| GB.268/Inf.2
268th Session Geneva, March 1997 |
Symposia, seminars and other meetings as approved
by the Officers of the Governing Body
(1)
Contents
International labour standards
- Latin American Subregional Seminar on International Labour Standards in the Maritime Sector
- Central and Eastern European Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards: Additional information
- Tripartite French-speaking Subregional Seminar on the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment: Additional Information
- Latin American Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards: Additional information
- Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards for CIS countries: Additional information
- Seminar for Arab States on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers in the Light of the Beijing Conference: Additional information
Employment and human resources development
- Workshop for the Follow-up and Evaluation of the Consequences of the Devaluation of the CFA Franc
- 33rd Technical Committee Meeting of CINTERFOR/ILO and Regional Seminar on Strategic Alliances for Training
- Tripartite Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Integration of the Informal Sector in the Process of Modernization
- Regional Seminar on Experiences concerning Institutional Transformation in Latin America and Spain
- Subregional Technical Seminar on Employment in the Context of Human Resources Development in Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Subregional Technical Meeting on Employment and Emerging Changes in the Arab Region, Including the Enhancement of the Role of the Private Sector
- Latin American Regional Workshop concerning the Accreditation of Vocational Training Centres
- MERCOSUR Subregional Seminar on the Linkage of Increased Productivity with the Creation and Improvement of Employment Opportunities: Additional information
- 13th Annual Meeting of Heads of Vocational Training Institutions in the Caribbean: Additional information
- Seminar for Arab States on Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Persons with Disabilities resulting from Work Accidents: Additional information
- South-East Asian Subregional Seminar on: "An Integrated Approach to Employment Generation: Experience from the Cambodia Employment Generation Programme": Additional information
- Subregional Seminar on Labour Law Reform in Selected French-speaking African Countries
- Latin American Subregional Technical Meeting of Advisers in Social Dialogue
- High-level Subregional Meeting on Tripartism in the South Pacific
- South-East Asian Subregional Seminar on Wage Policy: Additional information
- Tripartite Meeting on the Reform of Labour Administrations and New Roles of Labour Ministries for Selected Latin American Countries
- ARLAC Seminar for English-speaking African Countries on Employment Services within Labour Market Information Systems
- ARLAC Seminar on Regional Integration and Labour Administration in English-speaking African Countries
- Subregional Technical Meeting on the Development of the Role of Employment Services in Selected Arab States
- ARLAC Seminar on Performance Improvement in Employment Services for Selected English-speaking African Countries: Additional information
- Subregional Workshop on Employment and Labour Practices in Health Care in Central and Eastern Europe
- Latin American Subregional Seminar on Labour Adjustment Issues of Privatization (Railways and Steel): Additional information
- ILO/UNESCO Subregional Symposium on Structural Adjustment and Teachers for Selected French- and Portuguese-speaking Countries of West Africa: Additional information
- Tripartite Subregional Consultation with Central and Eastern European Countries on the Development of an ILO Approach to the Reform and Development of Pension Systems
- Asian Subregional Tripartite Seminar on Social Protection in Economies in Transition: Additional information
- Subregional Employers' Workshop on the Elimination of Child Labour for Selected English-speaking African Countries
- Fourth High-level Conference for Asian and Pacific Employers
- Subregional Employers' Seminar on Free Trade Zones in Central Americaand the Dominican Republic: Additional information
- Seminar for Arab States on the Role of Employers' Organizations in Dealing with Economic and Social Changes at the Regional and International Levels: Additional information
- East African Business Forum: Additional information
- ILO/RENGO African Leadership Workshop on Workers' Benefits from Productivity Improvement
- Asian Regional Seminar on Trade Union Action on Effects of Modern Technologies and Chemicals on Agricultural Workers
- Asian-Pacific Regional Seminar for Trade Union Organizations on Contract Labour: Additional information
- Latin American Regional Seminar for Trade Union Organizations on Contract Labour: Additional information
