Symposium on Information Technologies in the Media and Entertainment Industries:
Their Impact on Employment, Working Conditions and Labour-management Relations

Geneva, 28 February-3 March 2000

Revised list of participants

Liste révisée des participants

Lista de participantes revisada

Representative of the Governing Body
of the International Labour Office

Représentant du Conseil d’administration
du Bureau international du Travail

Representante del Consejo de Administración
de la Oficina Internacional del Trabajo

Mr. Payaman J. Simanjuntak, Senior Adviser of the Minister of Manpower, Ministry of Manpower, Jakarta

Members representing governments

Membres représentant les gouvernements

Miembros representantes de los gobiernos

Algeria   Algérie   Argelia

M. Bachir Benbouzid, Sous-directeur des relations professionnelles/conventions collectives, ministère du Travail et de la Protection sociale, Inspection générale du travail, Alger

Adviser/Conseiller technique/Consejero técnico

M. Nor-Eddine Benfreha, conseiller, Mission permanente de l’Algérie, Bellevue

Brazil   Brésil   Brasil

Sr. José Porphirio Miranda, Coordenador-Geral, Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, Brasilia

Advisers/Conseillers techniques/Consejeros técnicos

Sr. Sylvio Coelho, Assessor del Secretario Ejecutivo, Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego,  Brasilia
Mr. Frederico Meyer, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Brazil in Geneva
M. Felipe Santarosa, deuxième secrétaire, Mission permanente du Brésil à Genève

Canada   Canadá

Mr. Arnold W. Powers, Acting Director, Great Lakes Region, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Human Resources Development Canada, Toronto, Ontario

China   Chine

Mr. Zhang Junfeng, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of China in Geneva

Advisers/Conseillers techniques/Consejeros técnicos

Mr. Wang Jianhua, Division Chief, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Beijing
Mr. Liu Xu, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China in Geneva

Egypt   Egypte   Egipto

Mr. Anwar Shawky, Adviser to the Minister of Information (First Under-Secretary), Hellopolis

Advisers/Conseillers techniques/Consejeros técnicos

Mr. Ibrahim Mahmoud Awad, Director of Manpower Directorate, Ministry of Manpower and Migration, Alexandria
Ms. Islah Mohamed Amin, Counsellor for Labour Affairs, Consulate of Egypt in Geneva

France   Francia

M^me Florence Bonnet, chargée de mission, ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité, Mission politique de formation, DGEFP, Paris

Germany   Allemagne   Alemania

Mr. Wolfgang Käppler, Referableiter, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Angelegenheiten der Kultur und der Medien, c/o BM lunera, Bonn

Adviser/Conseiller technique/Consejero técnico

Mr. Jörg Kleuver, Referent, Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Berlin

India   Inde

Ms. Ometa Paul, Director, Research, Reference and Training Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi

Luxembourg   Luxemburgo

M. Gary Tunsch, inspecteur principal, ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi, Luxembourg

Mexico   Mexique   México

Sr. Javier Moctezuma Barragán, Subsecretario del Trabajo, Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, México

Advisers/Conseillers techniques/Consejeros técnicos

Sr. Francisco Borrego Hinojosa Linaje, Director Jurídico de Televisión Azteca, México
Sra. Socorro Rovirosa, Ministro, Misión Permanente de México en Ginebra

Philippines   Filipinas

Ms. Regina Irene P. Sarmiento, Labour Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Philippines in Geneva

Slovakia   Slovaquie   Eslovaquia

Ms. Eva Havelková, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Skovakia in Geneva

Spain   Espagne   España

Sr. Carlos López-Monis, Consejero Laboral, Misión Permanente de España en Ginebra

Adviser/Conseiller technique/Consejero técnico

Sr. Rodrigo García-Conde, Consejero Laboral Adjunto, Misión Permanente de España en Ginebra

Thailand   Thaïlande   Tailandia

Mr. Kamjorn Nakchuen, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Thailand in Geneva

Ukraine   Ucrania

Mr. Mykhailo Skuratovskyi, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ukraine in Geneva

United Kingdom   Royaume-Uni   Reino Unido

Ms. Claire Etches, Policy Adviser, Department of Education and Employment, London

