GB.275/INF/2 - Governing Body

ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations

GB.275/Inf.2 275th Session Geneva, June 1999

Symposia, seminars and similar meetings as approved
by the Officers of the Governing Body ⁽¹⁾

Contents

International labour standards and human rights

Caribbean Subregional Tripartite Seminar on National Legislation and International Labour Standards: Additional information
Caribbean Subregional Tripartite Seminar on Recent Trends in Employment Equality Issues for Labour Courts and Tribunals: Additional information

Employment and human resources development

Enterprise and cooperative development

Industrial relations

Labour administration

Working conditions and environment

Sectoral activities

Interregional Experts Round Table on Public Service Reforms and their Impact on Health Sector Personnel: Lessons Learned from Country Studies

Social security

ILO/PAHO Latin American and Caribbean Regional Tripartite Meeting on the Extension of Health Care to Excluded Groups

Employers' activities

Workers' activities

Timetable of forthcoming symposia, seminars and similar meetings

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.

International labour standards and human rights

1. Caribbean Subregional Tripartite Seminar on
National Legislation and International Labour
Standards: Additional information⁽¹⁾

Former date:

August 1999

New date:

9-13 August1999

Place:

Bahamas

2. Caribbean Subregional Tripartite Seminar on
Recent Trends in Employment Equality Issues
for Labour Courts and Tribunals:
Additional information⁽²⁾

Former date:

September 1999

New date:

4-8 October 1999

Place:

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Employment and human resources development

3. Southern African Subregional Seminar on
Structural Adjustment Programmes, Employment
and the Role of the Social Partners⁽³⁾

Proposed date:

27-29 September 1999

Place:

Harare, Zimbabwe

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$53,500

Geographical coverage:

Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

10 (one each from the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Finance of the participating countries)

(b) Employers:

5

(c) Workers:

5

Resource persons:

5 from academic institutions

Observers:

African Development Bank;
International Monetary Fund;
United Nations Development Programme;
World Bank

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to exchange experiences and establish action plans concerning employment opportunities of women and men for each country; and

(ii) to develop, in cooperation with governments, the social partners and the academic community an ILO action programme on structural adjustment, employment and the role of the social partners.

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

4. Asian Regional Consultation on the Follow-up
to the Beijing Platform of Action: Gender and
Women's Issues in the World of Work:
Progress and Challenges for the Future⁽⁴⁾

Proposed date:

6-8 October 1999

Place:

Manila, Philippines

Financing::

ILO regular budget US$160,000

Geographical coverage:

Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong-China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

25

(b) Employers:

25

(c) Workers:

25

Resource persons:

5 independent experts from Asia

Observers:

Asian Development Bank;
Asian Productivity Organization;
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation;
Association of South East Asian Nations;
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;
United Nations Children's Fund;
United Nations Development Programme;
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific;
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;
United Nations Population Fund;
World Bank

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to review the gender dimension in Asia's world of work;

(ii) to highlight notable action taken in favour of gender equality by ministries of labour, employment or social affairs as well as by employers' and workers' organizations; and

(iii) to identify further measures to promote gender equality, including support of the ILO

Relevance to international

labour standards: Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100); Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156); and Home Work Convention, 1996 (No. 177)

Working language:

English

5. ILO/World Bank/Government of Japan Tripartite
Seminar on Economic Crisis, Employment and
Labour Market in East and South-East Asia

Proposed date:

13-15 October 1999

Place:

Tokyo, Japan

Financing:

Government of Japan US$150,100 and World Bank US$281,300⁽⁵⁾

Geographical coverage:

Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

12

(b) Employers:

12

(c) Workers:

12

Resource persons:

11 from academic institutions

Observers:

Asian Development Bank;
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to contribute to the understanding of the impact of the crisis on the labour markets of the countries involved;

(ii) to discuss policy responses and to contribute to the creation of an appropriate framework for risk management and social protection in the labour market;

(iii) to promote collaboration and develop partnerships among the tripartite partners in the countries in crisis; and

(iv) to strengthen the partnerships between international organizations, governments, social partners and other key national stakeholders

Relevance to international labour standards:

Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (No. 44); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); and Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)

Working language:

English

6. Subregional Central and Eastern European
Tripartite Workshop on Employment and
Free Movement of Workers in relation to the
European Union Accession Process

Proposed date:

17-24 October 1999

Place:

Nicosia, Cyprus

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$37,998; and Government of Cyprus US$23,520

Geographical coverage:

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

11

(b) Employers:

11

(c) Workers:

11

Resource persons:

Representatives of the European Commission, ETUC and UNICE and the Minister of Labour of Finland

Purpose of meeting:

To exchange information on coordinating employment policies and migration policies in relation to the European Union accession process, including measures to assess their consequences

