim Director
of Manufacturing, Steel Valley Authority Jim
Crawford is the Director of Manufacturing for the Steel Valley Authority, which
is a governmental agency that specializes in assisting failing manufacturing
businesses. He holds a B.S. in
Industrial Engineering and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
He has over 20 years of consulting experience with manufactures on cost,
management, and business problems. During
his career he has focused on work force development, training, and educational
strategies to improve manufacturing operations. Ditillo,
Robert
Commissioner
of Mediation, United States Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Mr.
Ditillo was born & raised in Pittsburgh, PA were his family worked in steel
mills. He is married and his wife is a Systems Engineer.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Masters
of Science in Industrial Relations degrees from West Virginia University.
Mr. Ditillo also has 20 years of experience in the fields of Human
Resources and Labor Relations with 7 years of experience as a U.S. Federal
Mediator. Mr.
Ditillo is currently, a Commissioner with FMCS in Pittsburgh, PA. Some of his
former employers include Union Carbide Corporation, RJR Nabisco; Philip Morris
Company’s Kraft General Foods. He has
mediated Labor disputes in steel, communications, trucking, manufacturing,
warehousing, law enforcement, mining, transportation, health care industries
among others with extensive experience as lead trainer in worksite, area and
industry LMC joint training programs. He has facilitated numerous
Labor-Management joint process consortiums and is on Board of Directors for Area
LMC and University Conflict Resolution Center.
Mr. Ditillo has utilized ADR in Federal Sector disputes and participated
in international projects for FMCS. Figeroa,
Andrea
Summer
Intern, working with Labor Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Mexico Ms.
Figeroa attends Swarthmore College, outside of Philadelphia, PA. She expects to graduate in June 2002 with a degree in
Political Science. Fox,
Lou Ann O.R.
Assistant She
has been at Miller Dwan Medical Center for 19 years and has worked in several
jobs including housekeeping aide, janitorial and he present job as an O.R.
assistant. She has been a Union Steward in retail clerks Local 1116 for
18 years. Giacolone,
Richard R. Special
Assistant to the Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Rich
Giacolone was appointed Special Assistant to the Director of FMCS effective
September 1, 1998. As Special
Assistant he is responsible for the International/ADR Department, the FMCS
Institute and FMCS Activities in the Republic of Panama relating to the
transition of the Panama Canal. Prior
to his appointment he was assigned to the position of Commissioner in the
Chesapeake, Virginia field office of FMCS.
Before
receiving his Commission with FMCS, Rich was a Labor Relations Advisor with the
Office of Civilian Personnel Management, Department of the Navy.
His Navy background also includes holding the positions of Head, Labor
Relations, Naval Base Norfolk, and Labor Relations Specialist at the Norfolk
Naval Shipyard. Rich
has served on the Faculty of Tidewater Community College and
Old Dominion University, teaching courses in collective bargaining.
Rich received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Psychology in 1979
and his Masters of Public Administration with an emphasis in Human Relations in
1984. Gonzalez,
Juan Carlos
Commissioner
of Mediation, United States Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Juan Carlos has been a Commissioner of Mediation since March 2000. Prior to joining FMCS, Juan Carlos practiced as an attorney in Los Angeles, California. He holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Whittier Law School in Santa Ana, California (1998), a Master of Clinical Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles (1995) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University (1985). Juan Carlos also holds a second degree black belt in the Japanese Martial Art of Aikido. Grace,
Michael
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Vietnam
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Nguyen
M., Cuong
Deputy
Director, International Relations Department, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs
Mr.
Cuong graduated from Leningrad Mining University in 1989 with a diploma in mine
survey. He then earned his
Master’s in Public Policy at Princeton University in 1999.
Mr. Cuong has worked with the Labor Ministry since 1985. His current position is as the Deputy Director of the
International Relations Department. He
is also the National Project Coordinator for ILO/Norway Project titled: “South
Asia and Vietnam Project on Tripartism.” Aiming at promotion of social
dialogue at workplace.