Adviser/Conseiller technique/Consejera técnica

Ms. Louise Moore,Administrative Policy Adviser, Department for Education and Employment, London

United States   Etats-Unis   Estados Unidos

Mr. Robert A. Hagen, Labor Attaché, United States Permanent Mission in Geneva

Members representing the employers

Membres représentant les employeurs

Miembros representantes de los empleadores

Mr. John Bates, Senior Industry Resources Advisor, Australian Entertainment Industry Association, Melbourne

Sr. Nelson Belfort-Yibirin, Director, Federación Venezolana de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción (FEDECAMARAS), Caracas

Sr. Walter Durling, Presidente, Comisión Laboral - Asesor, Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Priada de Panamá, Miami

Mr. Salah Hassab El Naby, Chairman, Misr Studios and Film Production Co., Giza

Mr. Dale Enoch, Director, Radio-Vision Ltd., Port-of-Spain

M. Aloys Fischer, secrétaire juridique, VISCOM Schweiz-Verband für Visuelle Kommunikation, Zürich

Adviser/Conseiller technique/Consejero técnico

M. Maurice Wicky,secrétaire central, Association de l'industrie graphique suisse, Berne

Sra. Lucía García, Asistente, Asociación Salvadoreña de Radiodifusores, San Salvador

Mr. Gerrit Horne, General Manager, Human Resources, Business South Africa, Cape Town

Mr. Geoffrey Kazembe, Chief Announcer, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Blantyre

Mr. Muhammad Khurshid Aizid, Manager, Personnel & Industrial Relations, Dawn Group of Newspapers, Pakistan Herald Ltd., Karachi

Mr. Yasuhiro Kojima, Labour Relations, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Osaka

Sra. Ana María Lara, Directora Ejecutiva, Asociación Salvadoreña de Radiodifusores (ASDER), San Salvador

M. Jean-Pierre Lehr, délégué général, Fédération des industries du cinéma, de l'audiovisuel et du multimédia (FICAM), Paris

Sr. Miguel Á. León Soler, Director, Unión de Cámaras Costarricenses y Empresas Privadas, Moravia

Mr. Ifeamyichukwu Sylvester Moemeke, Chairman, Lintas Ltd., Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Lagos

Mr. Henrik Munthe, Attorney at Law, Norwegian Newspaper Publishers' Association, Oslo

Mr. Heinz-Uwe Rübenach, Referent, Bundesverband Deutscher Arbeitgeberverbände, Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger e.V., Bonn

Sr. Ramiro Soto, Gerente Comercial, Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios, (Red Uruguaya de TV), Montevideo

Ms. Cathy Sprague, Director of Human Resources, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto

Sr. Raúl Stefanescu, Director Corporativo de Recursos Humanos, Atlántida Comunicaciones S.A., Buenos Aires

Ms. Jane Elsie Turkson, Administrative Manager, New Times Corporation, Accra

Members representing the workers

Membres représentant les travailleurs

Miembros representantes de los trabajadores

M^me Catherine Alméras, déléguée générale, Syndicat français des artistes-interprètes, Paris

Sra. Elizabeth Costa, Presidente, Federação Nacional dos Jornalistas, Brasilia

Mr. Jan Granvik, Swedish Musicians Union, Stockholm

Mr. Vladimir Kamen, Deputy General Secretary, Consultative Council of Cultural Workers' Union, Moscow

Mr. Seh-Yong Lee, Senior Adviser, Policy and Internal Affairs, Korean Federation of Mass Media Workers, c/o MBC-TV Labour Union, Seoul

Ms. Gail Lem, Vice-President, Media, Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada, Ottawa

Mr. Tony Lennon, President, Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph Theatre Union (BECTU), London

Ms. Florence Nelson, Assistant to President, Director, Symphonic Services, American Federation of Musicians, New York

Mr. Asrizal Nur, Chairman, Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia, SABCI Artists Union, Jakarta

Sra. Mercedes Rodríguez, Federación Comunicación y Transportes, CC.OO., Madrid

Mr. Yoshihiko Shibata, President, Minpo-Roren, Japan Federation of Commercial Broadcast Workers' Union, Tokyo