Relevance to international labour standards:

Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97); and Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143)

Working language:

English

7. Caribbean Subregional Meeting on Strengthening
Human Resources Development and Training

Proposed date:

October 1999

Place:

St. Lucia

Financing::

ILO regular budget US$40,000

Geographical coverage:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

13

(b) Employers:

6 (including one local participant)

(c) Workers:

6 (including one local participant)

Observers:

Caribbean Community;
Caribbean Congress of Labour;
Caribbean Development Bank;
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
Caribbean Employers' Confederation

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to promote information exchange and strategic planning in the region;

(ii) to identify training needs in the context of globalization, policy needs and technological change; and

(iii) to address the specific training needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups and the question of occupational segregation

Relevance to international labour standards:

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); and Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150)

Working language:

English

8. Interregional Symposium on Strategies
to Combat Youth Unemployment and
Marginalization

Proposed date:

24-27 November 1999

Place:

Geneva, Switzerland

Financing::

ILO regular budget US$148,958

Geographical coverage:

Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and Zambia

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

9

(b) Employers:

9 (to be selected from any of the above-mentioned countries)

(c) Workers

9 (to be selected from any of the above-mentioned countries)

Resource persons:

4 consultants

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to analyse strategies developed for promoting youth employment and combating youth marginalization;

(ii) to promote consensus on the type of action to be undertaken to achieve the abovementioned objectives;

(iii) to identify possible follow-up action by the ILO and its constituents; and

(iv) to examine ways to combat gender discrimination

Relevance to international labour standards:

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150); and Employment Policy (Supplementary Provisions) Recommendation, 1984 (No. 169)

Working languages:

English, French and Spanish

9. Seminar for Arab States on Vocational
Rehabilitation Services for Persons with
Disabilities resulting from Work Accidents:
Additional information⁽⁶⁾

Former date:

First half of 1999

Place:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Cancellation:

It has been decided to cancel the seminar.

Enterprise and cooperative development

10. Subregional Meeting on Privatization in
South Asia -- Social Effects and Restructuring

Proposed date:

24-26 November 1999

Place:

Kathmandu, Nepal

Financing::

ILO regular budget US$29,000

Geographical coverage:

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

10 (one each from the Ministry of Labour and the relevant agency under the Ministry of Finance or the Privatization Commission)

(b) Employers:

5

(c) Workers:

5

Resource persons:

4 from research institutions

Observers:

Asian Development Bank;
United Nations Development Programme;
United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
World Bank

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to create better understanding of the impact and implications of privatisation among the ILO constituents in the countries concerned;

(ii) to promote increased understanding of the social concerns relating to privatisation and the need to integrate such concerns in the processes of privatization and restructuring of public enterprises; and

(iii) to exchange information and experiences on the development and application of relevant policies.

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); Employment Policy Recommendation, 1964 (No. 122); Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158); Termination of Employment Recommendation, 1982 (No. 166);

Working language:

English

11. Tripartite Round Table Meeting on New Paradigms
to Stimulate Recovery from Financial and Social Crises
in the Asia-Pacific Region: Enterprise and Society
Partnerships: Additional information⁽⁷⁾

Former date:

May 1999

New date:

22-24 September 1999

Place::

Thailand

Former composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

13

(b) Employers:

13

(c) Workers:

13

New composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

26 (one representative of the Ministry of Labour and one of the ministry responsible for enterprise development from each of the participating countries)

(b) Employers:

13

(c) Workers: 13

13

Industrial relations

12. Subregional Symposium on the Promotion of
Tripartism and Social Dialogue in the Formulation
and Implementation of National Policies in
Southern African Countries

Proposed date:

4-8 October 1999

Place

Gaborone, Botswana

Financing::

Government of Norway US$119,714

Geographical coverage:

Botswana. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

9

(b) Employers:

9

(c) Workers:

9

Resource persons:

4 independent national resource persons from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Swaziland

Observers:

South African Development Community;
Southern African Trade Union Consultative Council

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to promote, at the national level, tripartite mechanisms in accordance with ILO principles with a view to advancing towards social stability and economic growth;

(ii) to enhance the role of ratified Conventions in the formulation and implementation of labour-related policies; and

(iii) to promote new industrial relations approaches in the light of trade liberalization, regional integration and structural adjustment.