- Asian Regional High-level Symposium on "Trade unions in the 21st Century: Challenges and Options": Additional information
- Workshop on the Protection of Workers' Rights and Working Conditions in Export Processing Zones and the Promotion of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy for French-speaking African Countries: Additional information
Timetable of forthcoming symposia, seminars and similar meetings
1. Latin American Subregional Seminar on International Labour Standards
in the Maritime Sector
Proposed date: 12-16 May 1997
Place: Panama City, Panama
Financing: ILO regular budget and Government of Spain
Geographical coverage: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 10
(b) Employers: 10
(c) Workers: 10
Observers:
General Labour Inspection, Spain
Directorate of Merchant Shipping, Spain
Port Authority, Spain
International Maritime Organization
International Shipping Federation
International Transport Workers' Federation
Shipping companies of Panama
Purpose:
(i) to familiarize the countries of the region with international labour Conventions and Recommendations concerning seamen; and
(ii) to promote the ratification and application of these standards
Relevance to international labour standards:
The meeting intends to analyse the maritime instruments of the ILO and their application in the light of the 84th (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference, Geneva, October 1996 and to examine the possible ratification by the countries invited to participate of the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards Convention, 1976 (No. 147)
Working language: Spanish
2. Central and Eastern European Tripartite Subregional Seminar
on National Legislation and International Labour Standards:
Additional information(2)
Original date: First half of 1997
New date: Second half of 1997
Original place: To be determined
New place: Bucharest, Romania
3. Tripartite French-speaking Subregional Seminar on the Promotion of Equality
of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment: Additional information(3)
Original date: April or May 1997
Precision of date: 29 April-3 May 1997
Original place: To be determined
New place: Saint-Denis de la Réunion
4. Latin American Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation
and International Labour Standards: Additional information(4)
Original date: First half of 1997
New date: September 1997
Place: To be determined
5. Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and
International Labour Standards for CIS countries: Additional information(5)
Original date: First half of 1997
New date: September 1997
Original place: To be determined
New place: Baku, Azerbaijan
6. Seminar for Arab States on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment
for Women Workers in the Light of the Beijing Conference:
Additional information(6)
Original date: June 1997
New date: Second half of 1997
7. Workshop for the Follow-up and Evaluation of the Consequences
of the Devaluation of the CFA Franc(7)
Proposed date: 23-25 April 1997(8)
Place: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 28 (1 representative of the Ministry of Labour/Employment and 1 of the Ministry of Planning/Finance/Administration from each country)
(b) Employers: 14
(c) Workers: 14
Observers:
African Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
Organization of African Unity
United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
World Bank
Purpose:
(i) to evaluate the implementation of the recommendations of the Tripartite Seminar on the Socio-economic Implications of the Devaluation of the CFA Franc for French-speaking African Countries, October 1994, Dakar, Senegal, with regard to:
- employment promotion and enterprise development
- protection of workers and reform of social protection systems, and
- development of tripartite consultative mechanisms;
(ii) to promote new actions with a view to enhancing economic and social development.
Working language: French
8. 33rd Technical Committee Meeting of CINTERFOR/ILO and Regional Seminar
on Strategic Alliances for Training
Proposed date: 15-17 May 1997
Place: Santiago, Chile
Financing: ILO regular budget, CINTERFOR, Government of Chile and participating organizations
Geographical coverage:
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 37
(b) Employers: 7
(c) Workers: 7
(d) Others: 70 representatives of governmental and non-governmental training institutions
Purpose:
(i) to examine and analyse the actual status of training;
(ii) to discuss future plans;
(iii) to share experiences and proposals for new activities for cooperation which correspond to the priorities of member States;
(iv) to consider and approve the programme of work of CINTERFOR and to confirm the annual contributions of associate members; and
(v) to promote the principles contained in the Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) and Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150).