Sra. Miryam Griselda Strat, Secretaria de Relaciones Internacionales, Asociación Argentina de Actores, Buenos Aires

Ms. Tong Xin, Chinese Musicians’ Association, Beijing

Sr. Domingo Vargas Cornejo, Presidente, Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Media de Comunicación, Santiago

Mr. Ashok Venugopal, President, Karnataka Film Workers Artists Technicians Federation, Bangalore

M. Pier Verderio, responsable Bureau international, c/o FISTAL-CISL, Rome

Mr. Christopher Warren, Federal Secretary, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Redfern

Mr. Frank Werneke, Member of Managerial Board, Industriegewerkschaft Media, Stuttgart

Representatives of United Nations, specialized agencies
and other official international organizations

Représentants des Nations Unies, des institutions spécialisées
et d’autres organisations internationales officielles

Representantes de las Naciones Unidas, de los organismos
especializados y de otras organizaciones internacionales oficiales

European Commission
Commission européenne
Comisión Europea

Mr. Carlos Pérez Maestro, Administrator, DG Employment and Social Affairs, Brussels

Ms. Antoinette Long, Administrator, Brussels

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle
Organización Mundial de la Propriedad Intelectual

Mr. Jorgen Blomqvist, Director, Copyright Law Division, Geneva

Representatives of non-governmental international organizations

Représentants d'organisations internationales non gouvernementales

Representantes de organizaciones internacionales no gubernamentales

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Confédération internationale des syndicats libres (CISL)
Confederación Internacional de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres

Mr. Dan Cunniah, Director, Geneva

Ms. Anna Biondi, Assistant Director, Geneva

International Federation of Actors (FIA)
Fédération internationale des acteurs
Federación Internacional de Actores

Ms. Katherine Sand, General Secretary, London

Mr. Dominick Luquer, Deputy General Secretary, Brussels

Mr. Tomas Bolme, President, Hagersten

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Fédération internationale des journalistes
Federación Internacional de Periodistas

Mr. Aidan White, Secretary General, Brussels

Mr. Yoshihiro Sataki, Vice-President, Japan Broadcasting Labour Union, Tokyo

Mr. Kunio Usui, President, General Federation of Japan Printing and Publishing Worker Unions (ZEN-IN SOREN), Tokyo

Mr. Tatsuo Miyaki, Vice-President, Japan Federation of Publishing Workers (SHUPPAN ROREN), Tokyo

Mr. Issei Sato, District Adviser of MEI, Committee Member of ICT, Media Entertainment International, Japanese Committee of Journalists, Tokyo

M. Louis Tremblay, vice-président, Fédération nationale des communications (FNC-CSN), Montréal

M. Eric Levesque, Fédération nationale des communications (FNC-CSN), Montréal

International Federation of Musicians (FIM)
Fédération internationale des musiciens
Federación Internacional de Músicos

Mr. John Morton, President, New Ash Green, Kent

M. Jean Vincent, secrétaire général, Paris

Mr. Toshinori Kobatashi, Manager of Performers' Condition, Japan Musicians Union and Japan Council of Performers' Organizations, Tokyo

International Federation of University Women (IFUW)
Fédération internationale des femmes diplômées des universités
Federación Internacional de Mujeres Universitarias

Ms. Conchita Poncini, Troinex

Ms. Christiane Privat, Vessy

International Organization of Employers (IOE)
Organisation internationale des employeurs
Organización Internacional de Empleadores

Mr. Jean Dejardin, Adviser, Cointrin/Geneva

Mr. George James, Adviser, Cointrin/Geneva

Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe (PEARLE)

M^me Anne-Marie Balet, déléguée, Bruxelles

Union Network International

Mr. Philip J. Jennings, Secretary General, Châtelaine/Geneva

Ms. Adriana Rosenzvaig, Head of Sector, Châtelaine/Geneva

Mr. Jim Wilson, Director, UNI-MEI, Brussels

World Confederation of Labour
Confédération mondiale du travail (CMT)
Confederación Mundial del Trabajo

M^me Béatrice Fauchère, représentante permanente, Genève