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:

English

13. Asian Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations
and Globalization: Additional information⁽⁸⁾

Former date:

April 1999

New date:

31 August-2 September 1999

Place:

Bangkok, Thailand

14. Latin American Subregional Tripartite Seminar
on New Trends in Collective Bargaining
in Countries of the Southern Cone:
Additional information⁽⁹⁾

Former date:

Second half of 1999

New date:

September 1999

Place:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Labour administration

15. Caribbean Subregional Labour
Administration Conference

Proposed date:

21-24 September 1999

Place:

Bahamas

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$37,000; participating governments and organizations US$50,000

Geographical coverage:

Anguilla (2), Aruba (1), Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (2), Barbados (3), Bermuda (2), Belize (2), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (2), Grenada (3), Guyana (3), Jamaica (3), Montserrat (1), Netherland Antilles (1), St.Kitts and Nevis (2), St Lucia (2), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Suriname (2), and Trinidad and Tobago (3)

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

43

(b) Employers:

7

(c) Workers:

7

Resource persons:

2 from the Irish Labour Relations Commission and three each from among the government, employer and worker participants

Observers:

Caribbean Congress of Labour;
Caribbean Employers' Organizations;
Caribbean Public Services Organization

Purpose of meeting:

To enable ministries and departments of labour to be more proactive in:

(i) developing and promoting national labour policies and practices in accordance with ILO Conventions, particularly the fundamental labour standards;

(ii) promoting tripartism, social dialogue and social partnerships arrangements;

(iii) managing and auditing the labour administration function; and

(iv) promoting measures to improve labour relations and social protection.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29); Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (and Protocol, 1995) (No. 81); 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); Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129); Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150); Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151); Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154); Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155); Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156); Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158); and Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)

Working language:

English

16. ARLAC Train-the-Trainer Workshop in
Labour Administration for English-speaking
African Countries: Additional information⁽¹⁰⁾

Date:

28 June-2 July 1999

Former place:

Cairo, Egypt

New place:

Nairobi, Kenya

Working conditions and environment

17. East African Subregional Follow-up Meeting
on Child Labour in Commercial Agriculture⁽¹¹⁾

Proposed date:

14-16 July 1999

Place:

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Financing:

Government of the United States US$22,503

Geographical coverage:

Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

18 (including one representative each of the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Education and the ministry responsible for community development, gender, rural development or agriculture from each country)

(b) Employers:

6

(c) Workers:

6

Observers:

African Network for the Protection and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN);
Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Kenya;
Presbyterian Church of East Africa;
Sokoine University of Agriculture, United Republic of Tanzania;
Uganda Women Lawyers' Association

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to share country experiences and the lessons learned in the course of the implementation of the Programme of Action adopted in Dar es Salaam in 1998; and

(ii) to review, revise and adopt strategies for addressing extreme forms of child labour in commercial agriculture.

Relevance to international
labour standards:

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)

Working language:

English

18. ILO/SADC Southern African Subregional
Tripartite Conference on Occupational
Safety and Health: Additional information⁽¹²⁾

Former financing:

ILO regular budget US$50,000

New financing:

Government of Denmark US$50,000

Date:

6-8 July 1999

Place:

Windhoek, Namibia

19. Tripartite Seminar on Child Labour for
Arab Countries: Additional information⁽¹³⁾

Former date:

April 1999

New date:

19-21 October 1999

Place:

Amman, Jordan

Sectoral activities

20. Interregional Experts Round Table on
Public Service Reforms and Their
Impact on Health Sector Personnel:
Lessons Learned from Country Studies

Proposed date:

13-15 October 1999

Place:

Berlin, Germany

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$15,000; World Health Organization US$15,000; and German Foundation for International Development US$16,250

Geographical coverage:

Cameroon, Colombia, Jordan, Philippines, Poland and Uganda

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

6

(b) Employers:

2

(c) Workers:

4

Resource persons:

6 authors of country studies

Observers:

European Commission;
German Agency for Technical Cooperation;
International Council of Nurses;
Public Services International;
United Nations Department for Development Support and Management Services;
United Nations Development Programme;
World Bank;
World Health Organization;
World Medical Association

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to analyse the country studies prepared jointly by the ILO and the WHO; and

(ii) to elaborate guidelines for human resource policies and social dialogue on the basis of the lessons learned through the country studies with a view to assist public sector reform processes in the health sector

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); Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149); Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151); Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69); and Nursing Personnel Recommendation, 1977 (No. 157)

Working language:

English

Social security

21. ILO/PAHO Latin American and Caribbean
Regional Tripartite Meeting on the Extension
of Health Care to Excluded Groups

Proposed date:

29 November-1 December 1999

Place:

Mexico City, Mexico

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$110,000; and Pan American Health Organization US$110,000

Geographical coverage:

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela

Composition of participants:

(a) Governments:

10

(b) Employers:

10

(c) Workers:

10

Resource persons:

3 independent experts, who would analyse the case studies and, in particular, the factors of exclusion

Observers:

Central American Council of Social Security Institutions;
Ibero-American Social Security Organization;
Inter-American Conference on Social Security;
Inter-American Development Bank;
International Association of Mutual Funds;
International Social Security Association;
United Nations Children's Fund;
United Nations Development Programme;
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;
United Nations Population Fund;
World Bank;
PAHO would invite representatives of local governments, such as departments or provinces, NGOs and groups of the excluded who possess experience in the subject under discussion.

