Annex IV: List of participants
Australia
Ms. Joan Napoli
Senior Advocate
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Melbourne, Victoria
Ms. Helen Creed
Vice-President, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Subiaco, Western Australia
Bangladesh
Ms. Forquan Begum
Senior Assistant Secretary
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
Mrs. Rokeya Quader
Member
Bangladesh Employers Federation
Dhaka
Mr. A.M. Nazimuddin
Asst. General Secretary
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal
Dhaka
Cambodia
Ms. Prak Chantha
Secretary of State
Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour Vocational
Training and Youth Rehabilitation
Phnom Penh
Ms. Keo Keang
Interpreter for Ms. Prak Chantha
Oxfam Hong Kong, Women’s Agenda
Phnom Penh
China
Ms. Tong Meng
Assistant Researcher
Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Beijing
Ms Ying Chen
Deputy Director-General
China Enterprise Confederation
Beijing
Ms. Xuemei Wang
Section Chief International Liaison Department
All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Beijing
Fiji
Mr. Nemani V. Buresova
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Women, Culture & Social Welfare
Suva
Ms. Judy Yee-Joy
Vice-Chairman, Human Resources Council
Fiji Employers’ Federation
Suva
Hong Kong, China
Ms. Wai-Yue Cheng
Senior Labour Officer
Labour Department
Hong Kong, China
Ms. Shuk-fan Koon
Manager
Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Ms. Lai Ha Cheung
Member of the HKCTU Women Committee
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Ms. Ban Lee
Interpreter for Ms. Lai Ha Cheung
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
India
Ms. Preet Verma
Director, Child & Women Labour
Ministry of Labour, Government of India
New Delhi
Ms. Shipra Chatterjee
Secretary of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)
Tansen Marg
New Delhi
Ms. Champa Verma
Vice Chairperson, Women Committee
New Delhi
Mrs. Mercy Ravi
General Secretary, Women Committee
Indian National Trade Union Congress
Trivandrum (Kerala)
Indonesia
Mr. Sutanto
Head, Regional Office Nusa Tenggara Barat
Department of Manpower
Mataram, Indonesia
Ms. Berlia Saridanti
Jalan Cikini
Ms. Ruminati
Secretary Women Committee
All Indonesia Workers’ Union (FSPSI)
Jakarta
Islamic Republic of Iran
Mr. Abbas Taghipour
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
for Parliament and Social Affairs
Tehran
Mr. Hossein Haghbayan
Member of Board
Iran Confederation of Employers’ Association
Tehran
Ms. Soheila Jelodarzadeh
Head of Women Centre in Labour’s House
Workers’ House
Tehran
Japan
Ms. Atsuko Muraki
Director, Women’s Policy Planning Division
Women’s Bureau, Ministry of Labour
Tokyo
Ms. Minako Nishijima
Deputy Director
Labour Legislation Division
Japan Federation of Employers’ Associations
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Ms. Hinako Watanabe
Assistant Director, International Division
Japanese Trade Union Confederation, (RENGO)
Tokyo
Republic of Korea
Ms. Min Sun Song
Ministry of Labour
Women’s policy division
Government Kwachon Complex
Mr. Ho-sung Lee
Manager, Employment & Welfare Team
Korea Employers Federation
Seoul
Ms. Hye-Ja Kwon
Fellow of Research Office
Federation of Korean Trade Unions, FKTU
Seoul
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Ms. Baykham Khattiya
Labour Specialist in Employment Promotion
and Skill Development Division
Ministry Labour and Social Welfare
Vientiane
Mr. Khamphanh Senthongkham
Administrative Director
Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Vientiane
Malaysia
Ms. Omana d/o P.V.C. Pillai
Senior Assistant Director of Labour, Department of Labour
Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Ms. Bay See Choo
Consultant - Industrial Relations
Malaysian Employers Federation
Ms. Promodini Viswanathan (nee Menon)
Vice Chairperson
Malaysian Trades Union Congress
Mongolia
Ms. Sanjmyatav Regzen
Officer for Gender Policy, Strategic Management
and Planning Department
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Mr. Jantsan Dagdan
Vice President
Mongolian Employers’ Association
Ulaanbaatar
Mr. Perenlei Gantumur
Steering Committee Member of CMTU
Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions
Ulaanbaatar
Nepal
Ms. Renuka Manandhar
Under Secretary
Ministry of Labour
Kathmandu
Mrs. Meena Shrestha
Joint Secretary
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)
Kathmandu
Mrs. Madhu Sharma
Executive Member
Nepal Trade Union Congress
Kupondol, Lalitpur
New Zealand
Ms. Anne Riley
Senior Policy Analyst (Labour Market)
Department of Labour
Wellington
Ms. Barbara Burton
Legal Adviser
New Zealand Employers Federation Inc.
