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FIFTEENTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA
Report of the Director-General
Contents
I. Obituary
II. Progress in international labour legislation
IV. Publications and documents
Ms. Dorothy Mokgalo
1. The Director-General announces with deep regret the death, on 2 August 1997, of Ms. Dorothy Mokgalo, Worker member of the Governing Body.
2. Ms. Mokgalo's contribution to improving the situation of working people was immeasurable. Born in 1955, she started her trade union engagement as a shop steward for the Metal and Allied Workers' Union (MAWU) and later for its successor, the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) at National Bolt in Wynberg, Gauteng. Soon thereafter she was elected secretary of the local education committee and later became acting Chairperson of the National Education Committee of NUMSA in 1991, she was appointed as NUMSA regional education officer for the Witwatersrand area. While holding this position, she was also appointed as NUMSA's national Gender Coordinator.
3. Ms. Mokgalo's strengths and talents were so evident that she soon became the first national Gender Coordinator of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Two years later she was promoted to the position of COSATU's National Organizing Secretary, a position she held at the time of her death.
4. Besides this demanding function, Ms.Mokgalo also represented the labour movement on the Task Team set up by the Minister of Labour to investigate methods of payment for maternity leave. She was also a board member of the International Labour Research Institute Group (ILRIG) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) of South Africa.
5. In 1996, Ms. Mokgalo was appointed deputy Worker member of the Governing Body. She was the first woman from the labour movement in Africa to serve in that function.
6. Through her compassion, hard work, sharp mind and seemingly limitless strength Ms. Mokgalo was a living expression of the fundamental principles, values and culture of democratic trade unionism. She personified also COSATU's dedication to the eradication of gender discrimination within the trade union movement and society as a whole. She will be remembered as an inspiring and unfailing trade unionist, who dedicated her life to the implementation of the ILO's basic mandate -- the promotion of social justice.
7. The Governing Body will no doubt wish to request the Director-General to convey its sympathy to the family of Ms. Mokgalo and to the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
Professor Roman Z. Livshitz
8. The Director-General announces with deep regret the death, on 14 October 1997, of Professor Roman Z. Livshitz, member of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.
9. Mr. Livshitz spent most of his life serving the interests of working people as a specialist in labour law. Born in 1929 in Moscow, he graduated in 1952 with a degree in law at the Moscow Lomonosov State University and started working as a trade union lawyer. In 1968 he was called to the Institute of State and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, where he was engaged as Principal Researcher at the time of his death. In 1991 he was also appointed Professor of Labour Law and Jurisprudence at the International University, Moscow. His more than 200 publications on legal issues both in the Russian Federation and abroad made his name well-known in the academic world.
10. In 1994, Mr. Livshitz became a member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and honorary lawyer of the Russian Federation
11. In 1993, Mr. Livshitz was appointed member of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. He accomplished with skill and devotion the important tasks of examining the reports of governments and employers' and workers' associations and preparing observations. He thus made an invaluable contribution to the application of the principles contained in international labour standards. His openness of mind and competence earned him large respect and esteem.
12. The Governing Body will no doubt wish to request the Director-General to convey its sympathy to the family of Mr. Livshitz.