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to bring about a consensus concerning the necessity to use alternative mechanisms for extending health care to excluded groups, taking into account criteria such as solidarity, complementarity, integrality, efficiency and technical and financial sustainability;

(ii) to propose ways of extending health care to excluded groups in selected English- and French-speaking countries in the Caribbean; and

(iii) to propose a plan of action to identify national and international technical and financial resources which would advance the initiative

Relevance to international labour standards:

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102); Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969 (No. 130); and Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69)

Working languages:

English, French and Spanish

Employers' activities

22. South and Central American Courses on
Managing Employers' Organizations
(one for beginners and one for the advanced)

Proposed date:

8-14 August 1999

Place:

San José, Costa Rica

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$40,000; International Organization of Employers US$20,000; and employers' organizations US$40,000

Geographical coverage:

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

Composition of participants:

Employers:

76 (38 for the beginners' course and 38 for the advanced)

Resource persons:

12 university professors with doctorates in this discipline and 3 representatives of employers' organizations

Purpose of meeting:

to update the knowledge of executives of employers' organizations and to specialize them in modern methods of managing their organizations

Working language:

Spanish

23. Subregional Employers' Conference for
Selected Eastern European Countries

Proposed date:

28-30 September 1999

Place:

Yalta, Ukraine

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$12,700; and participating employers' organizations US$6,100

Geographical coverage:

Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine

Composition of participants:

Employers:

40

Purpose of meeting:

To strenghten the employers' organization in the participating countries

Working languages:

English and Russian

24. Asian and Pacific Subregional Workshop on
Structured On-the-Job Training Programmes
Led by Employers' Organizations

Proposed date:

20-22 October 1999

Place:

Singapore

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$39,300

Geographical coverage:

Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Composition of participants:

Employers:

14

Resource persons:

One representative of the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; two representatives of the Productivity and Standards Board of Singapore; and two private sector consultants

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to improve the quality of on-the-job training programmes by increasing the capacity of employers' organizations to implement structured on-the-job training programmes; and

(ii) to initiate related pilot projects in a few countries

Relevance to international labour standards:

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)

Working language:

English

25. Subregional Workshop for Central Asian
Employers' Organizations

Proposed date:

7-8 October 1999

Place:

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$3,400; and DANIDA US$10,000

Geographical coverage:

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Composition of participants:

Employers:

30

Resource person:

one representative of a Western employers' organization

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to focus attention on the mission and strategic development of employers' organizations;

(ii) to strengthen the institutional capacity of employers' organizations; and

(iii) to enhance the establishment of contacts and networking between the employers' organizations in this subregion.

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)

Working languages:

English and Russian

26. South Asian Subregional Employers'
Symposium: Additional information⁽¹⁴⁾

Former date:

1-2 November 1999

New date:

13-14 October 1999

Place:

Bangalore, India

Workers' activities

27. Caribbean Subregional Workers'
Meeting on Social Security Financing

Proposed date:

23-25 June 1999

Place:

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$17,862

Geographical coverage:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Composition of participants:

Workers:

17

Resource persons:

one person from the Quebec Pension Plan, Canada; and one from the National Insurance Board, Bahamas

Observers:

Caribbean Congress of Labour

Purpose of meeting:

To inform the trade union movement on social security theory and practice, and on the implications for the well-being of workers of changes which might be contemplated and eventually introduced

Relevance to international labour standards:

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102); Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118); and Maintenance of Social Security Rights Convention, 1982 (No. 157)

Working language:

English

28. South Asian Subregional Workers'
Mid-Term-Review Meeting for Trained
Facilitators on Trade Union Organizations
and Leadership Development

Proposed date:

22-28 August 1999

Place:

Bangalore, India

Financing:

Bangalore, India

Geographical coverage:

India, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Composition of participants:

Workers:

22

Resource person:

1

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to assess the progress of the activities of the project "Workers' Education Assistance in Management Training for Trade Unionists in Selected Asian Countries" and to evaluate the experiences made in management curriculum and course development; and

(ii) to develop action plans for the integration of management subjects in workers' education programmes of trade unions and their federations

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); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)

Working language:

English

29. Subregional Technical Meeting for Workers'
Organizations of Andean Countries on their
Role in Industrial Relations Systems

Proposed date:

29 November-1 December 1999

Place:

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$45,000

Geographical coverage:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela

Composition of participants:

Workers:

15

Resource persons:

5 external consultants

Purpose of meeting:

To strengthen trade unions with a view to enable them to become efficient actors of industrial relations' systems

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)

Working language:

Spanish

30. Asian and Pacific Regional Symposium for
Trade Union Organizations on Migrant Workers

Proposed date:

7-9 December 1999

Place:

Bangkok, Thailand

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$75,000

Geographical coverage:

Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong-China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Composition of participants:

Workers:

20

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to assess the extent to which participating countries employ migrant workers, and to identify their problems with regard to employment and working conditions;

(ii) to examine the potential to provide effective protection through law and practice;

(iii) to assist trade union organizations to develop policies, strategies and education programmes for protecting the interest of migrant workers; and

(iv) to illustrate the importance of ILO Conventions on migrant workers and migration.