Wellington
Ms. Lynn Middleton
Policy Coordinator & Women’s Officer
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Pakistan
Mr. Zia-ul Hasan
Research Officer
Ministry of Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis
Islamabad
Mr. Ubaidur Rehman Usmani
Member, Managing Committee
Employers’ Federation of Pakistan
Ms. Rahila Zareen
Executive Member
All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions
Lahore
Mrs. Zulekha Zar
Vice President
Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions
Karachi
Papua New Guinea
Ms. Maria Lovaga
Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy and Planning Division
Department of Labour, Employment, Culture and Tourism
Mr. Raga Maro
Director, Industrial Relations
Employers’ Federation of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
Ms. Alwina Joku
General Secretary
Sanduan Timber Workers Union
Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress
Boroko
Philippines
Ms. Rosalinda D. Baldoz
Undersecretary
Labor Relations and General Administration
Department of Labor and Employment
Intramuros, Manila
Dr. Amelou Benitez-Reyes
Chairperson
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
Office of the President
San Miguel, Manila
(Alternate Government Participant)
Ms. Maria Del Cannen Zaldarriaga
Chairperson of ECOP Committees
Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines
Makati City
Ms. Consuelo M. Angco
Chairperson, Development Action for Women in TUCP (DAWN-TUCP)
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines
Quezon City
Singapore
Ms. Li San Tan
Assistant Divisional Director
Ministry of Manpower
Singapore
Ms. Christine Lee Ting Yeh
Secretary, NTUC Women’s Committee
National Trades Union Congress
Trade Union House, Shenton Way
Singapore 068810
Solomon Islands
Mr. Stanley Dick Pirione
Senior Industrial Relations Officer
Ministry of Commerce, Employment and Tourism
Honiara
Mrs. Hilda Tango
General Secretary
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Employers
Mr. Kendrick Sang
Executive Member
Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions
Honiara
Sri Lanka
Mr. P.I. Perera
Labour Officer, Department of Labour
Ministry of Labour
Labour Secretariat
Colombo
Ms. Ransirini Panditharatne
Industrial Relations Advisor
Employers’ Federation of Ceylon
Mrs. Betsy Selvaratnam
Adviser Women’s Committee & Gender issues
Ceylon Workers Congress
Colombo
Thailand
Ms. Benjamas Prachankhadee
Director of Women and Child Labour Division
Department of Labour Protection and Welfare
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Bangkok
Ms. Saowanit Ratanawichit
Committee of Women & Child Labour
Employers’ Confederation of Thailand
Bangkok
Ms. Anong Chansanangphop
Vice President FBFT, affiliated to LCT
Labour Congress of Thailand
Samutprakarn
Viet Nam
Ms. Hoa Le Viet
Researcher, Division of General Affairs & Planning
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Institute of Labour and Social Policies Studies
Hanoi
Mrs. Thuy Huong Vu
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam
Hanoi
Ms. Chien Pham Thi
Expert of Organizing Department
Hanoi
International Trade Union Organizations
Ms. Kyungjin Song
Senior Officer - Women Department
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Asian and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO)
Singapore
Ms. Annie Coeroli
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Asian and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO)
Trade Union House 3rd Floor Shenton Way, Singapore 068810
Tahiti
Ms. Janet C. Dellaban
Chairperson
Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists, Women’s Commission (BAWC)
Manila
Ms. Jovita J. Vence
Consultant
Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists / Women’s Commission (BAWC)
Manila, Philippines
UN Agencies
Dr. Revathi Balakrishnan
Regional Rural Sociologist and WID Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok
Ms. Jana Grace Ricasio
Gender Focal Point and Assistant Resident Representative
United Nations Development Programme
Makati City, Philippines
Mrs. Lucille C. Gregorio
Specialist in Science and Technology Education/Girls & Women’s Education
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Bangkok 10110
Mr. Jose Abraham Ongkiko
Programme Officer
Local Policy & Institutional Development -
Coordinator for Luzon
UNICEF
Philippines.
