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AGENDA
2nd South-East Asia and the Pacific
Subregional Tripartite Forum on Decent Work

5 - 8 April 2005, Melbourne, Australia
Day 1 Tuesday, 05 April
8:30–9:00

9:00-10:00







Opening Ceremonies	:  2nd South-East Asia and the Pacific
                         	   Subregional Tripartite Forum on Decent Work

   Registration of delegates and observers
   
   Welcome Remarks	:  Mr. Phillip Barresi, MP
		   Australian Federal Parliament
		   
		   Ms. Sharan Burrow, President
		   Australian Council of Trade Unions
		   
		   Mr. Neville Sawyer, President
		   Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
		   
   Opening Remarks 	:  Mr. Shinichi Hasegawa, ILO Regional Director
		   for Asia and the Pacific
   
   Forum Overview 	:  Mr. Werner Konrad Blenk,  ILO Subregional Director
		   for South East Asia and the Pacific
   
   Chair		:  Ms. Barbara Bennett,  Group Manager
		   Department of Employment 
		   and Workplace Relations, Australia
10:00–10:30 Meetings of Tripartite Groups: Governments,Workers and Employers
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–12:30
Decent Work as a National Goal: The ILO Experience

   Presentations by	:   Ms. Azita Berar-Awad,  ILO Director
		    Policy Integration
		    
		    Mr. Aurelio Parisotto, ILO Senior Specialist
		    ILO Subregional Office for 
		    South-East Asia and the Pacific
   
   General discussion

   Chair		:  Mr. Kari Tapiola, ILO Executive Director
		   Standards and Fundamental Principles 
		   and Rights at Work
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–15:00
Country Perspectives on Decent Work

     Indonesia
     Philippines
     Timor Leste

     General Discussion

     Chair		:  Mr. Graeme Buchanan 
		   Deputy Secretary of the Legal Department
		   Department of Labour, New Zealand
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–16:00


16:00–16:45

16:45–17:30
Special Theme	:  Promoting  gainful employment and livelihood
		   in post crisis situation:

     Presentation by  	:   Mr. Alan Boulton, ILO Director, Jakarta

     Tripartite breakout groups

     Plenary		:   Reports by tripartite groups

     Chair		:   Mr. Shinichi Hasegawa,  ILO Regional Director
		    for Asia and the Pacific
18:30-19:30 Cocktail Reception hosted by the Australian Government

Venue: Cliveden Room
Day 2 Wednesday, 6 April
9:00–10:30
Special Theme	:   The Social Dimension of Globalization with
		    particular emphasis on small island states 
		    in the South Pacific
Presentations by : Mr. Kari Tapiola, ILO Executive Director, Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Professor Stewart Firth, University of South Pacific Plenary discussion Chair : Ms. Carol Beaumont, Secretary New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–12:30
Country Perspectives on Decent Work

     Fiji
     Kiribati
     Papua New Guinea
     Samoa

     General discussion

     Chair		:   Mr. John Adifaka, Member
	  	    Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce 
		    and Industry
12:30–13:30 Lunch - Keynote Speech by Mr. Michael Butler, Principal, HR+WorkLaw and Past President of the Industrial Relations Society of Australia
13:30–15:00
Special Theme	:   HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
		     in South-East Asia and the Pacific
Presentations : Ms. Susan Leather,ILO/AIDS Programme Ms. Annmaree O'Keeffe, Special Representative on HIV/AIDS, AusAID Tripartite breakout groups Plenary : Reports by tripartite groups Chair : Mr. Peter Anderson, Director Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–17:00
Country Perspectives on Decent Work
     
   Australia
   New Zealand
   Solomon Islands
   Vanuatu
     
   General Discussion

   Chair		:   Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, Asst. National Secretary
	  	    Fiji Trade Union Congress
17:30 - 19:00 Joint Cocktail reception sponsored by ACCI & ACTU

Venue : Cliveden Room
Day 3 Thursday, 7 April
9:00–10:30
Safework for All	:   Challenges and Strategies

    “Decent Work–SafeWork:the challenges of promoting 
    occupational safety and health”

Presentation by	:   Mr. Jukka  Takala,  Director
		    InFocus Programme on SafeWork

   General Discussion

   Chair		:  Ms. Linda Lipp,  Asst. Secretary, Dept. of
		   Employment and Workplace Relations Australia
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–12:30
Management System Approach to OSH
   
   Presentation by	 :   Mr. Derrick Harrison
		     Programme Manager, Worksafe Victoria
		     
		     Mr. Richard Versteegen, Manager
		     Small Business Programme, Worksafe Victoria
			     

   Tripartite breakout groups

   Chair		:   Mr. Manuel Imson, Undersecretary
	  	    Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–15:00 Tripartite breakout groups (continued)

Plenary : Reports by Tripartite Groups
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–17:00
Future  Actions and International Collaboration in the OSH Field

   Presentations	:   Ms. Michele Patterson
		    Executive Director,Workplace Services 
		    South Australian Government and
		    Vice President, International Association 
		    of Labor Inspection 
		    
		    Mr. Ian Markos, Director 
		    Field Services, Workplace Services
		    South Australian Government 

		    Mr. A.M. Zakaria, Director
		    ILO Area Office, Suva


   General Discussion

  

   Chair		:   Mr. Lionel Kaluat, Commissioner of Labour
		    Minister of Internal Affairs, Vanuatu
Day 4 Friday, 8 April
9:00–10:00
Presentation and adoption of the Report and the Conclusions of the Forum:
by: Werner Konrad Blenk, ILO Subregional Director for South-East Asia and Pacific
10:00–10:30 Coffee Break
10:30–11:00
Closing Ceremony:
Closing Statements: Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, Asst. National Secretary Fiji Trade Union Congress Mr. Peter Anderson, Director Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Manuel Imson, Undersecretary Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines Mr. Shinichi Hasegawa, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
11:00–11:30 Brunch
12:00-16:30 Site visit: Toyota Plant in Altona
MASTER OF CEREMONY: Mr. Temesgen Samuel
ILO Subregional Office for South-East Asia and the Pacific


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