II. Progress in international labour legislation
Ratifications of Conventions
13. Since the preparation of the document submitted to the 268th Session of the Governing Body, the Director-General has registered the following 55 ratifications of international labour Conventions and a Protocol, bringing the total number registered on 15 September 1997 to 6,470:
Albania
Ratifications registered on 27 February 1997
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
Argentina
Ratification registered on 11 November 1996
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Barbados
Ratification registered on 22 July 1997
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172)
Belarus
Ratifications registered on 8 September 1997
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151)
Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)
Belgium
Ratification registered on 8 September 1997
Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129)
Ratification registered on 28 May 1997
Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171)
Bolivia
Ratification registered on 11 June 1997
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Botswana
Ratifications registered on 5 June 1997
Forced Labour Convention, l930 (No. 29)
Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95)
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976
(No. 144)
Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1992
(No. 173)
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Brazil
Ratifications registered on 4 March 1997
Seafarers' Welfare Convention, 1987 (No. 163)
Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers) Convention, 1987 (No. 164)
Repatriation of Seafarers Convention (Revised), 1987 (No. 166)
Burkina Faso
Ratifications registered on 25 August 1997
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141)
Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
Ratification registered on 15 September 1997
Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)
Croatia
Ratification registered on 5 March 1997
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Cyprus
Ratifications registered on 28 February 1997
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172)
Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175)
Finland
Ratifications registered on 9 June 1997
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947
Guyana
Ratification registered on 3 September 1997
Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175)
Madagascar
Ratification registered on 22 April 1997
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Malaysia
Ratifications registered on 9 September 1997
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Mauritania
Ratification registered on 3 April 1997
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Republic of Moldova
Ratifications registered on 14 February 1997
Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103)
Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)
Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158)
Nepal
Ratification registered on 30 May 1997
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Netherlands
Ratification registered on 25 March 1997
Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993 (No. 174)
Slovakia
Ratification registered on 10 February 1997
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976
(No. 144)
Slovenia
Ratification registered on 24 June 1997
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
South Africa
Ratifications registered on 5 March 1997
Forced Labour Convention, l930 (No. 29)
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
Spain
Ratification registered on 22 May 1997
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Sweden
Ratifications registered on 9 June 1997
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification registered on 29 May 1997
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
Turkmenistan
Ratifications registered on 15 May 1997
Forced Labour Convention, l930 (No. 29)
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
United Arab Emirates
Ratifications registered on 24 February 1997
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Denunciations of Conventions
Chile
14. The Director-General registered, on 30 May 1997, the denunciation by Chile of the Underground Work (Women) Convention, l935 (No. 45).
15. The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Chile of this Convention reads as follows:
(Translation)
I have the honour to contact you in connection with the Underground Work (Women) Convention, l935 (No. 45), adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization at its 19th Session in Geneva from 4 to 25 June 1935.
I wish to inform you that the Government of Chile has decided to denounce the Convention in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention.
In this connection I inform Your Excellency that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has conducted the relevant consultations with the most representative employers' and workers' organizations. This was done in accordance with the provisions of the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144), and in keeping with established practice and with the Government of Chile's firm and progressive policy of equality of treatment and non-discrimination between men and women.
Finland
16. The Director-General registered, on 19 September 1997, the denunciation by Finland of the Underground Work (Women) Convention, l935 (No. 45).
17. The instrument of denunciation by Finland of the above-mentioned Convention was accompanied by a letter which stipulates the following:
The denunciation of the Convention is due to the fact that the provisions of the Convention do not correspond to the Finnish policy on equality between the sexes. Furthermore, Finland ratified the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176) on 23 May 1997. The Finnish National ILO Committee is in favour of the denunciation.
Peru
18. The Director-General registered, on 5 February 1997, the denunciation by Peru of the Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (No. 4).
19. The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Peru of this Convention reads as follows:
(Translation)
The Government of Peru, in conformity with the Constitution and in the light of Article 13 of the Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (No. 4), is denouncing the said international Convention to which it acceded by ratification on 10 October 1945. The denunciation was approved by Legislative Resolution No. 26726, dated 14 December 1996 and promulgated on 27 December 1996.
The reason for denunciation of this Convention resides in Article 2, subparagraph 2, of the Political Constitution of Peru which enshrines "equality before the law, according to which no one shall be the subject of discrimination on the basis of origin, race, sex, language, religion, opinion, economic status or any other grounds".
Prior to the decision to denounce, consultations were held on the matter with the social partners.
Consequently, I invite you to proceed to report this formal denunciation by Peru to the other States parties to the said Convention.
20. The Director-General registered, on 9 June 1997, the denunciation by Peru of the Underground Work (Women) Convention, l935 (No. 45).
21. The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Peru of this Convention reads as follows:
(Translation)
The Government of Peru, in conformity with the Constitution and in the light of Article 7 of the Underground Work (Women) Convention, l935 (No. 45), is denouncing the said international Convention to which it acceded by ratification on 10 October 1945. The denunciation was approved by Legislative Resolution No. 26726, dated 14 December 1996 and promulgated on 27 December 1996.
The reason for denunciation of this Convention resides in article 2, subparagraph 2, of the Political Constitution of Peru which enshrines "equality before the law, according to which no one shall be the subject of discrimination on the basis of origin, race, sex, language, religion, opinion, economic status or any other grounds".
Prior to the decision to denounce, consultations were held on the matter with the social partners.
Consequently, I invite you to proceed to report this formal denunciation by Peru to the other States parties to the said Convention.