Working languages: English and Spanish
9. Tripartite Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Integration
of the Informal Sector in the Process of Modernization
Proposed date: 5-6 August 1997
Place: Santiago, Chile
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 8
(b) Employers: 8
(c) Workers: 8
Experts:
8 mayors of the capitals of the above-mentioned countries
8 superintendents of fiscal administration of the above-mentioned countries
Observers:
Inter-American Development Bank
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
World Bank
Purpose:
(i) to propose, within a tripartite context, policies related to the regulatory framework for small enterprises and the informal sector;
(ii) to promote, through these policies, the integration of small enterprises in the process of modernization; and
(iii) to update fiscal, labour and municipal policies in the light of the rules governing the entrepreneurial sector.
Working languages: English and Spanish
10. Regional Seminar on Experiences concerning Institutional Transformation
in Latin America and Spain
Proposed date: 3-5 September 1997
Place: San José, Costa Rica
Financing:
ILO/CINTERFOR, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje, Costa Rica and participating organizations
Geographical coverage:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments 0
(b) Employers: 3
(c) Workers: 3
(d) Others: about 30 representatives of 16 governmental and 4 non-governmental vocational training institutions
Purpose:
To present and analyse experiences concerning the transformation of vocational training institutions which took place in the American region during the last five years
Relevance to international labour standards:
Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) and Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150) and the fundamental Conventions of the ILO
Working language: Spanish
11. Subregional Technical Seminar on Employment in the Context
of Human Resources Development in Countries
of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Proposed date: 8-10 September 1997
Place: Manama, Bahrain
Financing: ILO regular budget and UNDP
Geographical coverage: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 6
(b) Employers: 6
(c) Workers: 6
Experts:
2 international experts
6 experts in labour market information from Arab States
Observers:
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Bahrain Development Bank
Bahrain Promotion and Marketing Board
Federation of GCC Chambers
Purpose:
(i) to review the employment and labour market situation in the six GCC States in the context of labour shortages and economic reform and liberalization;
(ii) to promote labour market information and monitoring as a means to enhance employment;
(iii) to identify policy options and priority actions for employment promotion.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); and Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117)
Working languages: Arabic and English
12. Subregional Technical Meeting on Employment and Emerging Changes
in the Arab Region, Including the Enhancement of the Role of the Private Sector
Proposed date: 13-16 October 1997
Place: Amman, Jordan
Financing: ILO regular budget and Arab Labour Organization
Geographical coverage: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 5
(b) Employers: 5
(c) Workers: 5
Observers:
Executive Bureau of the Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs in the Arab Gulf States
League of Arab States
Ministry of Labour of the National Palestinian Authority
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Purpose:
(i) to review the employment situation in the region in the context of liberalization, economic reform and structural adjustment programmes;
(ii) to identify ways and means to mitigate against the negative effects of structural adjustment and economic liberalization programmes;
(iii) to identify the role of the private sector in promoting small enterprises; and
(iv) to propose an action programme.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); and Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117)
Working languages: Arabic and English
13. Latin American Regional Workshop concerning the Accreditation
of Vocational Training Centres
Proposed date: Second half of 1997
Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Financing: CINTERFOR, Government of Brazil and participating organizations
Geographical coverage:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 0
(b) Employers: 3
(c) Workers: 3
(d) Others: 17 representatives of governmental and 4 representatives of non-governmental vocational training institutions
Purpose:
To develop a methodology which permits the accreditation of vocational training centres in order to guarantee a higher level of productivity, efficiency and relevance of vocational training programmes. This methodology should be appropriate to national realities and should be applicable to both public and private vocational training centres
Relevance to international labour standards:
Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) and Recommendation, 1975 (No.150) and the fundamental Conventions of the ILO
Working language: Spanish
14. MERCOSUR Subregional Seminar on the Linkage of Increased Productivity
with the Creation and Improvement of Employment Opportunities:
Additional information(9)
Original date 24-26 April 1996, later postponed to the second half of 1996
New date: 7-9 May 1997
Original place: Montevideo, Uruguay
New place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Original financing: ILO regular budget and European Commission
New financing: ILO regular budget
15. 13th Annual Meeting of Heads of Vocational Training Institutions
in the Caribbean: Additional information(10)
Original date: 29-30 September 1995, later postponed due to financial constraints