Ms. Lorraine Corner
Regional Programme Adviser
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
International Institutions
Dr. Manoshi Mitra
Social Development Specialist
Social Development Division
Asian Development Bank
Metro Manila , Philippines
Ms. Sonomi Tanaka
Gender Specialist
Asian Development Bank
Metro Manila , Philippines
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
Ms. Angela Kuga Thas
Programme Manager
Asian-Pacific Resource and Research
Centre for Women (ARROW)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ms. Luz Maria Martinez
Manager of Research and Advocacy for
ISIS International Manila
Ms. Zenaida Toquero
Head and Consultant, Gender and Development Unit
SEAMEO Regional Center for Graduate Study and
Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
Philippines
Government Observers
Ms. Mary B. Johnson
U.S. State Department
Washington, United State of America
Mr. Richard W. Nelson
Labor Attache
Embassy of the United States of America
Manila, Philippines
Mrs. Srisuda Ubol
Senior Labour Officer
Department of Labour Protection and Welfare
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Bangkok, Thailand
Government Observers (Philippines)
Department of Foreign Affairs
Philippines
Ms. Eva G. Betita
Director for Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs
Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations
Ms. Ruth Limjuco
Mr. Renato Duenas
Ms. Febes A. Almeda
Committee on Women
House of Representatives (Congress of the Philippines)
Manila
Philippines
Ms. Aileen Ian Gay S. Natal
Planning Officer
Monitoring and Evaluation Division
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
Manila, Philippines
Nueva Viola A. Gacutan
Senate Commission on Youth, Women and Family Relations
Office of Sen. Teresa Aquino Oreta
Ms. Norma J. Lozano
National Council of Women of the Philippines
Philippines
Ms. Daphne Roxas
Philippine NGO Beijing Score Board
Department of Labor and Employment
Manila, Philippines
Reydeluz Conferido, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
Merle Cabaero, Institute for Labor Studies
Hector Morada, Bureau of Local Employment Statistics
Teresita Mananzala, Bureau of Local Employment
Chita Cilindro, Director, Bureau of Working Conditions
Irma Valiente, Bureau of Women and Young Workers
Cielo Cabalatungan, Bureau of Rural Workers
Virginia Son, Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration
Dulce Estrella-Gust, Executive Director, Occupational Safety and Health Center
Agripina Zafra, Technical Education Skills and Development Authority
Ma. Jesusa Cabreros, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Alda D. Alfaro, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Erlinda Capones
Allan Millar, Senior Economic Development Specialist
Resource Persons
Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan
President
Miriam College
Philippines
Thanpuying Sumalee Chartikavanij
President, Thai Women Watch (TW2)
Bangkok, Thailand
Prof. Mari Osawa
Associate Professor
Institute of Social Science
Tokyo University
Ms. Usha Ramanathan
Law Researcher
Delhi University
New Delhi, India
Persons attending the meeting
Ms. Marwati Suwindi
The Assistant Minister II
Ministry of Role of Women
Co-Chair of the National Steering Committee of the
ILO/Japan Project on Employment Opportunities
Indonesia
Dr. Nirmal Pandey
Honorable Member of the National Planning Commission
Chair of the National Steering Committee of the
ILO/Japan Project on Employment Opportunities
Nepal
ILO
Ms. M. Horiuchi Ms. Viriyaporn Amphan
Regional Director Secretary to the Regional Director
Asia Pacific Region
ILO/ROAP, Bangkok
Mr. Rueben Dudley
Deputy Regional Director
Asia Pacific Region,
ILO/ROAP, Bangkok
Ms. Carmela I Torres
Chief Technical Adviser, ILO/Japan APSDEP
ILO/ROAP, Bangkok
Ms. Penny Ferguson
Asia Pacific Region
ILO/ROAP, Bangkok
Ms. Yuko Fukawa
JICA Expert on Gender
(Attached to ILO Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok)
ILO Headquarters, Geneva
Ms. Janine Rodgers
Bureau for Gender Equality
ILO Geneva
Mr. Tom Netter
PRESSE
ILO Geneva
ILO East Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (EASMAT)
Ms. Nelien Haspels
Specialist in Gender and Women Workers Issues
Mr. Moazam Mahmood
Specialist on Labour Market Policies
ILO South-Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (SAAT)
Mr. Raphael Crowe
Senior Specialist on Employers’ Activities
Ms. Joyti Tuladhar
Specialist on Gender and Women Workers’ Issues
Mr. Tim de Meyer
Specialist on International Labour Standards
ILO Jakarta
Ms. Akiko Suzuki
Associate Expert
Ms. Pudji Aswati
National Project Coordinator
ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme for the Expansion of
Employment Opportunities for Women
Indonesia
ILO Kathmandu
Ms. Nita Neupane
National Project Coordinator
ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme for Expansion of
Employment Opportunities for Women
ILO South-East Asia and the Pacific Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (SEAPAT), Manila
Mr. Richard Szal
Director, ILO Manila
Mr. W.R. Bohning
Director, SEAPAT
Mr. Mario Galman
Programme/Information Officer
ILO Office Manila
Ms. Dianne Respall
Programme Officer, ILO Office Manila
Ms. Hilda Tidalgo
Programme Officer, ILO Office Manila
Ms. Anna Maria Leida Pacano
Programme and Fellowship Officer, ILO Office Manila
Mr. Freek Thomasson
Senior Specialist in Workers’ Activities, SEAPAT
Ms. Naoko Otobe
Economist and Technical Gender Specialist, SEAPAT
Mr. Gopal Bhattacharya
Senior Specialist on Vocational Training, SEAPAT
Mr. Max Iacono
Senior Specialist on Small and Medium Enterprise, SEAPAT
Mr. Lejo Sibbel
Associate Expert, SEAPAT
Mr. Nic van der Jagt
Associate Expert, SEAPAT
Ms. Sylvia Fulgencio
Programme Officer, SEAPAT
Updated by TN. Approved by BKL. Last update: 5 June 2000.