US embassy cable - 05LAGOS1356

UNCLAS LAGOS 001356 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DOL/ILAB FOR TINA MCCARTER; DRL/IL FOR LAUREN HOLT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AMGT, ELAB, OTRA, PHUM, NI 
SUBJECT:  2005 WORKER RIGHTS TRAINING SEMINARS: 
NOMINATION FOR NIGERIA 
 
REF: A) STATE 127676 B) STATE 142003 
 
1.  Per action request in ref B, para 5, Post submits 
the following nominee for participation in the 2005 
Worker Rights Training Seminar in Cairo from September 
21-22. 
 
2.  Suggested Participant's Name and Title: 
Eshel William Murad, Political/Economic Officer 
 
Name of Supervisor: 
Shannon Ross 
 
Contact Information: 
E-mail: rossssm2@state.gov, muradew@state.gov 
Phone: +234-1-261-5912 
 
General Work Requirements: 
Eshel Murad is one of four reporting officers in the 
Political-Economic Section of the U.S. Consulate 
General in Lagos. Mr. Murad takes the lead for 
reporting on political developments in the South East 
zone of the country. He monitors environmental 
developments related to southern Nigeria, including in 
the oil producing states of the Niger Delta. Mr. Murad 
is responsible for reporting on labor issues and 
developments, especially affecting the South. 
 
Areas of Responsibility: 
Eshel Murad is responsible for the required Child Labor 
report and is the back-up officer for the required 
Trafficking in Persons report. He is the first point of 
contact for all information requests from the 
Department of Labor, and he reports mainly on strike- 
related issues, the impact of new labor laws, the 
reaction of labor leaders to political events, and he 
assists labor organizations with a variety of training 
and informational programs administered through the 
Consulate public affairs section. 
 
Expected Date of Departure from Post: 
June 15, 2006 
 
3.  The ticket cost for a direct flight from Lagos to 
Cairo is $725 on Egypt Air.  Post will cover per diem 
and accommodation. 
 
4.  This cable has been cleared by Embassy Abuja.