GB.278/205 |
Record of Decisions
This document is a preliminary working paper for the use of the Governing Body and officials of the Office. It records only the Governing Body's decisions, and not the circumstances of their adoption, except where they were the result of a formal vote. The comments or reservations by individual members or groups subject to which the decisions were made will be found in the minutes of the session. Where an Office publication or paper refers to a Governing Body decision, the source given should be the relevant Governing Body document and minutes, and not this Record of Decisions. The Record of Decisions is arranged in the order of the items on the Governing Body's agenda. All decisions relating to a particular paper or section of a paper are grouped together. After the decision the sitting at which it was taken is indicated in brackets together with the basis on which it was taken, including appropriate references to Governing Body papers. The decisions are reproduced in full, with the exception of those relating to reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association, where a simple reference is made to the paragraphs of the report which form the basis of the decision. The table of contents is in the form of a detailed agenda showing for each item the number of the relevant Governing Body paper and that of the relevant paragraph in the Record of Decisions. |
Contents
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GB.278/1 |
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Questions arising out of the
88th Session of the |
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GB.278/3/1 |
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GB.278/3/2 |
5-6 |
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GB.278/4 |
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GB.278/5/1 |
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GB.278/7 |
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Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations |
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14-16 |
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17-21 |
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Matters on which
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GB.278/Inf.1 |
Programme of meetings for the remainder of 2000 and for 2001 |
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GB.278/Inf.2 |
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Record of Decisions
Election of the Officers of the Governing Body for 2000-01
1. The Governing Body elected its Officers as follows:
Chairman: |
Mr. C.L.N. Amorim (Brazil) |
Employer Vice-Chairman: |
Mr. R. Thüsing (Germany) |
Worker Vice-Chairman: |
Lord Brett (United Kingdom). |
(First sitting; GB.278/1)
Questions arising out of the 88th Session of the International Labour Conference
2. The Governing Body took note of statements by Lord Brett, Mr. Thüsing, Mr. Petöcz (Government, Slovakia, on behalf of the Government group), Ms. Perlin (Government, Canada, on behalf of the IMEC Governments), Mr. Botha (Employer, South Africa), Ms. Samuel (Government, Cyprus), the Director-General and the Chairperson. (First sitting).
Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association
3. The Governing Body took note of the introduction to the report. (First sitting; GB.278/3/1, paras. 1-94).
4. The Governing Body adopted the recommendations in paragraphs 102 (Case No. 2041: Argentina); 118 (Case No. 1975: Canada[Ontario]); 139 (Cases Nos. 2005 and 2056: Central African Republic); 176 (Case No. 2031: China); 187 (Case No. 2064: Spain); 219 (Case No. 2011: Estonia); 236 (Case No. 1888: Ethiopia); 251 (Case No. 2052: Haiti); 341 (Case No. 2066: Malta); 356 (Case No. 2055: Morocco); 373 (Case No. 2070: Mexico); 384 (Case No. 1965: Panama); 393 (Case No. 1979: Peru); 416 (Case No. 2019: Swaziland); and 436 (Case No. 2071: Togo) of the report.
(First sitting; GB.278/3/1)
5. The Governing Body took note of the introduction to the report. (First sitting; GB.278/3/2, paras. 1-4).
6. The Governing Body adopted the recommendations in paragraphs 37 (Case No. 1787), 52 (Cases Nos. 1948 and 1955), 68 (Case No. 1962), 82 (Case No. 1964), 93 (Case No. 1973), 106 (Case No. 2015), 143 (Case No. 2046) and 153 (Case No. 2051) of the report. For further decisions regarding the pending cases, see below (fourth item on the agenda).
(First sitting; GB.278/3/2)
Complaint concerning the non-observance by Colombia of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), made by delegates to the 86th (1998) Session of the Conference under article 26 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization
7. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to appoint a Special Representative of the Director-General for cooperation with Colombia in order to assist in and verify the actions taken by the Government and the Employers’ and Workers’ organizations to implement the conclusions of the direct contacts mission and the recommendations of the Committee on Freedom of Association in the pending cases concerning Colombia. For this purpose, the Governing Body requested the Director-General to consider favourably the technical cooperation needs that may be required by constituents. The Special Representative would report through the Director-General to the Governing Body at its March and November sessions on the general situation in the country as it affects trade union rights and the security of trade unionists and on progress achieved in the implementation of the above recommendations. The Special Representative would advise on any other steps that could be taken by the Governing Body. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to establish with the Government the appropriate conditions for the Special Representative to carry out his or her mission. The Governing Body decided to review all pending questions at its session in June 2001.
