GB.271/Inf.2
271st Session
Geneva, March 1998

International labour standards and human rights
 

1. Caribbean Subregional Tripartite Seminar on Equality Issues in Employment: Additional information ⁽²⁾  

Former date:

April or May 1998

New date:

4-8 May 1998

Former place:

Bahamas

New place:

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Former geographical coverage:

Bahamas, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago

New geographical coverage:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago

New composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

8

(b) Employers:

8

(c) Workers:

8

Employment and human resources development

2. High-level Meeting on Social Responses to the Financial Crisis in East and South-East Asian Countries

Proposed date:

22-24 April 1998

Place:

Bangkok, Thailand

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$50,000

Geographical coverage:

China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and the Hong Kong Special Administive Region

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

18 (1 from the Ministry of Labour and 1 from the Planning Commission or equivalent)

(b) Employers:

11 (1 from each country/special region and 2 from the region)

(c) Workers:

11 (1 from each country/special region and 2 from the region)

Resource persons:

Asian Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
World Bank

Observers:

ILO member States, which attended the 12th Asian Regional Meeting, December 1997, can attend the meeting upon request
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Purpose:

(i) to debate strategic responses to the financial crisis which has affected East and South-East Asian countries since August 1997; and

(ii) to debate the options available at the regional and national levels to reduce vulnerability to the adverse effects of the financial crisis and to minimize the social consequences of the proposed reform policies, with particular focus on employment, social protection and the role of tripartism.

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); and Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

Working language:

English
 

3. ARLAC Seminar on Vocational Training under Economic Restructuring

Proposed date:

5-9 October 1998

Place:

Harare, Zimbabwe

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$20,000; and ARLAC US$15,000

Geographical coverage:

Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

10

(b) Employers:

10

(c) Workers:

10

Purpose:

(i) to consider strategies for skills training and retraining for employment; and

(ii) to analyse constraints to vocational training and to propose practical policy measures to removing them.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); and Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150)

Working language:

English

4. Tripartite Workshop on Employment Promotion and Sustainable Livelihood for Selected Arab Countries

Proposed date:

27-29 July 1998

Place:

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$30,000; and Turin US$30,000

Geographical coverage:

Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

6 (1 from each country)

(b) Employers:

6

(c) Workers:

6

Resource persons:

6 (from academic and research institutes)

Purpose:

(i) to review major trends in employment and labour in the countries concerned;

(ii) to review national experiences in the development of labour market information systems and databases as well as their role in the promotion of employment; and

(iii) to exchange views on human resource components, their development and use in the promotion of sustainable livelihood.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159); Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988 (No. 168); and Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181)

Working language:

Arabic

5. Subregional Meeting for Selected French-speaking African Countries on Economic Reform, Employment and the Role of the Social Partners: Additional information ⁽³⁾  

Former date:

March 1998

New date:

30 March-1 April 1998

Place:

Dakar, Senegal

6. Interregional Seminar on Achieving Equality for (Im)Migrant Workers: Additional information ⁽⁴⁾  

Former date:

22-24 June 1998

New date:

Second half of 1998, to be determined

Place:

To be determined

Industrial relations

7. Subregional Tripartite Meeting on Social Dialogue and Tripartite Cooperation ⁽⁵⁾  

Proposed date:

April 1998 ⁽⁶⁾  

Place:

Dakar, Senegal

Financing:

Government of Belgium US$25,400

Geographical coverage:

Guinea, Mali and Senegal

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments

6 (2 from each country)

(b) Employers

6 (2 from each country)

(c) Workers

6 (2 from each country)

Observers:

1 tripartite delegation from Mauritania

Purpose:

To contribute to the establishment of a framework for the exchange of information, consultation and evaluation at the subregional level, thereby promoting social dialogue as a factor of economic and social development. Particular attention would be paid to the opening and competitivity of national economies and to subregional integration

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); and Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

Working language:

French

8. Tripartite Conference on Labour Relations and Productivity in Central and Eastern Europe: Additional information ⁽⁷⁾  

Former date:

March or April 1998

New date:

21-22 April 1998

Place:

Budapest, Hungary

Former title

Subregional Tripartite Meeting on Labour-Management Relations in Central and Eastern Europe

New title:

As stated above
 

Labour administration
 

9. ARLAC Seminar on the Role of Labour Administration in Employment Promotion in Small Enterprises

Proposed date:

25-29 May 1998

Place:

Harare, Zimbabwe

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$20,000; and ARLAC US$10,000

Geographical coverage:

Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

9

(b) Employers:

9

(c) Workers:

9

Purpose:

To consider the various factors inhibiting employment creation in small enterprises, the problem of quality of jobs in this sector and the need to develop policies with a view to improving conditions of employment in the sector

Relevance to international labour standards:

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); and Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150)

