Preparatory Meeting for APEC Policy Dialogue on Human Capacity Building

Event Title:

Preparatory meeting for APEC policy dialogue on human capacity building.

Venue:

Subic Freeport Zone, Zambales

Date and Time:

2-4 February 2015

Overview:

The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), headed by OIC-Executive Director Mary Grace L. Riguer and OIC-Deputy Executive Director Stephanie B. Tabladillo, participated in the preparatory meeting for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High Level Policy Dialogue on Human Capacity Building (HLPD-HCB) held in Subic Freeport Zone from February 02 to 04 as a lead up to the main event on 06-07 May 2015 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Guided by the APEC 2015 theme of “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World” and recognizing the importance of partnership among government, education and the private sector, APEC member economies, constituted under the Human Resource Development Working Group called for greater action in investing in human capital development as essential to inclusive development.