Entry into force of Conventions
22. As a result of the ratification by Cyprus of the Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175), the second ratification of this Convention, Convention No. 175 will enter into force on 28 February 1998.
23. As a result of the ratification by Botswana of the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176), the second ratification of this Convention, Convention No. 176 will enter into force on 5 June 1998.
Entry into force of a Protocol
24. As a result of the ratification by Finland and Sweden of the Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Protocol of 1995 will come into force on 9 June 1998.
Declaration concerning the application of a
Convention to a non-metropolitan territory
(article 35 of the Constitution)
25. The Director-General has registered the following declaration concerning the application of an international labour Convention to a non-metropolitan territory:
United Kingdom
Declaration registered on 18 February 1997
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151)
Applicable without modification: Isle of Man
This declaration supersedes an earlier declaration of "decision reserved" registered on 27 October 1980.
Declaration of the United Kingdom concerning Hong Kong
United Kingdom (Hong Kong)
26. The Government of the United Kingdom informed the Director-General, by letter dated 16 June 1997, that it would restore Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997, and that from that date the Government of the United Kingdom would cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the Conventions which it had declared applicable to Hong Kong.
Notifications (1)
27. The Government of the People's Republic of China informed the Director-General, by letter dated 6 June 1997, that the People's Republic of China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997 and that from that date Hong Kong would become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. On the same date the Government of the People's Republic of China communicated to the Director-General 46 notifications concerning the following Conventions which would continue to be applied to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 1 July 1997.
28. Consequently, the Director-General registered the following notifications on 1 July 1997:
China (Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong)
Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2)
Applicable without modification
Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No. 3)
Applicable with modifications
Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 5)
Applicable without modification
Minimum Age (Sea) Convention, 1920 (No. 7)
Applicable without modification
Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 (No. 8)
Applicable without modification
Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 10)
Applicable with modification
Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11)
Applicable without modification
Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 12)
Applicable without modification
Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14)
Applicable without modification
Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15)
Applicable without modification
Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16)
Applicable without modification
Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17)
Applicable with modification
Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19)
Applicable without modification
Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926 (No. 22)
Applicable without modification
Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926 (No. 23)
Applicable without modification
Forced Labour Convention, l930 (No. 29)
Applicable without modification
Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32)
Applicable without modification
Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 42)
Applicable without modification
Underground Work (Women) Convention, l935 (No. 45)
Applicable without modification
Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 (No. 50)
Applicable without modification
Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No. 58)
Applicable without modification
Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 59)
Applicable without modification
Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 64)
Applicable without modification
Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 65)
Applicable without modification
Certification of Able Seamen Convention, 1946 (No. 74)
Applicable without modification
Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)
Applicable without modification
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)
Applicable with modifications
Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 90)
Applicable with modification
Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 92)
Applicable with modifications
Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)
Applicable without modification
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
Applicable without modification
Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952 (No. 101)
Applicable without modification
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Applicable without modification
Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (No. 108)
Applicable without modification
Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115)
Applicable without modification
Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)
Applicable without modification
Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 124)
Applicable without modification
Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970 (No. 133)
Applicable with modification
Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141)
Applicable with modifications
Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)
Applicable with modification
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Applicable without modification
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147)
Applicable with modification
Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148)
Applicable with modifications
Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150)
Applicable with modification
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151)
Applicable without modification
Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160)
Applicable with modifications
Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of
the International Labour Organization, 1986
29. The Director-General has received the following ratification of the instrument:
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: 22 November 1995.
30. Article 4.2(d) of the Staff Regulations states:
Vacancies in the Director and Principal Officer category shall be filled by the Director-General by transfer in the same grade, promotion or appointment. Such promotions or appointments, other than to vacancies in technical cooperation projects, shall be reported to the Governing Body with a short statement of the qualifications of the persons so promoted or appointed.
31. The following appointments and promotions are accordingly reported to the Governing Body:
Mr. R. Amjad (Pakistan)
Appointed Head of the Special Team responsible for the preparation of World Employment 1998-99 with effect from 1 June 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in May 1993.
Mr. R. Böhning (Germany)
Appointed Director of the ILO South-East Asia and Pacific Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (SEAPAT) in Manila with effect from 1 September 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in March 1989.
Mr. V. Diejomaoh (Nigeria)
Appointed Director of the ILO Area Office and East Africa Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (EAMAT) in Addis Ababa and promoted to D.2 with effect from 1 October 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in May 1993.
