The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the information contained in documents GB.338/INS/15 and GB.340/INS/18(Rev.1) concerning progress in international  labour legislation, internal administration, and publications and documents;

(b) paid tribute to the memory of Ms Noemí Rial and noted that the Director General had conveyed its condolences to the family of Ms Rial and to the Government of Argentina;

(c) paid tribute to the memory of Mr Yoshikazu Tanaka and noted that the Director-General had conveyed its condolences to the family of Mr Tanaka and to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);

(d) paid tribute to the memory of Mr Bryan Noakes and noted that the Director General had conveyed its condolences to the family of Mr Noakes and to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the International Organisation of Employers;

(e) paid tribute to the memory of Mr Jan Sithole and invited the Director-General to convey its condolences to the family of Mr Sithole and to the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions and the ITUC; and

(f) paid tribute to the memory of Mr Qiyan Li and invited the Director-General to convey its condolences to the family of Mr Li and to the Government of China.

(GB.340/INS/18(Rev.1), paragraph 15)