Working language:

English

10. ARLAC Refresher Course on Modern Labour Administration Systems

Proposed date:

29 June-3 July 1998

Place:

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$15,000; and ARLAC US$5,000

Geographical coverage:

Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

24

(b) Employers:

4

(c) Workers:

4

Observers:

Government officials from the United Republic of Tanzania

Purpose:

To familiarize middle-level labour officers with modern labour administration systems in order to enhance their effectiveness

Relevance to international labour standards:

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (and Protocol, 1995) (No. 81); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150); Voluntary Conciliation and Arbitration Recommendation, 1951 (No. 92); and Co-operation at the Level of the Undertaking Recommendation, 1952 (No. 94)

Working language:

English
 

11. ARLAC Refresher Course on Modern Labour Administration Systems

Proposed date:

7-11 December 1998

Place:

Accra, Ghana

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$15,000; and ARLAC US$5,000

Geographical coverage:

Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

24

(b) Employers:

4

(c) Workers:

4

Observers:

Government officials from Liberia

Purpose:

To familiarize middle-level labour officers with modern labour administration systems in order to enhance their effectiveness

Relevance to international labour standards:

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (and Protocol, 1995) (No. 81); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150); Voluntary Conciliation and Arbitration Recommendation, 1951 (No. 92); and Co-operation at the Level of the Undertaking Recommendation, 1952 (No. 94)

Working language:

English
 

Working conditions and environment
 

12. Consultation for South-East Asian Countries on Subregional Action against Child Labour: Additional information ⁽⁸⁾  

Former date:

April or May 1998

New date:

July 1998

Place:

Manila, Philippines
 

Sectoral activities
 

13. ILO/PSI Transcaucasus Subregional Conference for Public Sector Workers on the Role of Trade Unions in Restructuring Public Services

Proposed date:

7-9 May 1998

Place:

T'bilisi, Georgia

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$15,000; and Public Services International US$10,000

Geographical coverage:

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

6 (2 from each country)

(b) Employers:

0

(c) Workers:

6 (2 from each country)

Observers:

Public Services International

Purpose:

To enable the representatives of governments and public service workers, including those from the health services, municipal and state administrations, to discuss the public service reform processes and to find ways to enhance the social dialogue in the region. The conclusions of the ILO Joint Meeting on the Impact of Structural Adjustment in the Public Services (Efficiency, Quality Improvement and Working Conditions), 1995, would provide a sound basis for the discussion

Relevance to international labour standards:

Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151); Labour Relations (Public Service) Recommendation, 1978 (No. 159); Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149); and Nursing Personnel Recommendation, 1977 (No. 157)

Working languages:

English and Russian
 

14. Joint ILO/UNESCO Pacific Subregional Seminar on the Status of Teachers

Proposed date:

17-20 August 1998

Place:

Nadi, Fiji

Financing:

ILO US$25,000; and UNESCO US$25,000

Geographical coverage:

Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and the self-governing territories of Cook Islands and Niue

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

15 (1 from the Ministry of Education of each of the above-mentioned countries and 1 from the Ministry of Labour of the host country)

(b) Employers:

4

(c) Workers:

19

Resource persons:

UNESCO Regional Office officials
University of the South Pacific
Members of the Joint ILO/UNESCO
Committee of Experts (CEART) from Australia and Fiji

Observers:

Education International
Fiji Institute of Technology
Fiji National Training Council
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Children's Fund
World Bank
World Confederation of Teachers
World Federation of Teachers' Unions

Purpose:

(i) to promote an improved status for teachers and associate educational personnel as an important component of reforms to achieve greater access and quality in education and training;

(ii) to enhance knowledge about, and the application of, the Joint ILO/ UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, 1966;

(iii) to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas about was in which teachers can be supported in areas of teacher training and professional development, appropriate terms and conditions of employment, gender equality, and participation in educational decision-making at school level; and

(iv) to provide a forum for dialogue on the conclusions and recommendations of the ILO's Joint Meeting on the impact of Structural Adjustment on Educational Personnel (Geneva, April 1996) as recommended by the Governing Body.