Mr. D. Freedman (United States)
Appointed Chief of the Publications Bureau (PUBLNS) with effect from 1 July 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in November 1996.
Mr. N. Khoury (Syrian Arab Republic)
Appointed Director of the ILO Arab States Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (ARMAT) in Beirut and promoted to D.1 with effect from 1 September 1996. Born in 1937. Holds a BA and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut, a Ph.D. in Demography and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Paris I. Joined the ILO Office in Beirut as Population and Labour Policy Adviser in January 1980. Transferred to headquarters to the Employment and Population Planning Branch as Team Coordinator and Regional Adviser in February 1984. In November 1991 he was appointed Regional Employment and Manpower Planning Adviser for the Arab States.
Mr. E. Lee (Malaysia)
Appointed Director of the Cross-Departmental Analysis and Reports Team (CD/ART) and promoted to D.2 with effect from 1 October 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in August 1983.
Ms. H.T. Perret-Nguyen (France)
Appointed Director of the Industrial Relations and Labour Administration Department (RELPROF) and promoted to D.2 with effect from 1 October 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in May 1989.
Mr. J.-F. Retournard (France)
Appointed Director of the Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) and promoted to D.2 with effect from 1 September 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in March 1995.
Mr. T. Rifai (Jordan)
Appointed Deputy Director of the ILO Regional Office for Arab States in Beirut, at the D.1 level, on 14 April 1997. Born in 1949. Holds a BS in Architectural Engineering from the University of Cairo, an MS in Engineering and Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Architecture and Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining the ILO, he held several high-level posts with the Government of Jordan and at the University of Jordan, his last post being that of Director-General of the Investment Promotion Corporation, an autonomous Government Agency responsible for promoting investments in Jordan.
Mr. S. De Silva (Sri Lanka)
Appointed Deputy Director of the Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) and promoted to D.1 with effect from 1 October 1997. Born in 1939. Holds an LL.B from the University of Ceylon and a Certificate as Attorney-at-Law from the Ceylon Law College. Joined the ILO Regional Office in Bangkok as Regional Adviser for Employers' Organizations in Asia and the Pacific in January 1990. Appointed Senior Specialist in Employers' Activities in the ILO East Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (EASMAT) in Bangkok in March 1993. Transferred to headquarters as Head of the Employers' Activities Section in ACT/EMP in April 1997.
Ms. G. Stoikov (Germany)
Appointed Chief of the Vocational Rehabilitation Branch (REHAB) with effect from 1 January 1997. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in March 1989.
IV. Publications and documents
32. Items listed below are sale publications produced at ILO headquarters and do not include non-sale publications, or those publications produced by the field offices or commercial and governmental publishers. Approximately 400 items are documented each year as being published globally.
International Labour Conference
33. The following reports for the 85th (1997) Session of the International Labour Conference have been issued in English, French and Spanish:
Report II: Draft Programme and Budget 1998-99 and other financial questions.
Report II(sup): The Director-General's Programme and Budget proposals for 1998-99.
Report III(2): Lists of ratifications by Convention and by country (as at 31 December 1996).
34. The following reports for the 85th (1997) Session of the International Labour Conference have been issued in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Chinese:
Report I: Report of the Director-General: The ILO, standard setting and globalization. Appendix.
35. The following reports for the 86th (1998) Session of the International Labour Conference have been issued in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Chinese:
Report IV(1): General conditions to stimulate job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises.
Report V(1): Contract labour.
36. The following report for the 87th (1999) Session of the International Labour Conference has been issued in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Chinese:
Report V(1): Maternity protection at work: Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103) and Recommendation 1952 (No. 95).
37. The Record of Proceedings of the 85th Session of the International Labour Conference (1997) has been issued in English, French and Spanish.
Sectoral Activities Programme
38. The following reports have been issued in English, French and Spanish:
The Note on the Proceedings of the Tripartite Meeting on the Globalization of the Footwear, Textiles and Clothing Industries: Effects on Employment and Working Conditions, 1996.
The Note on the Proceedings of the Tripartite Meeting on Improving the Conditions of Employment and Work of Agricultural Wage Workers in the context of Economic Restructuring, 1996.
The Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Effects of New Technologies on Employment and Working Conditions in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector, 1997.
The Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Iron and Steel Workforce of the Twenty-first Century: What it will be like and how it will work, 1997.
The Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Breaking through the Glass Ceiling: Women in Management, 1997.
