Events

August 1999

1. Fourteenth American Regional Meeting

   24 - 27 August 1999, Lima, Peru

   The delegates at meeting agreed that "finding decent work constitutes one of the most immediate priorities for the people in the Americas". They recognized that economic growth was a necessary but insufficient condition to generate decent work and pointed out that, in addition, it required "the application of economic policies that will promote an increase of productivity and guarantee the macroeconomical stability needed to stimulate savings and investments".

October 1998

1. 16th International Conference of Labour Statisticians

   6 - 15 October 1998, Geneva, Switzerland

   The Conference adopted three resolutions concerning the measurement of underemployment and inadequate employment situations, the measurement of employment-related income, and concerning statistics of occupational injuries resulting from occupational accidents.

December 1997

1. Twelfth Asian Regional Meeting

   9 - 11 December 1997, Bangkok, Thailand

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a series of wide-ranging Conclusions in which governments, and representatives of workers' and employers' organizations urged the ILO to "vigorously pursue" its opportunities to make an "essential contribution" to the economic and social development of Asia.