New date: Second half of 1997
Original place: Jamaica
New place: Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (to be confirmed)
16. Seminar for Arab States on Vocational Rehabilitation Services
for Persons with Disabilities resulting from Work Accidents:
Additional information(11)
Original date: April 1997
New date: Second half of 1997
17. South-East Asian Subregional Seminar on: "An Integrated Approach to Employment
Generation: Experience from the Cambodia Employment Generation Programme":
Additional information(12)
Original date: Third quarter of 1995
Original place: Pnom Penh, Cambodia
Cancellation: Cancelled in 1997
18. Subregional Seminar on Labour Law Reform in
Selected French-speaking African Countries(13)
Proposed date: 30 June-3 July 1997
Place: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Financing: ILO regular budget and World Bank
Geographical coverage:
Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 11
(b) Employers 11
(c) Workers 11
Resource persons:
3 national consultants; and
1 international consultant
Purpose:
(i) to pursue a dialogue between the ILO and the World Bank on the subject;
(ii) to share experiences of and draw lessons from recent or ongoing revisions of labour laws in some French-speaking African countries implementing structural adjustment programmes.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158) and various international labour standards concerning equality
Working language: French
19. Latin American Subregional Technical Meeting of Advisers in Social Dialogue
Proposed date: 1-5 June 1997
Place: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Financing: ILO regular budget, Government of Spain and Government of Bolivia
Geographical coverage: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 15
(b) Employers: 15
(c) Workers: 15
Experts:
3 representatives of the Andean Labour Council
3 representatives of the Andean Entrepreneurial Council
3 consultants from Spain
3 consultants from other Latin American countries
Purpose:
(i) to enhance the capacity of government officials and officials of employers' and workers' organizations to engage in social dialogue and to develop related techniques and methodologies; and
(ii) to enable each participating country to set up a national advisory team on social dialogue.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Working language: Spanish
20. High-level Subregional Meeting on Tripartism in the South Pacific
Proposed date: August 1997
Place: Fiji
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Western Samoa
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 12
(b) Employers: 12
(c) Workers: 12
Observers:
South Pacific Commission
South Pacific Forum
South Pacific and Oceanic Council on Trade Unions
Purpose: To promote the development of active tripartism in South Pacific countries
Relevance to international labour standards:
Tripartism is a cornerstone of all international labour standards
Working language: English
21. South-East Asian Subregional Seminar on Wage Policy:
Additional information(14)
Original date: September or October 1994, later postponed due to financial constraints
New date: 22-25 October 1997
Precision of place: Phuket, Thailand
22. Tripartite Meeting on the Reform of Labour Administrations and New Roles
of Labour Ministries for Selected Latin American Countries(15)
Proposed date: 7-8 May 1997
Place: San José, Costa Rica
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Uruguay
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 7
(b) Employers: 7
(c) Workers: 7
Resource persons: 3 experts
Purpose:
(i) to analyse the changes which occurred in labour administration and in the function of Ministries of Labour in Latin America as a result of liberalization of the markets and economic integration;
(ii) to propose measures concerning the reform of labour administration and the modernization of Ministries of Labour.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) and Protocol, Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129), Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)
Working language: Spanish
23. ARLAC Seminar for English-speaking African Countries on Employment
Services within Labour Market Information Systems
Proposed date: 17-28 November 1997
Place: Harare, Zimbabwe
Financing: ILO regular budget and Government of Germany
Geographical coverage:
Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 14
(b) Employers: 8
(c) Workers: 8
Resource persons: 4 labour market information experts from public employment services dealing with labour market information systems
Purpose:
To improve the labour information system of those member States which are presently not in the position to fully comply with the requirement of the Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88), namely to ensure within their public employment services the collection and analysis of information on the situation of the employment market and its probable evolution in the country as a whole and in the different industries, occupations and areas
Relevance to international labour standards: Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88)
Working language: English
24. ARLAC Seminar on Regional Integration and Labour Administration
in English-speaking African Countries
Proposed date: 25-29 August 1997
Place: Harare, Zimbabwe
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 16
(b) Employers: 8
(c) Workers: 8
Resource person: 1 non-governmental specialist on regional integration
Purpose:
(i) to analyse the implications of emerging regional and subregional cooperation for labour administration, with particular reference to labour legislation, labour market processes and regional information systems; and
(ii) to outline possible areas of labour policy cooperation and/or integration in the region.