(First sitting; GB.278/3/2; GB.278/4 and statements by Lord Brett (Worker Vice-Chairman) and the Director-General. For the report of the direct contacts mission, see Appendix to GB.278/3/2)
Report of the Director-General
8. The Governing Body approved the report and declared closed the procedure initiated before the Governing Body as a result of the representation. (Second (private) sitting; GB.278/5/1, para. 36)
Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body
9. [no business]
Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings
Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
Reappointments
10. The Governing Body approved the following reappointments:
• Mr. Toshio Yamaguchi (Japan)
• Mr. Tan Boon Chiang (Singapore)
• Mr. Cassio Mesquita Barros (Brazil)
• Ms. Robyn A. Layton (Australia).
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, paras. 1-2)
Tripartite Meeting on Moving
to Sustainable
Agricultural Development through the
Modernization of Agriculture and Employment in a Globalized Economy
(Geneva 18-22 September 2000)
11. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:
Nominations made after consultations
with the Employers’ group
Sr. D. Hermida Martínez (Argentina), Vicepresidente, Departamento de Política Social de la Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA)
Mr. C. Platt (Australia), Director, Australian Wool Selling Brokers Employers’ Federation
M. A. Soude R. (Benin), Directeur général, SADAIC-Bénin
Sr. L. Horacio Quiroga Arrau (Chile), Secretario General, Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Federación Gremial
M. J. Mukania Kabwe (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Secrétaire général, Fédération des entreprises du Congo (FEC)
Sr. R. Coto Pacheco (Costa Rica), Presidente, Cámara Nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria
Mr. A. Christodoulou (Cyprus), Chairman, Cyprus Employers’ Association of Packers
Mr. M. Tiitola (Finland), Director, Federation of Agricultural Employers (MTL)
Mr. K. Darko (Ghana), Managing Director, Darko Farms and Co. Ltd.
Sr. H. Preti Jorquín (Guatemala), Presidente, INDUAGRO S.A.
Mr. E. Korah (Israel), Labour Committee, Farmers’ Federation of Israel
Mr. E. Roy Thompson (Jamaica), General Manager, Eastern Banana Estates Division, Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
Mr. N. Kipkorir Tum (Kenya), Managing Director, Kenya Seed Company Ltd.
Mr. N. Mohd. Hassan (Malaysia), Executive Director, Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad
M. C. Ould Sidina (Mauritania), Secrétaire général, Fédération de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage de Mauritanie (FAEM)
Mr. P. de Labauve d’Arifat (Mauritius), Director, Mauritius Sugar Producers’ Association (MSPA)
Mr. D. J. Sobotta (Namibia), Chairman, Namibia Agricultural Employers’ Association
Mr. D. Simpson (New Zealand), Chief Executive Officer, Otago Southland Employers’ Association (OSEA)
Sr. B. Reinmar Tejeira Arosemena (Panamá), Presidente-Gerente, TESKO S.A. y Molino Santa Isabel
Sr. A. Sacio León (Peru), Presidente, Asociación de Empresarios Agrarios del Perú
Mr. E. Rondain (Philippines), Secretary-General, Philippines Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc.
M. O. Komlan N’Guissan (Togo), Exploitant agricole, Conseil national du Patronat
M. A. M’Kaissi (Tunisia), Conseiller, Directeur central de l’Union tunisienne de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat (UTICA)
Mrs. I. Byanyima Luzinda (Uganda), Deputy Chief Executive, Uganda National Farmers’ Association
Mr. L. Kozachenko (Ukraine), President, Ukrainian League of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture
Sr. A. Rafael García Arzola (Venezuela), Productor Agropecuario, Administrador, FEDECAMARAS.