Relevance to international labour standards:

ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers; Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87); Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); and Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156)

Working language:

English
 

Social security
 

15. Tripartite Interregional Seminar for Arab Countries on the Development of an ILO Approach to the Reform and Development of Pension Systems ⁽⁹⁾  

Proposed date:

4-6 May 1998 ⁽¹⁰⁾  

Place:

Amman, Jordan ⁽¹¹⁾  

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$70,000

Geographical coverage:

Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

5 (to be invited from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Yemen)

(b) Employers:

5 (to be invited from any of the countries mentioned under the geographical coverage)

(c) Workers:

5 (to be invited from any of the countries mentioned under the geographical coverage)

Resource persons:

5 (officials from social security institutions)

Observers:

International Social Security Association
Palestinian Authority
World Bank

Purpose:

(i) to consider the main issues and the position of the ILO concerning pensions policies;

(ii) to enhance the capacity of governments to deal with pensions-related subjects;

(iii) to make use of the information thus gained for updating related ILO policy. The exchange of information would benefit the preparation of the ILO publication on pensions which should be completed under the 1998-99 action programme; and

(iv) to underpin the review of the principles of social security which is to be carried out in the 1998-99 biennium.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

Working languages:

Arabic and English

16. Subregional High-level Tripartite Meeting on the Management of Social Security in the Countries of the Indian Ocean

Proposed date:

12-14 May 1998

Place:

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$42,000

Geographical coverage:

Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

5 ministers responsible for social security questions

(b) Employers:

5

(c) Workers:

5

Experts:

5 directors of social security management institutions
5 national directors of social security

Purpose:

To examine in depth the problems of the management and development of social security in the participating countries

Relevance to international labour standards:

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

Working language:

French

Labour statistics and information
 

17. Latin American Regional Training Workshop for Statisticians on the Elaboration of Inquiries concerning Child Labour

Proposed date:

9-12 June 1998

Place:

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Financing:

IPEC US$110,000

Geographical coverage:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

38 (2 from each country, 1 from the Ministry of Labour and 1 from the Statistical Institute)

(b) Employers:

3

(c) Workers:

3

Purpose:

(i) to share experiences concerning the development of statistical modules on child labour;

(ii) to develop a consensus concerning the design of statistical modules on child labour; and

(iii) to reach an agreement concerning the usefulness and relevance of data.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)

Working language:

Spanish
 

Employers' activities
 

18. Caribbean Subregional Employers' Workshop on Human Resources Development for Enterprise Competitiveness and Socio-economic Development

Proposed date:

11-12 May 1998

Place:

Saint Lucia

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$27,000

Geographical coverage:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

Composition of participants:

Employers:

15

Resource persons:

2 from the Caribbean Employers' Confederation

Purpose:

(i) to provide employers' organizations with information on human resources development policies and trends in the region with a view to determining whether and what kind of policy changes are necessary;

(ii) to analyse case-studies on how other countries in the region used human resources development to promote socio-economic development and poverty alleviation; and

(iii) to identify additional roles of employers' organizations in human resources development and determine the agenda for each organization in each country.

Working language:

English
 

19. Latin American Subregional Employers' Seminar on the Social and Labour Dimensions of International Trade and Entrepreneurial Cooperation

Proposed date:

11-12 May 1998

Place:

Santiago, Chile

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$30,000

Geographical coverage:

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

Composition of participants:

Employers:

15

Resource persons:

3 international consultants

Purpose:

To permit the officials dealing with labour questions of the main employers' organizations of MERCOSUR and Chile to discuss, after the Summit of American Presidents, the social and labour implications of commercial integration and to outline a strategy for institutional cooperation and consultation in these matters

Working language:

Spanish
 

20. Central American Subregional Forum of Employers' Organizations on the Coordination of Labour Issues

Proposed date:

14-15 May 1998

Place:

Panama City, Panama

Financing:

ILO regular budget

Geographical coverage:

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama

Composition of participants:

Employers:

7

Observer:

Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Privada, Panama

Purpose:

(i) to discuss and approve the Subregional Objective Review; and

(ii) to coordinate the positions on labour issues of national employers' organizations in the subregion.

Working language:

Spanish
 

21. Subregional Workshop on Organizational Development for Employers' Organizations
in the Visegrád Countries

Proposed date:

14-18 September 1998

Place:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Financing:

Government of the Netherlands US$25,000

Geographical coverage:

Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia

Composition of participants:

Employers:

12

Resource persons:

3 experts from Western European employers' organizations:

(i) to assess those strategic plans, which were developed by the participants as a result of the Strategic Management Seminar in October 1997, in which they also participated;

(ii) to review current organizational developments; and

(iii) to provide advice on the financing of employers' organizations and the development of new services to members.

Working language:

English

22. Caribbean Subregional Employers' Symposium on Productivity Bargaining, Pay Reform and Skill-based Pay Systems

Proposed date:

19-22 October 1998

Place:

Kingston, Jamaica

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$20,000; and Government of Denmark US$15,000

Geographical coverage:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

Composition of participants:

Employers:

14

Resource persons:

Mauritius Employers' Federation

Jamaica Employers' Federation

Caribbean Employers' Confederation

Purpose:

(i) to enhance the capacity of employers' organizations and enterprises to engage in productivity bargaining;

(ii) to enhance the capacity of employers' organizations to provide advisory services on performance and skill-related pay; and

(iii) to promote pay reform and productivity bargaining as a means of achieving competitiveness.

