Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes

Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes holds the position of Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Labor Organization (ILO), and has been based in Lima, Peru as the Deputy Director General of the ILO Regional Office since January 1, 2024. In addition to her role at the ILO, she is a full professor at the University of Fortaleza (on leave), teaching in both the Postgraduate Program in Constitutional Law and the undergraduate Law Course. She has an academic background, including a Law degree from the Federal University of Ceará (1994), an LL.M from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto (2009), a PhD in Law from the University of São Paulo (2000), and a Post-Doctorate from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (2007). Her career also includes serving on the Scientific Council of the Secretariat for Judicial Research and Data Science at the Superior Labor Court and as an alternate member of the State Council for the Rights of the Homeless Population and Overcoming Homelessness (CEPOP / CE). At the University of Fortaleza, she has coordinated the Center for Studies in Labor Law and Social Security. Gomes research cover labor law, international law, and human rights, focusing on trade union rights, precarious and vulnerable work, and fundamental labor rights. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)