Substitutes
M. K. Edouard NANEMA (Burkina Faso), Administrateur civil, Ministère de la Fonction publique
Mr. D. Cheng (China), Deputy Director, Employers’ Work Department, China Enterprise Confederation (CEC)
Mr. Ž. Erkapic (Croatia), Deputy Director, “Stone and Rolls” Ltd.
Mr. K. Teclay (Eritrea), Programme Manager, The Rural Enterprise Unit
Mr. C. Langbehn (Germany), Director of Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kiel
Mr. D. Owusu-Afari (Ghana), Chairman/CEO, Afariwaa Farms and Livestock Products Ltd.
Mr. S. Patil (India), Secretary-General, Employers’ Federation of India (EFI)
Sr. A. Ibarra Hallal (Mexico), Director General, Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Aceites y Grasas Comestibles
Mr. D. Jantsan (Mongolia), Vice-President, Mongolian Employers’ Federation (MEF)
Mr. S. Vaidya (Nepal), President, Vaidya’s Organisation of Industries and Trading Houses
Mr. F. Omoh Esezoobo (Nigeria), Executive Secretary, National Association of Agricultural and Allied Employers (NAAAE)
Mr. R.H.M. Bengali (Pakistan), Chief Executive, Baluchistan Wheels Ltd.
Sr. J. Chlimper Ackerman (Peru), Presidente, Sociedad Agrícola DROKASA (AGROKAS)
Sr. Á. Quijandría Salmón (Peru), Consultor Agrario
Mr. V. Naumov (Russian Federation), First Deputy Chairman, Agricultural Union of Russia
Mr. R. Power (Suriname), Consultant, PHYTO-TECH Ltd.
Mr. G. Mason (Trinidad and Tobago), Director of Research, CARONI Research Station
Mr. M. Gempler (United States), Executive Director, Washington Growers League.
Nominations made after consultations
with the Workers’ group
Mr. S. Kangah (Ghana), General Secretary, General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU-TUC)
M. S.M. Bathily (Mali), Secrétaire général, Syndicat national de la Production (SYNAPRO)
Mr. F. Atwoli (Kenya), General Secretary, Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers’ Union (KPAWU)
Mr. T. Myeza (South Africa), Deputy General Secretary, South African Agricultural, Plantation and Allied Workers’ Union (SAAPAWU)
Ms. T. Ssentongo (Uganda), National Union of Cooperative Movement Workers (NUCMW)
Ms. G. Mutasa (Zimbabwe), General Agriculture and Plantation Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ)
Mr. M.A. Ahmed (Egypt), President, General Trade Union of Workers in Agriculture (GTUWA)
Mr. C. Melhan (Australia), Organizer, Australian Workers Union (AWU-FIME)
Ms. F. Boonerjee (Bangladesh), Chairperson, Women’s Committee, Bangladesh Cha Sramik Union (BCSU)
Mr. S. Ganguly (India), General Secretary, Pashim Banga Khet Majoor Samity (PBKMS)
Ms. J. Honculada (Philippines), Women’s Officer, National Federation of Labor (NFL)
Mr. F.D. Attanayake (Sri Lanka), Agriculture and Food Workers – NWC
Ms. V. Griffith (Barbados), Research Supervisor, Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU)
Ms. E. Waight (Belize), Field Worker, United Banners Banana Workers’ Union
Mr. C. Hjort (Denmark), Specialarbejderforbundet i Danmark (SiD)
Mr. J. van der Horst (Netherlands), FNV Bondgenoten
Mr. A. Bereczky (Hungary), Hungarian Federation of Agricultural, Forestry and Water Supply Workers
Ms. E. Sporea (Romania), President, National Federation of Rural Workers’ Unions (AGROSTAR)
Mr. B. Leathwood (United Kingdom), National Secretary – Rural, Agricultural and Allied Workers, Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G)
Sr. J.G. Brumatti (Brazil), Vice-Presidente, Confederaçao Nacional dos Trabalhadores na Agricultura (CONTAG)
Srta. M.M. Hinojosa (Chile), Secretaria de Relaciones Internacionales, Confederación Nacional Campesina de Chile
Sr. G.R. Zapata (Colombia), Presidente, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria Agropecuaria (SINTRAINAGRO)
Sr. R. Barrantes (Costa Rica), Presidente, Coordinadora de Sindicatos Bananeros de Costa Rica (COSIBA)
Sra. M.A. Calles (El Salvador), Secretaria de Educación, Asociación Nacional de Trabajadores Agropecuarios (ANTA)
Sra. S.S. Carranza (Guatemala), Secretaria de Actas y Acuerdos del Comité Ejecutivo Central, Sindicato de Trabajadores Bananeros de Izabal (SITRABI)
Sra. M.M. Trejo (Honduras), Central Nacional Agropecuaria de Campesinos de Honduras CGT.
