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Description: 25 February 2015 - Washington, DC - U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) hosts a Black History Month Roundtable addressing the labor market challenges of people of African descent in the Americas. The event was moderated by Dr. William Spriggs, Chief Economist for the AFL-CIO and Economics Professor at Howard University. The speakers included Ricardo Baluga, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of Uruguay; Zakiya Carr Johnson. Director of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion Unit for Western Hemisphere Affairs for the U.S. Department of State; Hilaire Sobers, Human Rights Specialist for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the Organization of American States (OAS) Rapporteurship on the Rights of Persons of African Descent and Against Racial Discrimination and Judith Morrison, Senior Advisor of Social Development, Gender and Diversity Division for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). ***Official Department of Labor Photograph*** This official Department of Labor photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, and/or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the Secretary, or the Department of Labor. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Labor
Title: L-15-02-25-A.020 (16644789422)
Credit: L-15-02-25-A.020
Author: US Department of Labor
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