Relevance to international labour standards:

Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97); Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143); Migration for Employment Recommendation (Revised), 1949 (No. 86); Migrant Workers Recommendation, 1975 (No. 151)

Working language:

English

31. Subregional Workers' Seminar on
Women's Participation in Trade Unions
in French-speaking African Countries

Proposed date:

last quarter of 1999

Place:

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$40,000

Geographical coverage:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Togo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Tunisia

Composition of participants:

Workers:

25

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to promote the effective participation of women in the structures of the national centres and at all levels of their trade unions;

(ii) to raise awareness about gender and equality issues;

(iii) to provide practical tools for developing trade union strategies on gender and equality issues; and

(iv) to develop a realistic plan of action on ways to increase the participation of women at all levels of their trade unions.

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); Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100); and Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)

Working language:

French

32. Subregional Workers' Seminar on
Women's Participation in Trade Unions
in English-speaking African Countries

Proposed date:

last quarter of 1999

Place:

Harare, Zimbabwe

Financing:

ILO regular budget US$40,000

Geographical coverage:

Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zmbabwe

Composition of participants:

Workers:

25

Purpose of meeting:

(i) to promote the effective participation of women in the structures of the national centres and at all levels of their trade unions;

(ii) to raise awareness about gender and equality issues;

(iii) to provide practical tools for developing trade union strategies on gender and equality issues; and

(iv) to develop a realistic plan of action on ways to increase the participation of women at all levels of their trade unions.

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); Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100); and Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)

Working language:

English

33. Latin American Subregional Workers' Seminar
on Continuing Education and Tripartite Social
Dialogue: Additional information⁽¹⁵⁾

Former date:

August 1999

New date:

2-4 August 1999

Former place::

Bolivia or Colombia

New place:

Cartagena, Colombia

34. Central American Subregional Workers' Seminar
on Vocational Training, Employment and
Collective Bargaining: Additional information⁽¹⁶⁾

Former date:

August 1999

New date:

10-13 August 1999

Former place::

Mexico or Dominican Republic

New place:

Mexico City, Mexico

35. Latin American Subregional Workers' Seminar on
Workers, Social Dialogue and Vocational Training:
Additional information⁽¹⁷⁾

Former date:

September 1999

New date:

10-12 September 1999

Place::

Montevideo, Uruguay

36. Caribbean Subregional Meeting of Workers'
Education Institutions: Additional information⁽¹⁸⁾

Former date:

15-18 March 1999

New date:

20-23 September 1999

Place::

Barbados

37. South Asian Subregional Trade Union
Workshop on Child Labour in Plantations:
Additional information⁽¹⁹⁾

Former date:

Second half of 1999

New date:

2000

Place::

India or Nepal

1. GB.274/Inf.2, item 1.

2. GB.270/Inf.2, item 2; GB.271/Inf.2, item 1; GB.273/Inf.2, item 5; and GB.274/Inf.2, item 3.

3. This seminar was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in May 1999 and was approved. At the time of the submission, the date was 28-30 June.

4. This consultation was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body in May 1999 and was approved. At the time of the submission the date was October 1999 and the place was to be determined.

5. This budget does not include staff-time costs incurred by the ILO, the World Bank and the Japanese Ministry of Labour for administrative and research activities associated with the project. However, it includes US$113,000 for the preparation of papers.

6. GB.267/Inf.2, item 7; GB.268/Inf.2, item 16; and GB.269/Inf.2, item 15.

7. GB.273/Inf.2, item 18.

8. GB.273/Inf.2, item 24; and GB.274/Inf.2, item 12.

9. GB.274/Inf.2, item 9.

10. GB.273/Inf.2, item 29.

11. This meeting was submitted to the Officers of the Governing Body on 28 April 1999, and was approved.

12. GB.274/Inf.2, item 15.

13. GB.274/Inf.2, item 34.

14. GB.273/Inf.2, item 39; and GB.274/Inf.2, item 24.

15. GB.274/Inf.2, item 29.

16. GB.274/Inf.2, item 28.

17. GB.274/Inf.2, item 30.

18. GB.273/Inf.2, item 49.

19. GB.274/Inf.2, item 31.

Updated by VC. Approved by NdW. Last update: 26 January 2000.