Substitutes
Mr. K.B. Mambetov (Kyrgyzstan), Chairperson of the Central Committee, Trade Union of Agricultural Workers of Kyrgyzstan
Mr. A. Carbone (Italy), Federazione dei Lavoratori dell’Agroindustria (FLAI-CGIL)
Mr. J.B. Pajobo (Uganda), General Secretary, National Union of Plantation and Agricultural Workers (NUPAW)
Mr. R.O. Idumajogwu (Nigeria), General Secretary, Agricultural and Allied Workers’ Union of Nigeria (AAWUN);
Mr. O. Tariq (Pakistan), Deputy General Secretary, All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU)
Sra. F.L. Garrido (Sao Tome and Principe), Responsável, Departamento da Mulher, Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Agro-Pecuários (SINTAP)
M. T. Boko (Benin), FEPATAA-CGTB
Ms. S. Geethanjali (Sri Lanka), Union Official, Lanka Jathika Estate Workers’ Union (LEWU)
Sra. E.E. Banegas (Honduras), Sindicato de Trabajadores del Instituto Nacional Agrario (SITRAINA).
Invitation of intergovernmental
international organizations
12. The Governing Body took note that the Director-General intended to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting:
• United Nations Organization
• UNCTAD
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
• Arab Labour Organization (ALO)
• European Commission
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Organization of African Unity (OAU).
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, para. 3)
Invitation of non-governmental
international organizations
13. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented by observers at the meeting:
• Friends’ World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
• International Federation of Building and Wood Workers
• International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association
• Pan African Federation of Agricultural Trade Unions (PAFATU)
• Trade Unions International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers
• World Federation of Agriculture, Food, Hotel and Allied Workers.
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, paras. 4-5)
Tripartite Meeting on Labour Practices in the Footwear, Leather, Textiles and Clothing Industries
(Geneva 16-20 October 2000)
14. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:
Nominations made after consultations
with the Employers’ group
Mr. R. Alexandriysky (Bulgaria), Chairman, Association of Garments and Textile Exporters in Bulgaria
Mr. J. Qin (China), Deputy Director of International Department, China Enterprise Confederation (CEC)
Ms. M. Sutina (Croatia), General Manager, “EMKA” Modna Konfeckcija d.d.
Mr. M. Haile (Eritrea), General Manager, KEIHBAHRI Tannery and Asmara Pickling Tannery, Ministry of Trade and Industries of Eritrea
Mr. K. Schmidt (Germany), Director-General, Confederation of the Textile Industry in the Federal Republic of Germany – GESAMTTEXTIL e.v.
Mr. P.B. Dave (India), Head, Employee Relations, Hindustan Lever Ltd.
Mr. N. Fujii (Japan), Assistant Manager, Personnel Department, KURARAY Co. Ltd.
Mr. T. Makeka (Lesotho), Executive Director, Association of Lesotho Employers (ALE)
Sr. J. Flores Merino (Mexico), Director General, Flores Merino, Brizuela y Lemus S.C.
Mr. N. Dash-Ulzii (Mongolia), President, “Ulziit Center” Holding
Mr. J. Paul Olarewaju (Nigeria), Executive Director, Nigerian Textile, Garment and Tailoring Employers’ Association
Mr. D. Sandvik (Norway), Lawyer, Federation of Norwegian Manufacturing Industries
Mr. A. Aziz Memon (Pakistan), Chairman, Kings Textile Industries (Pvt.)
