Information annex No. 8
Schedule of meetings for the biennium 1998-99
| Programme | Title |
Estimated
direct cost
(in US dollars) |
| A. Major advisory meetings | ||
| 30 | Major regional meetings | |
| American regional meeting (Lima) | 379 932 | |
| African regional meeting (Abidjan) | 435 872 | |
| 100 | Sectoral meetings | 2 570 966 |
| Chemical industries: Voluntary initiatives affecting training and education on safety, health and environment | ||
| Commerce: Human resource implications of globalization and restructuring in commerce | ||
| Food, drink and tobacco: Technology and employment in the food and drink industries | ||
| Health services: Terms of employment and working conditions in health sector reforms | ||
| Maritime, ports, fisheries and inland waterways: Safety and health in the fishing industry | ||
| Mechanical and electrical engineering: The impact of flexible labour market arrangements in the machinery, electrical and electronic industries | ||
| Mining (coal mines and other mines): Social and labour issues in small-scale mines | ||
| Oil and gas production and oil refining: Employment and industrial relations issues in oil refining | ||
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Postal and other communication services: The human resources dimension of structural and regulatory changes and globalization in postal and telecommunications services |
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| Public service: Human resource development in the public service in the context of structural adjustment and transition | ||
| Transport (including civil aviation, railways and road transport): The social and labour consequences of technological developments, deregulation and privatization of transport | ||
| Utilities: Managing the privatization and restructuring of public utilities | ||
| B. Other meetings | ||
| 50.2 | Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (two meetings) | 416 121 |
| 60.2 | International Consultation on Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development | 229 620 |
| 80.3 | Tripartite Meeting of EPZ-operating Countries | 133 480 |
| 90.1 | Meeting of Experts on Labour Inspection and Child Labour | 154 140 |
| 90.2 | Meeting of Experts on Ambient Factors at the Workplace | 68 330 |
| 120 | Sixteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians | 81 040 |
| 120 | Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics: Occupational Injuries | 76 270 |
| 225 | International Symposium on the Future of Employers Organizations | 94 550 |
| 230 | International Symposium on Trade Unions and the Informal Sector | 121 560 |