Working language: English
25. Subregional Technical Meeting on the Development of the Role of Employment
Services in Selected Arab States(16)
Proposed date: 12-14 May 1997
Place: Beirut, Lebanon
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and Yemen
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 7
(b) Employers: 5
(c) Workers: 5
Observers:
Executive Bureau of the Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs in the Arab Gulf States
General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries
International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions
Ministry of Labour of the National Palestinian Authority
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Purpose:
(i) to evaluate the situation and the role of employment services in Arab countries and to identify problems and perspectives;
(ii) to develop the role of employment services within the framework of an active policy of employment promotion;
(iii) to promote the application of relevant labour standards, in particular that of the Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No 88), the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96), the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122), the Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) and the Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150).
Working languages: Arabic and English
26. ARLAC Seminar on Performance Improvement in Employment Services
for Selected English-speaking African Countries: Additional information(17)
Original date: First half of 1997
New date: 19-30 May 1997
27. Subregional Workshop on Employment and Labour Practices in Health Care
in Central and Eastern Europe(18)
Proposed date: 15-17 May 1997(19)
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Financing: ILO regular budget and Public Services International
Geographical coverage:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 16
(b) Employers: 6
(c) Workers: 16
Observers:
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Union
International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees
International Council of Nurses
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Public Services International
World Bank
World Health Organization
Purpose:
(i) to follow up on the Standing Technical Committee for Health and Medical Services, 1992, and the Joint Meeting on the Impact of Structural Adjustment in the Public Services, 1995;
(ii) to promote the improvement of terms and conditions of employment as well as social dialogue in health and medical services in economies in transition;
(iii) to assist countries presently engaging in health-care reform. This explains the selection of the countries.
Working languages: Czech, English and Russian
28. Latin American Subregional Seminar on Labour Adjustment Issues
of Privatization (Railways and Steel): Additional information(20)
Original date: 26-28 March 1997
New date: 28-29 April 1997
29. ILO/UNESCO Subregional Symposium on Structural Adjustment and Teachers
for Selected French- and Portuguese-speaking Countries of West Africa:
Additional information(21)
Original date: May 1997
New date: 23-26 June 1997
30. Tripartite Subregional Consultation with Central and Eastern European Countries
on the Development of an ILO Approach to the Reform and Development
of Pension Systems(22)
Proposed date: 14-18 April 1997
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments: 5 (one each from the following countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russian Federation and Ukraine)
(b) Employers: 5 (from any of the countries mentioned under the geographical coverage)
(c) Workers: 5 (from any of the countries mentioned under the geographical coverage)
Resource persons:
5 regional experts
5 officials from social security institutions
Observers:
International Social Security Association
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
World Bank
Purpose:
(i) to advise constituents in member States about the main issues concerning pension policies and to inform them about the position of the ILO;
(ii) to further develop the understanding of the ILO about the issues involved;
(iii) to underpin a review of the principles of social security which is to be carried out in the 1998-99 biennium and ultimately facilitate a review of international labour standards on social security.