Former date:		August 1999
New date:		9-13 August1999
Place:		Bahamas

Former date:		September 1999
New date:		4-8 October 1999
Place:		Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Proposed date:		27-29 September 1999
Place:		Harare, Zimbabwe
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$53,500
Geographical coverage:		Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		10 (one each from the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Finance of the participating countries)
(b) Employers:		5
(c) Workers:		5
Resource persons:		5 from academic institutions
Observers:		African Development Bank; International Monetary Fund; United Nations Development Programme; World Bank
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to exchange experiences and establish action plans concerning employment opportunities of women and men for each country; and
Purpose of meeting:		(ii) to develop, in cooperation with governments, the social partners and the academic community an ILO action programme on structural adjustment, employment and the role of the social partners.
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

Proposed date:		6-8 October 1999
Place:		Manila, Philippines
Financing::		ILO regular budget US$160,000
Geographical coverage:		Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong-China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		25
(b) Employers:		25
(c) Workers:		25
Resource persons:		5 independent experts from Asia
Observers:		Asian Development Bank; Asian Productivity Organization; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; Association of South East Asian Nations; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; United Nations Children's Fund; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; United Nations Population Fund; World Bank
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to review the gender dimension in Asia's world of work;
		(ii) to highlight notable action taken in favour of gender equality by ministries of labour, employment or social affairs as well as by employers' and workers' organizations; and
		(iii) to identify further measures to promote gender equality, including support of the ILO
Relevance to international		labour standards: Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100); Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156); and Home Work Convention, 1996 (No. 177)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		13-15 October 1999
Place:		Tokyo, Japan
Financing:		Government of Japan US$150,100 and World Bank US$281,300⁽⁵⁾
Geographical coverage:		Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		12
(b) Employers:		12
(c) Workers:		12
Resource persons:		11 from academic institutions
Observers:		Asian Development Bank; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to contribute to the understanding of the impact of the crisis on the labour markets of the countries involved;
		(ii) to discuss policy responses and to contribute to the creation of an appropriate framework for risk management and social protection in the labour market;
		(iii) to promote collaboration and develop partnerships among the tripartite partners in the countries in crisis; and
		(iv) to strengthen the partnerships between international organizations, governments, social partners and other key national stakeholders
Relevance to international labour standards:		Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (No. 44); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); and Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		17-24 October 1999
Place:		Nicosia, Cyprus
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$37,998; and Government of Cyprus US$23,520
Geographical coverage:		Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		11
(b) Employers:		11
(c) Workers:		11
Resource persons:		Representatives of the European Commission, ETUC and UNICE and the Minister of Labour of Finland
Purpose of meeting:		To exchange information on coordinating employment policies and migration policies in relation to the European Union accession process, including measures to assess their consequences
Relevance to international labour standards:		Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97); and Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		October 1999
Place:		St. Lucia
Financing::		ILO regular budget US$40,000
Geographical coverage:		Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		13
(b) Employers:		6 (including one local participant)
(c) Workers:		6 (including one local participant)
Observers:		Caribbean Community; Caribbean Congress of Labour; Caribbean Development Bank; Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; Caribbean Employers' Confederation
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to promote information exchange and strategic planning in the region;
		(ii) to identify training needs in the context of globalization, policy needs and technological change; and
		(iii) to address the specific training needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups and the question of occupational segregation
Relevance to international labour standards:		Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); and Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		24-27 November 1999
Place:		Geneva, Switzerland
Financing::		ILO regular budget US$148,958
Geographical coverage:		Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and Zambia
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		9
(b) Employers:		9 (to be selected from any of the above-mentioned countries)
(c) Workers		9 (to be selected from any of the above-mentioned countries)
Resource persons:		4 consultants
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to analyse strategies developed for promoting youth employment and combating youth marginalization;
		(ii) to promote consensus on the type of action to be undertaken to achieve the abovementioned objectives;
		(iii) to identify possible follow-up action by the ILO and its constituents; and
		(iv) to examine ways to combat gender discrimination
Relevance to international labour standards:		Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142); Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150); and Employment Policy (Supplementary Provisions) Recommendation, 1984 (No. 169)
Working languages:		English, French and Spanish

Former date:		First half of 1999
Place:		Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Cancellation:		It has been decided to cancel the seminar.