Working language:

English
 

Workers' activities
 

23. South-East Asian Subregional Training of Trainers Course on Participatory Training Methodologies on Women Workers and Child Labour Issues ⁽¹²⁾  

Proposed date:

20-26 April 1998 ⁽¹³⁾  

Place:

Karnchanaburi, Thailand ⁽¹⁴⁾  

Financing:

Government of Belgium US$32,100

Geographical coverage:

Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam

Composition of participants:

Workers:

30

Purpose:

To train women trainers on how to develop and introduce in workers' education programmes participatory training methodologies on women workers and child labour issues, including:

• conducting training needs assessments;

• constructing syllabi on women workers and child labour issues;

• using participatory methods and techniques in workers' education programmes;

• developing appropriate educational aids;

• training other trade unionists in facilitating participatory workers' education; and

• developing self-confidence and leadership skills.

Working languages:

Bahasa Indonesia, English, Thai and Vietnamese
 

24. Regional Seminar for Workers' Organizations on the Prevention of Substance Abuse in Central and Eastern European Workplaces

Proposed date:

8-10 July 1998

Place:

Budapest, Hungary

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$75,000

Geographical coverage:

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Slovakia and Ukraine

Composition of participants:

Workers:

35

Resource persons:

7 team members of the project "Mobilizing Enterprises and Workers to prevent Substance Abuse in Central and Eastern Europe" from Hungary (2), Latvia, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia and Ukraine

Observers:

United Nations International Drug Control Programme
European Trade Union Confederation

Purpose:

(i) to mobilize workers' organizations for alcohol and drug abuse prevention, as it relates to workers' safety and health, as well as workplace productivity; and

(ii) to secure the support of the workers' organizations in the implementation of alcohol and drug prevention campaigns for their constituents.

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); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155); Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159); Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161); Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170); Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993 (No. 174); and Code of Practice on the Management of Alcohol- and Drug-related Issues in the Workplace

Working languages:

English, Hungarian, Russian
 

25. Latin American Subregional Workers' Education Seminar on Social Security in the Processes of Integration in MERCOSUR

Proposed date:

21-23 July 1998

Place:

Montevideo, Uruguay

Financing:

Government of Spain US$15,000

Geographical coverage:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Composition of participants:

Workers:

30

Purpose:

To analyse the development of social security in the countries of the Southern Cone and elaborate the basis for trade union participation in tripartite dialogue

Relevance to international labour standards:

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

Working language:

Spanish
 

26. ILO/RENGO ⁽¹⁵⁾   Subregional Orientation Workshop for French-speaking African Countries on the Advantages for Workers of Productivity Improvement

Proposed date:

July 1998

Place:

Dakar, Senegal

Financing:

RENGO US$50,000

Geographical coverage:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia

Resource persons:

4 experts of RENGO

Purpose:

(i) to analyse the role of workers and their organizations as active partners in enhancing productivity;

(ii) to study various approaches to productivity enhancement and the sharing of the benefits of productivity;

(iii) to facilitate the exchange of experience on the participatory approaches to productivity and the role that trade unions may play in this respect; and

(iv) to study the links between industrial relations, productivity and the processes of negotiation.

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); Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation, 1970 (No. 135)

Working language:

French
 

27. Latin American Subregional Workers' Education Seminar on Globalization, Regional Integration
and Equality

Proposed date:

24-27 August 1998

Place:

Mexico City, Mexico

Financing:

Government of Spain US$35,000

Geographical coverage:

Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Composition of participants:

Workers:

25

Purpose:

To analyse the impact of globalization and regional integration on the labour market and the conditions of life of workers, and to set the basis for a trade union strategy concerning social dialogue

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); and Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

Working language:

Spanish
 

28. Latin American Regional Workers' Education Seminar on Strengthening the Capacity of Trade Unions to Engage in Social Dialogue and Promote the Socio-economic Development of the Region

Proposed date:

5-8 October 1998

Place:

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Financing:

Government of Spain US$48,000

Geographical coverage:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

Composition of participants:

Workers:

23

Purpose:

(i) to evaluate the advances made in the harmonization of national policies and the efficiency of the conceptual and institutional framework for tripartite social dialogue; and

(ii) to define the proposals and strategies of trade unions for regional negotiation.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98); Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151); and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)

Working language:

Spanish
 

29. Latin American Regional Round Table for Workers' Representatives on Pension Schemes Reform: Additional information ⁽¹⁶⁾  

Former date:

First quarter of 1998

New date:

21-25 September 1998

Place:

Mexico City, Mexico
 

30. Latin American Subregional Seminar for Workers' Representatives on Trends and Contents of Collective Bargaining: Additional information ⁽¹⁷⁾  

Former date:

First half of 1998

New date:

Second half of 1998

Place:

Quito, Ecuador