Working languages: English and Russian (if necessary)
31. Asian Subregional Tripartite Seminar on Social Protection in Economies
in Transition: Additional information(23)
Original date: End of 1994, postponed in 1995 due to financial constraints
New date: 1998
32. Subregional Employers' Workshop on the Elimination of Child Labour
for Selected English-speaking African Countries
Proposed date: 20-22 May 1997
Place: Nairobi, Kenya
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
Employers: 1 senior representative from the employers' organization of each of the above-mentioned countries
Purpose:
(i) to design concrete actions and measures to combat child labour which are appropriate to the national context;
(ii) to improve the capacity of employers' organizations to guide their members and sectoral groups in the formulation of effective strategies to combat child labour; and
(iii) to explore possible actions by employers' organizations to bolster their role in the development of national strategies in this regard.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Working language: English
33. Fourth High-level Conference for Asian and Pacific Employers(24)
Proposed date: 4-6 September 1997
Place: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Financing: ILO regular budget and the Japanese employers
Geographical coverage:
Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Composition of participants:
Employers: 36, the President and Chief Executive of the employers' organization of each of the above-mentioned countries
Resource person: 1
Observers: ASEAN Confederation of Employers
Purpose: To analyse the role of enterprise in shaping Asia's future, and its implications for employers' organizations
Working language: English
34. Subregional Employers' Seminar on Free Trade Zones in Central America
and the Dominican Republic: Additional information
(25)
Original date: April 1997
Precision of date: 21-22 April 1997
Original place: Guatemala, exact venue to be determined
Precision of place: Guatemala City, Guatemala
35. Seminar for Arab States on the Role of Employers' Organizations in Dealing
with Economic and Social Changes at the Regional and International Levels:
Additional information(26)
Original date: February 1997
New date: 17-19 November 1997
Original place: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
New place: Abou Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
36. East African Business Forum: Additional information(27)
Original date: First half of 1997
New date: Second half of 1997
37. ILO/RENGO African Leadership Workshop on Workers' Benefits
from Productivity Improvement
Proposed date: 28-31 July 1997
Place: Harare, Zimbabwe
Financing: ILO regular budget, Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO)
Geographical coverage:
Botswana, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
Workers: 40
Resources persons: 4 experts from RENGO
Purpose:
(i) to analyse the role of workers and their organizations as stakeholders in productivity improvement;
(ii) to examine different approaches to productivity improvement and sharing the gains of productivity;
(iii) to share experiences on participatory approaches to productivity and the role trade unions can play in this respect;
(iv) to examine the linkages between industrial relations, productivity and the bargaining process.
Relevance to international labour standards:
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122), Consultation (Industrial and National Levels) Recommendation, 1960 (No. 113), Employment Policy Recommendation, 1964 (No. 122) and Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation, 1970 (No. 135)
Working language: English
38. Asian Regional Seminar on Trade Union Action on Effects
of Modern Technologies and Chemicals on Agricultural Workers
Proposed date: Last quarter of 1997
Place: To be determined
Financing: ILO regular budget
Geographical coverage:
Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam
Composition of participants:
Workers: 22 leaders and educational specialists of rural workers' organizations
Purpose:
(i) to assess the extent of problems concerning the effects of chemicals and new technologies on agricultural workers;
(ii) to increase awareness of the effects of chemicals on workers and their working environment in agriculture, including women and children;
(iii) to establish guidelines on trade union action to protect workers, including young workers, and the environment from adverse effects of modern agricultural techniques.Co
Relevance to international labour standards:
Plantations Convention, 1958 [and Protocol, 1982] (No. 110), Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141), Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) and Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)
Working language: English
39. Asian-Pacific Regional Seminar for Trade Union Organizations on Contract Labour:
Additional information(28)
Original date: April 1997
Precision of date: 21-25 April 1997
40. Latin American Regional Seminar for Trade Union Organizations on Contract Labour:
Additional information(29)
Original date: 6-10 May 1997
New date: 20-23 May 1997
Original place: Mexico, the exact venue to be determined
Precision of place: Mexico City, Mexico
41. Asian Regional High-level Symposium on "Trade unions in the 21st Century:
Challenges and Options": Additional information(30)
Original date: October 1995
Cancellation: Cancelled in 1997
42. Workshop on the Protection of Workers' Rights and Working Conditions
in Export Processing Zones and the Promotion of the Tripartite Declaration
of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