Proposed date:		24-26 November 1999
Place:		Kathmandu, Nepal
Financing::		ILO regular budget US$29,000
Geographical coverage:		Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		10 (one each from the Ministry of Labour and the relevant agency under the Ministry of Finance or the Privatization Commission)
(b) Employers:		5
(c) Workers:		5
Resource persons:		4 from research institutions
Observers:		Asian Development Bank; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Industrial Development Organization; World Bank
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to create better understanding of the impact and implications of privatisation among the ILO constituents in the countries concerned;
		(ii) to promote increased understanding of the social concerns relating to privatisation and the need to integrate such concerns in the processes of privatization and restructuring of public enterprises; and
		(iii) to exchange information and experiences on the development and application of relevant policies.
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); Employment Policy Recommendation, 1964 (No. 122); Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158); Termination of Employment Recommendation, 1982 (No. 166);
Working language:		English

Former date:		May 1999
New date:		22-24 September 1999
Place::		Thailand
Former composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		13
(b) Employers:		13
(c) Workers:		13
New composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		26 (one representative of the Ministry of Labour and one of the ministry responsible for enterprise development from each of the participating countries)
(b) Employers:		13
(c) Workers: 13		13

Proposed date:		4-8 October 1999
Place		Gaborone, Botswana
Financing::		Government of Norway US$119,714
Geographical coverage:		Botswana. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		9
(b) Employers:		9
(c) Workers:		9
Resource persons:		4 independent national resource persons from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Swaziland
Observers:		South African Development Community; Southern African Trade Union Consultative Council
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to promote, at the national level, tripartite mechanisms in accordance with ILO principles with a view to advancing towards social stability and economic growth;
		(ii) to enhance the role of ratified Conventions in the formulation and implementation of labour-related policies; and
		(iii) to promote new industrial relations approaches in the light of trade liberalization, regional integration and structural adjustment.
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:		English

Former date:		April 1999
New date:		31 August-2 September 1999
Place:		Bangkok, Thailand

Former date:		Second half of 1999
New date:		September 1999
Place:		Buenos Aires, Argentina

Proposed date:		21-24 September 1999
Place:		Bahamas
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$37,000; participating governments and organizations US$50,000
Geographical coverage:		Anguilla (2), Aruba (1), Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (2), Barbados (3), Bermuda (2), Belize (2), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (2), Grenada (3), Guyana (3), Jamaica (3), Montserrat (1), Netherland Antilles (1), St.Kitts and Nevis (2), St Lucia (2), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Suriname (2), and Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		43
(b) Employers:		7
(c) Workers:		7
Resource persons:		2 from the Irish Labour Relations Commission and three each from among the government, employer and worker participants
Observers:		Caribbean Congress of Labour; Caribbean Employers' Organizations; Caribbean Public Services Organization
Purpose of meeting:		To enable ministries and departments of labour to be more proactive in:
		(i) developing and promoting national labour policies and practices in accordance with ILO Conventions, particularly the fundamental labour standards;
		(ii) promoting tripartism, social dialogue and social partnerships arrangements;
		(iii) managing and auditing the labour administration function; and
		(iv) promoting measures to improve labour relations and social protection.
Relevance to international labour standards:		Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29); Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (and Protocol, 1995) (No. 81); 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); Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129); Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150); Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151); Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154); Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155); Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156); Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158); and Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
Working language:		English

Date:		28 June-2 July 1999
Former place:		Cairo, Egypt
New place:		Nairobi, Kenya

Proposed date:		14-16 July 1999
Place:		Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Financing:		Government of the United States US$22,503
Geographical coverage:		Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		18 (including one representative each of the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Education and the ministry responsible for community development, gender, rural development or agriculture from each country)
(b) Employers:		6
(c) Workers:		6
Observers:		African Network for the Protection and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN); Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Kenya; Presbyterian Church of East Africa; Sokoine University of Agriculture, United Republic of Tanzania; Uganda Women Lawyers' Association
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to share country experiences and the lessons learned in the course of the implementation of the Programme of Action adopted in Dar es Salaam in 1998; and
Purpose of meeting:		(ii) to review, revise and adopt strategies for addressing extreme forms of child labour in commercial agriculture.
Relevance to international labour standards:		Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Working language:		English

Former financing:		ILO regular budget US$50,000
New financing:		Government of Denmark US$50,000
Date:		6-8 July 1999
Place:		Windhoek, Namibia

Proposed date:		29 November-1 December 1999
Place:		Mexico City, Mexico
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$110,000; and Pan American Health Organization US$110,000
Geographical coverage:		Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
(a) Governments:		10
(b) Employers:		10
(c) Workers:		10
Resource persons:		3 independent experts, who would analyse the case studies and, in particular, the factors of exclusion
Observers:		Central American Council of Social Security Institutions; Ibero-American Social Security Organization; Inter-American Conference on Social Security; Inter-American Development Bank; International Association of Mutual Funds; International Social Security Association; United Nations Children's Fund; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; United Nations Population Fund; World Bank; PAHO would invite representatives of local governments, such as departments or provinces, NGOs and groups of the excluded who possess experience in the subject under discussion.
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to bring about a consensus concerning the necessity to use alternative mechanisms for extending health care to excluded groups, taking into account criteria such as solidarity, complementarity, integrality, efficiency and technical and financial sustainability;
		(ii) to propose ways of extending health care to excluded groups in selected English- and French-speaking countries in the Caribbean; and
		(iii) to propose a plan of action to identify national and international technical and financial resources which would advance the initiative
Relevance to international labour standards:		Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102); Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969 (No. 130); and Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69)
Working languages:		English, French and Spanish

