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Programme of Meetings
 

Meeting

 
 Monday, 27 August 2001
 
08:00 - 18:00
 
Registration of participants
 
  
15:00 - 18:00 Preliminary Employers’ group meeting
 
Bangkok Panorama 1
Preliminary Workers’ group meeting
 
Queen's Park 3
 Tuesday, 28 August 2001
 
08:00 - 18:00

Registration of participants
 
09:00 - 11:00 Employers’ group meeting
 
Bangkok Panorama 1
Workers’ group meeting
 
Queen's Park 3
10:00 - 11:00 Government group meeting
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
11:00 - 12:30 Opening ceremony
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
Election of the Chairperson and the three Vice-Chairpersons

Address by Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General, ILO

Address by Guest of Honour: H.E. Ms. Ladawan Wongsriwong, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Thailand
on behalf of H.E. the Prime Minister of Thailand,
Dr. Thanksin Shinawatra

Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee

Appointment of the Officers of the Groups

Appointment of the members of the Working Party on Conclusions
 

14:30 - 15:30 Informal meeting of tripartite sub-regional groups for preliminary discussion of the Report of the Director-General * EASMAT sub-region
(Queen's Park 1and 2)
* SAAT sub-region
(Queen's Park 3)
* SEAPAT sub-region
(Bangkok Panorama 2)
* Arab States
(Bangkok Panorama 1)
 
16:00 - 18:00 General Discussion: Report of the Director-General, Decent Work in Asia (to be read and discussed in the context of the Director-General's Report to the ILC 2001, Reducing the Decent Work Deficit - a global challenge)
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
19:00 Reception hosted by the Director-General, ILO
 
Rainbow Room
 Wednesday, 29 August 2001
 
09:00 - 10:00
 
Employers’ group meeting
 
 
Bangkok Panorama 1
Workers’ group meeting
 
Queen's Park 3
10:15 - 13:00 Report of the Director-General: General Discussion (cont.)
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
15:00 - 16:15 Report of the Director-General: Discussion on Standards, rights at work, and social dialogue
- Tripartite Panel
- Discussion
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
16:30 - 18:00 Report of the Director-General: Discussion on employment and social protection
- Tripartite Panel
- Discussion
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
19:30 Reception by Government of Thailand
(At 7 p.m. shuttler buses will take delegates to the Oriential Hotel)
 
Oriental Hotel
 Thursday, 30 August 2001
 
09:00 - 10:00
 
Employers’ group meeting
 
 
Bangkok Panorama 1
Workers’ group meeting
 
Queen's Park 3
10:00 - 13:00
and
15:00 - 16:30
 
Report of the Director-General: 
Discussion on Activities of the ILO in Asia 1997-2000
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
16:45 Meeting of the Working Party on Conclusions
(to be continued as necessary)
 
7th Floor, Room no.702
19:00 Reception hosted by the Chairperson of the Meeting
(At 6:30 p.m. shuttle buses will take delegates to the Hilton International Nai Lert Park Hotel)
 
Hilton International Nai Lert Park Hotel
 Friday, 31 August 2001
 
09:00 - 11:00
 
Government group meeting
(if necessary)
 
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
Employers’ group meeting
 
Bangkok Panorama 1
Workers’ group meeting
 
Queen's Park 3
11:00 - 13:00
and
15:00 - 18:00
(if necessary)
Consideration and adoption of the Report of the Credentials and Committee

Consideration and adoption of the Conclusions

Consideration and adoption of the Report of the Meeting

Concluding remarks by the Secretariat

Closing speeches
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
Side events
 Monday, 27 August 2001
 
08:30 - 12:30
 
Workshop on the Debate on Globalization: Issues and Challenges for Asian and Pacific Employers' Organizations, organized by the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP)
 

Queen's Park 3
18:00 -18:30 Address on "Partnership and Leadership" by Mr. Hiroshi Okuda, Chairman, Japan Federation of Employers’ Association (NIKKEIREN), and Chairman of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation
(open to all those interested)
 
Bangkok Panorama 1
 Wednesday, 29 August 2001
 
08:30 - 09:00
 
"Meeting regional challenges through social dialogue"
Address by Ms. Sharan Burrow, President, ICFTU-APRO and President Australian Council of Trade Unions
(open to all those interested)
 
Queen's Park 3
 
14:30 - 15:00

Presentation by ILO Governing Body team that carried out the On-the-Spot review of an ILO technical co-operation project in Nepal, followed
by brief discussion
(open to all those interested)
 
 
Queen's Park 1 and 2
 Thursday, 30 August 2001
 
17:30
 
Meeting on labour migration convened by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Thailand
(open to all participating governments)
 

Queen's Park 1 and 2
*    
 EASMAT   Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR), Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam + Japan
 
 SAAT   Bangladesh, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka + Russian Federation
 
 SEAPAT   Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands + Australia + France + New Zealand + United Kingdom + United States
 
 Arab States   Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
 

 

Updated by CHW. Approved by RD. Last update: 27 August 2001.