for French-speaking African Countries: Additional information(31)
Original date: Second trimester of 1997 (five days)
New date: Last quarter of 1997
Geographical coverage: In addition to the 19 French-speaking African countries listed in the original submission, Haiti would be invited to send participants to the Workshop
Timetable of forthcoming symposia, seminars and similar meetings
| Date | Title of meeting | Place |
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1997 |
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| 23-25 April | Workshop for the Follow-up and Evaluation of the Consequences of the Devaluation of the CFA Franc (ILO regular budget) | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 29 April-3 May | Tripartite French-speaking Subregional Seminar on the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment (ILO regular budget) | Saint-Denis de la Réunion |
| 13-16 May | Subregional Seminar on Labour Law Reform in Selected French-speaking African Countries (ILO regular budget and World Bank) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| 19-30 May | ARLAC Seminar on Performance Improvement in Employment Services for Selected English-speaking African Countries (Government of Germany) | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 20-22 May | Subregional Employers' Workshop on the Elimination of Child Labour for Selected English-speaking African Countries (ILO regular budget) | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 23-26 June | ILO/UNESCO Subregional Symposium on Structural Adjustment and Teachers for Selected French- and Portuguese-speaking Countries of West Africa (ILO and UNESCO regular budgets) | Dakar, Senegal |
| 28-31 July | ILO/RENGO African Leadership Workshop on Workers' Benefits from Productivity Improvement (ILO regular budget and Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO)) | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 25-29 August | ARLAC Seminar on Regional Integration and Labour Administration in English-speaking African Countries (ILO regular budget) | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 17-28 November | ARLAC Seminar for English-speaking African Countries on Employment Services within Labour Market Information Systems (Government of Germany) | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Second half | East African Business Forum (ILO regular budget) | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Last quarter | Workshop on the Protection of Workers' Rights and Working Conditions in Export Processing Zones and the Promotion of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy for French-speaking African Countries (ILO regular budget) | To be determined |
|
1997 |
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| 21-25 April | Asian-Pacific Regional Seminar for Trade Union Organizations on Contract Labour (ILO regular budget) | New Delhi, India |
| 6-9 May | Asian-Pacific Symposium on Standards-related Topics (Government of Japan) | New Delhi, India |
| August | High-level Subregional Meeting on Tripartism in the South Pacific (ILO regular budget) | Fiji |
| 4-6 September | Fourth High-level Conference for Asian and Pacific Employers (ILO regular budget and NIKKEIREN) | Seoul, Korea |
| 22-25 October | South-East Asian Subregional Seminar on Wage Policy (ILO regular budget) | Phuket, Thailand |
| Last quarter | Asian Regional Seminar on Trade Union Action on Effects of Modern Technologies and Chemicals on Agricultural Workers (ILO regular budget) | To be determined |
| 1998 | ||
| To be determined | Asian Subregional Tripartite Seminar on Social Protection in Economies in Transition (ILO regular budget) | To be determined |
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1997 |
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| 21-22 April | Subregional Employers' Seminar on Free Trade Zones in Central America and the Dominican Republic (ILO regular budget) | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 28-29 April | Latin American Subregional Seminar on Labour Adjustment Issues of Privatization (Railways and Steel) (ILO regular budget and Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 7-8 May | Tripartite Meeting on the Reform of Labour Administrations and New Roles of Labour Ministries for Selected Latin American Countries (ILO regular budget) | San José, Costa Rica |
| 7-9 May | MERCOSUR Subregional Seminar on the Linkage of Increased Productivity with the Creation and Improvement of Employment Opportunities (ILO regular budget) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 12-16 May | Latin American Subregional Seminar on International Labour Standards in the Maritime Sector (ILO regular budget and Government of Spain) | Panama City, Panama |
| 15-17 May | 33rd Technical Committee Meeting of CINTERFOR/ILO and Regional Seminar on Strategic Alliances for Training (CINTERFOR, Government of Chile and participating organizations) | Santiago, Chile |
| 20-23 May | Latin American Regional Seminar for Trade Union Organizations on Contract Labour (ILO regular budget) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1-5 June | Latin American Subregional Technical Meeting of Advisers on Social Dialogue (ILO regular budget, Government of Spain and Government of Bolivia) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| 5-6 August | Tripartite Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Integration of the Informal Sector in the Process of Modernization (ILO regular budget) | Santiago, Chile |
