Tripartite Meeting on the Production of Electronic Components for the IT Industries:
Changing Labour Force Requirements in a Global Economy

Geneva, 16-18 April 2007

Participation

The Tripartite Meeting on the Production of Electronic Components for the IT Industries: Changing Labour Force Requirements in a Global Economy (Geneva, 16-18 April 2007) was composed of representatives from the governments of 19 member States and ten Employer and ten Worker representatives selected on the basis of consultations with the respective groups of the Governing Body of the ILO.

ILO tripartite meetings

This Meeting is part of the ILO’s Sectoral Activities Programme, which aims to assist governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations to develop their capacities to deal equitably and effectively with the social and labour problems of particular economic sectors. Tripartite meetings bring together a cross-section of government, employer and worker representatives from countries that are prominent or have a strong interest in a given sector. In line with the ILO’s strategic objectives, these meetings also aim to strengthen tripartism and promote social dialogue at the international level.

Purpose of the Meeting

The purpose of the Meeting was to exchange views on a number of themes, including the shift in production of IT components between industrialized, developing and emerging economies; changing skill requirements; gender; age distribution; conditions of work; labour management relations; and production in industrial zones, using for this purpose a background report (pdf, 864k) prepared by the Office as a basis for its discussions. The Meeting also adopted conclusions that include proposals for action by governments, by employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national level and by the ILO, as well as a report on its discussions.

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