Periodical publications
39. The following issues have been published or are in the press in the languages indicated:
Bulletin of Labour Statistics: first, second and third quarter issues; and first and second supplementary issues, 1997 (trilingual).
International Labour Documentation: Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1997 (in English).
International Labour Review: Vol. 135, 1997/1 (in English and French); Vol. 136, 1997/2 (in English and French); Vol. 115, 1996/6 (in Spanish); Vol. 166, 1997/1 (in Spanish).
Judgments of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization: 82nd Session, November 1996-January 1997, Judgments 1561-1618; 83rd Session, May-July 1997, Judgments 1619-1672 (in English and French).
Labour Education: No. 104/105, 1996/3-4: Trade unions and new technology; No. 106/107, 1997/1-2: Contract labour: Looking at issues -- Nine case studies; No. 108, 1997/3: Protecting children in the world of work (in English, French and Spanish).
October Inquiry results 1995 and 1996: Statistics on occupational wages and hours of work and on food prices (trilingual).
Official Bulletin: Vol. LXXVIII, Series A, General Index for 1995; Vol. LXXIX, 1996, Series A, No. 2; Vol. LXXIX, 1996, Series B, No 3; Vol. LXXX, 1997, Series B, No. 1 (in English, French and Spanish).
Sources and methods: Labour statistics, Vol. 8: Occupational injuries (trilingual).
Yearbook of Labour Statistics 1997, 56th issue (trilingual).
Non-periodical publications
40. The following volumes have been issued or are in the press in the languages indicated:
Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety, 4th edition, Vols. 1 and 2 (in English) (August 1997); Vol. 3 (in English) (December 1997).
Protection of workers' personal data. An ILO code of practice (in English, French and Spanish) (June 1997).
Les femmes dans les années 1980-90: Entre les contraintes de la crise et les potentialités de la mondialisation, Bibliographical Series No. 18 (in French) (July 1997).
La consultoría de empresa (in Spanish; English already published) (October 1997).
Multinational enterprises in the courier service industry: Aspects of employment and working conditions in selected enterprises. Multinational Enterprise Programme Working Paper No. 81 (in English) (October 1997).
Children at work: Health and safety risks. ILO Child Labour Collection (in English) (October 1997).
World Labour Report 1997-98, Vol. 9: Industrial relations, democracy and social stability (in English, French and Spanish) (October 1997).
Agreements with commercial and non-profit-making
publishers and distributors
41. The following agreements have been signed since the 268th Session of the Governing Body:
Cuando la pequeña empresa quiere. Doce estudios de caso de mejoras en condiciones de trabajo y productividad (Spanish edition) |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Spain |
World Employment 1996-97. National policies in a global context (reprint) |
Bookwell, India |
Document d'orientation sur les politiques de privatisation du secteur public (reprint) |
International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy |
Bilan et perspectives des privatisations en Afrique francophone: Une étape de la démocratisation? (reprint) |
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El trabajo infantil. Qué hacer? Actas de la reunión tripartita oficiosa de nivel ministerial (reprint) |
Iniciativas de Economía Alternativa y Solidaria, Spain |
Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy. Second edition, 1991 (reprint) |
Kluwer Law International, Netherlands |
International labour Conventions and Recommendations 1919-1991 (Russian reprint) |
Labour Confederation of Ukraine, Ukraine |
Evaluation des emplois (reprint) |
Librairie Universitaire du Québec Métropolitaine, Canada |
Action for the elimination of child labour: Overview of the problem and response -- Information kit (reprint with adaptation) |
Bilkent University School of English Language, Turkey |
Protection of workers from power frequency electric and magnetic fields: A practical guide (OSH 69) (Arabic edition) |
Arab Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, Syrian Arab Republic |
Management consulting. A guide to the profession. Third edition (Chinese edition) |
Academy Press, China |
Minimum wage fixing: An international review of practices and problems (Chinese edition) |
China Economic Management Publishing House, China |
Management self-development: A guide for managers, organizations and institutions (Chinese edition) |
The Commercial Press, China |
Planning for improved enterprise performance. A guide for managers and consultants (Chinese edition) |
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Ergonomic checkpoints. Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions (Chinese edition) |
Environmental and Occupational Medicine Association, Taiwan, China |
Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety, 4th edition (Chinese edition) |
Ministry of Labour, China |
Handbook of procedures relating to international labour Conventions and Recommendations, 1995 (Finnish edition) |
Ministry of Labour, Finland |
The protection of workers' personal data. An ILO code of practice (Finnish edition) |
Finnish National ILO Committee, Finland |
Ergonomic checkpoints. Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions (Korean edition) |
Korea Industrial Safety Corporation, Republic of Korea |
Safety in the use of chemicals at work, ILC, 76th Session, Report VI(1), 1989 (Korean edition) |