| 3-5 September | Regional Seminar on Experiences concerning Institutional Transformation in Latin America and Spain (CINTERFOR, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA) of Costa Rica and participating organizations) | San José, Costa Rica |
| September | Latin American Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards (ILO regular budget) | To be determined |
| Second half | Latin American Regional Workshop concerning the Accreditation of Vocational Training Centres (CINTERFOR, Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje Industrial (SENAI) of Brazil and participating organizations) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Second half | 13th Annual Meeting of Heads of Vocational Training Institutions in the Caribbean (ILO regular budget and CINTERFOR) | Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (to be confirmed) |
| ARAB STATES
1997 |
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| 12-14 May | Subregional Technical Meeting on the Development of the Role of Employment Services in Selected Arab States (ILO regular budget) | Beirut, Lebanon |
| 8-10 September | Subregional Technical Seminar on Employment in the Context of Human Resources Development in Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (ILO regular budget and UNDP) | Manama, Bahrain |
| September | Seminar for Arab States on the Mechanism of Vocational Training Curriculum Development in the Context of Rapid Changes in the Labour market (ILO regular budget and Arab Labour Organization) | Amman, Jordan |
| 13-16 October | Subregional Technical Meeting on Employment and Emerging Changes in the Arab Region Including the Enhancement of the Role of the Private Sector (ILO regular budget and Arab Labour Organization) | Amman, Jordan |
| 17-19 November | Seminar for Arab States on the Role of Employers' Organizations in Dealing with Economic and Social Changes at the Regional and International Levels (ILO regular budget and Arab Labour Organization) | Abou Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Second half | Seminar for Arab States on Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Persons with Disabilities resulting from Work Accidents (ILO regular budget and Arab Labour Organization) | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Second half | Seminar for Arab States on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers in the Light of the Beijing Conference (ILO regular budget and Arab Labour Organization) | Cairo, Egypt |
| EUROPE
1997 |
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| 14-18 April | Tripartite Subregional Consultation with Central and Eastern European Countries on the Development of an ILO Approach to the Reform and Development of Pension Systems (ILO regular budget and participating social security institutions) | Budapest, Hungary |
| 24-25 April | Subregional Tripartite Seminar on Gender Issues and Equality in Central and Eastern Europe (ILO regular budget) | Budapest, Hungary |
| 15-17 May | Subregional Workshop on Employment and Labour Practices in Health Care in Central and Eastern Europe (ILO regular budget and Public Services International) | Prague, Czech Republic |
| September | Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards for CIS Countries (ILO regular budget) | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Second half | Central and Eastern European Tripartite Subregional Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards (ILO regular budget) | Bucharest, Romania |
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Please note that the number of items listed in this timetable does not correspond to the number of items described in the paper itself. It includes the following: New submissions: 16 (in the paper and in the timetable) Submissions through the special procedure: 5 (in the paper and in the timetable) Additional information: 21 (in the paper) , 19 (in the timetable because the two cancellations do not appear in the timetable) Repeated information: 3 (none in the paper, because the information provided on these events has not changed since their inclusion in one of the former papers submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body)
Total in timetable: 43
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Geneva, 13 March 1997.
1. All Employer and Worker participants to be invited to the events referred to in this paper would be nominated in accordance with the usual procedure.
7. This Workshop was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in December 1996 and was approved.
8. At the time of the submission of this Workshop to the Officers of the Governing Body the proposed date was February 1997.
9. GB.264/Inf.2, item 3; and GB.265/Inf.2, p. 1.
13. This Seminar was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in December 1996 and was approved.
14. GB.259/Inf.2, paras. 38 and 39; GB.260/Inf.2, para. 25; GB.261/Inf.2, item 32; GB.263/Inf.1.
15. This Meeting was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in December 1996 and was approved.
16. This technical meeting was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in January 1997 and was approved.
18. This Workshop was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in January 1997 and was approved.
19. At the time of the submission of this Workshop to the Officers of the Governing Body the proposed date was 17-19 April 1997.
22. This regional consultation was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in February 1997 and was approved.
23. GB.259/Inf.2, paras. 83 and 84; and GB.261/Inf.2, item 49.
24. The Third High-level Conference for Asian and Pacific Employers was held in Kuala Lumpur in October 1994.