Proposed date:		8-14 August 1999
Place:		San José, Costa Rica
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$40,000; International Organization of Employers US$20,000; and employers' organizations US$40,000
Geographical coverage:		Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
Composition of participants:
Employers:		76 (38 for the beginners' course and 38 for the advanced)
Resource persons:		12 university professors with doctorates in this discipline and 3 representatives of employers' organizations
Purpose of meeting:		to update the knowledge of executives of employers' organizations and to specialize them in modern methods of managing their organizations
Working language:		Spanish

Proposed date:		28-30 September 1999
Place:		Yalta, Ukraine
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$12,700; and participating employers' organizations US$6,100
Geographical coverage:		Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine
Composition of participants:
Employers:		40
Purpose of meeting:		To strenghten the employers' organization in the participating countries
Working languages:		English and Russian

Proposed date:		20-22 October 1999
Place:		Singapore
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$39,300
Geographical coverage:		Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Composition of participants:
Employers:		14
Resource persons:		One representative of the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; two representatives of the Productivity and Standards Board of Singapore; and two private sector consultants
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to improve the quality of on-the-job training programmes by increasing the capacity of employers' organizations to implement structured on-the-job training programmes; and
Purpose of meeting:		(ii) to initiate related pilot projects in a few countries
Relevance to international labour standards:		Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		7-8 October 1999
Place:		Almaty, Kazakhstan
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$3,400; and DANIDA US$10,000
Geographical coverage:		Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Composition of participants:
Employers:		30
Resource person:		one representative of a Western employers' organization
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to focus attention on the mission and strategic development of employers' organizations;
		(ii) to strengthen the institutional capacity of employers' organizations; and
		(iii) to enhance the establishment of contacts and networking between the employers' organizations in this subregion.
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)
Working languages:		English and Russian

Former date:		1-2 November 1999
New date:		13-14 October 1999
Place:		Bangalore, India

Proposed date:		23-25 June 1999
Place:		Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$17,862
Geographical coverage:		Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Composition of participants:
Workers:		17
Resource persons:		one person from the Quebec Pension Plan, Canada; and one from the National Insurance Board, Bahamas
Observers:		Caribbean Congress of Labour
Purpose of meeting:		To inform the trade union movement on social security theory and practice, and on the implications for the well-being of workers of changes which might be contemplated and eventually introduced
Relevance to international labour standards:		Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102); Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118); and Maintenance of Social Security Rights Convention, 1982 (No. 157)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		22-28 August 1999
Place:		Bangalore, India
Financing:		Bangalore, India
Geographical coverage:		India, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Composition of participants:
Workers:		22
Resource person:		1
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to assess the progress of the activities of the project "Workers' Education Assistance in Management Training for Trade Unionists in Selected Asian Countries" and to evaluate the experiences made in management curriculum and course development; and
Purpose of meeting:		(ii) to develop action plans for the integration of management subjects in workers' education programmes of trade unions and their federations
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); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111); Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135); Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144); and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		7-9 December 1999
Place:		Bangkok, Thailand
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$75,000
Geographical coverage:		Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong-China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Composition of participants:
Workers:		20
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to assess the extent to which participating countries employ migrant workers, and to identify their problems with regard to employment and working conditions;
		(ii) to examine the potential to provide effective protection through law and practice;
		(iii) to assist trade union organizations to develop policies, strategies and education programmes for protecting the interest of migrant workers; and
		(iv) to illustrate the importance of ILO Conventions on migrant workers and migration.
Relevance to international labour standards:		Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97); Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143); Migration for Employment Recommendation (Revised), 1949 (No. 86); Migrant Workers Recommendation, 1975 (No. 151)
Working language:		English

Proposed date:		last quarter of 1999
Place:		Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Financing:		ILO regular budget US$40,000
Geographical coverage:		Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Togo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Tunisia
Composition of participants:
Workers:		25
Purpose of meeting:		(i) to promote the effective participation of women in the structures of the national centres and at all levels of their trade unions;
		(ii) to raise awareness about gender and equality issues;
		(iii) to provide practical tools for developing trade union strategies on gender and equality issues; and
		(iv) to develop a realistic plan of action on ways to increase the participation of women at all levels of their trade unions.
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); Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100); and Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
Working language:		French

Former date:		15-18 March 1999
New date:		20-23 September 1999
Place::		Barbados