Korea Industrial Safety Corporation, Republic of Korea |
Your Health and Safety at Work. A modular training package (Korean edition) |
Korea Industrial Safety Corporation, Republic of Korea |
Youth unemployment in the local labour market in Poland in the first half of the 1990s (Polish edition) |
Institute of Social Policy, Poland |
How to select and use consultants: A client's guide (Polish edition) |
Alfa-Wero Sp. z.o.o, Poland |
La protección laboral del estado y la inspección del trabajo (Portuguese edition) |
Sindacato Nacional dos Agentes da Inspeçao do Trabalho, Brazil |
Employment prospects for disabled people in transition countries. Guidelines on active training and employment policies for disabled people in Central and Eastern Europe (Romanian edition) |
Study Group on the Problems of the Disabled, Romania |
International migration statistics: Guidelines for improving data collection systems (Russian edition) |
Federal Migration Service, Russian Federation |
Sending workers abroad. A manual on policies and procedures of special interest to middle- and low-income countries (Russian edition) |
International Organization for Migration, Switzerland |
Minimum wages in Central and Eastern Europe: From protection to destitution (Spanish edition) |
Tirant lo Blanch Libros, Spain |
Ergonomic checkpoints. Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions (Thai edition) |
National Institute for the Improvement of Working Conditions, Thailand |
Consultancy Handbook. Improving productivity and efficiency in small and medium-scale (food processing) enterprises in Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (Vietnamese edition) |
International Trade Centre, Switzerland |
Labour statistics based on administrative records: Guidelines on compilation and presentation (Vietnamese edition) |
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Viet Nam |
Effective negotiation. A practical guide (Vietnamese edition) |
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Effective conciliation. A practical guide (Vietnamese edition) |
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Glossary of industrial relations and terms (Vietnamese edition) |
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Trainer training for labour administrations. A practical guide (Vietnamese edition) |
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Finding out about child labour (quickly). A manual on how to do a situation analysis on child labour using rapid assessment (Bahasa Indonesia adaptation) |
AKATIGA, Indonesia |
Improve your Business. Workbook (international edition) (Macedonian adaptation) |
Macedonian Center for International Cooperation, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Women workers' rights: Modular training package (Romanian adaptation) |
Romanian Institute for Human Rights, Romania |
Ergonomic checkpoints. Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions (microform and CD-ROM) |
Barbour Index, United Kingdom |
Your Health and Safety at Work. A modular training package (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Globalization of the footwear, textiles and clothing industries. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Globalization of the Footwear, Textiles and Clothing Industries (microform) |
Congressional Information Service Inc., United States |
Protecting the most vulnerable of today's workers: Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Future ILO Activities in the Field of Migration, Geneva, 1997 (microform) |
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Restructuring the labour market: The South African challenge. An ILO country review (microform) |
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Working time around the world. Conditions of Work Digest. Vol. 14, 1995 (microform) |
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World Employment 1996-97. National policies in a global context (microform) |
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LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
Central Planning Bureau, Netherlands |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
Hebrew University, Israel |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
I.A. Ibrahim, Switzerland |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
State Institute of Statistics, Turkey |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
UNESCO, France |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
Université de Paris Dauphiné, France |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
Waseda University, Japan |
LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projections, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
World Resources Institute, United States |
Actuarial projection model (software programme) |
The National Insurance Board, Bahamas |
Population projection model (software programme) |
Ministry of Finance, Viet Nam |
Population projection model (software programme) |
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Viet Nam |
Population projection model (software programme) |
Social Insurance Planning, Viet Nam |
We can make it. Stories of disabled women in developing countries (Braille) |
World Institute on Disability, United States |
The protection of workers' personal data. An ILO code of practice (Internet) |
Berliner Datenschutzbeauftragter, Germany |
Geneva, 5 November 1997.
Points for decision:
Paragraph 7;
Paragraph 12.
1. See Official Bulletin 1990, Series A, No. 1, pp. 25-26.