Mr. A. Krouglik (Russian Federation), Vice-President, JSC “ROSLEGPROM”
Mrs. H. Virginia Linger (Suriname), Chief Executive Officer, CKC Textile Works Suriname TWS N.V.
Mme. L. Sieber (Switzerland), Fédération textile suisse
Mr. A. Shah (United Republic of Tanzania), Chairman, Managing Director, Garments Manufacturers Ltd.
Mrs. L.M. Besson (Trinidad and Tobago), Executive Director, Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Mr. K. Anthony (United Kingdom), Head of Industrial Relations, British Footwear Association
Ms. A. Tucker (United States), Senior Manager, Labor Practices, NIKE, Inc.
Substitutes
Sr. G. Ambrosio Juárez (Argentina), Director, MOCASSINO S.A.
Mr. G. Poulton (Australia), Deputy Director, Industrial Relations, Australian Business Industrial
M. F. Kazadi Tchakulomba (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Directeur de la Division économique, Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC)
Ms. S. Vannela (Finland), Executive Director, Association of Finnish Shoe and Leather Industries
Mr. K. Asare-Menako (Ghana), Administrative Manager, AKOSOMBO Textiles Ltd.
Mr. T. Mutunga Mutiso (Kenya), Human Resource Manager, Bata Shoe Company Ltd.
Mr. J. Lyon (Lesotho), Managing Director, Springfield Footwear, c/o Association of Lesotho Employers (ALE)
Mr. C. Ming Bil (Malaysia), Executive Director and Company Secretary, Malaysian Textile Manufacturers’ Association
M. H. Ould Etheimine (Mauritania), Secrétaire général, Fédération des industries et des mines (FIM)
Mrs. D. Wong (Mauritius), Director, Mauritius Export Processing Zone Association (MEPZA)
Sr. F. Anaya Sánchez (Mexico), Anaya Valdepeña, Abogados y asesores de empresas
M. A. Hasnaoui Amri (Morocco), Administrateur, SOCODEL
Ms. L. Webb (New Zealand), Employment Relations Consultant, Employers and Manufacturers’ Association (Northern) Inc. (EMA)
Sr. G. Kaiserberger Abate (Peru), Presidente, Comisión Laboral del Comité Téxtil, Sociedad Nacional de Industrias
Ms. D. Santos (Philippines), President, Garment Business Association of the Philippines
Mr. R. Mubiru (Uganda), Manager, Legal and Administration, NYTIL PICFARE Ltd.
Ms. V. Izovit (Ukraine), President, Association of Enterprises “Ukrainian Corporation Portselyana”
Invitation of intergovernmental
international organizations
15. The Governing Body took note that the Director-General intended to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting:
• United Nations Organization
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
• Arab Labour Organization (ALO)
• European Commission
• International Textiles and Clothing Bureau (ITCB)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• World Bank
• World Trade Organization
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, para. 6)
Invitation of non-governmental
international organizations
16. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented by observers at the meeting:
• European Apparel and Textile Organization (EURATEX)
• European Confederation of the Footwear Industry
• European Observatory for Textiles and Clothing
• European Trade Union Federation of Textile, Clothing and Leather (EUTUF:TCL)
• International Apparel Federation
• International Federation of Textile and Clothing
• International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation
• International Textile Manufacturers Federation
• The Textile Institute
• Trade Union International of Workers in Textile, Clothing, Leather, Shoe and Allied Industries.
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, paras. 7-8)
Meeting of Experts on ILO Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
Agenda
17. The Governing Body approved the following agenda for the meeting: to examine and adopt a Code of Practice on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (ILO Guidelines). (Third sitting; GB.278/7, paras. 11-12)
Composition
18. The Governing Body decided that the meeting should be attended by seven participants nominated after consultations with governments, seven after consultations with the Employers’ group, and seven consultations with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body. (Third sitting; GB.278/7, paras. 13-14)
19. The Governing Body took note that, in order to obtain the government nominations, the Director-General intended to approach the Governments of the following countries: Brazil, Germany, Guinea, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Poland. Should any of them fail to nominate a participant, the Director-General would approach the Governments of Colombia, Indonesia, Spain and South Africa. (Third sitting; GB.278/7, para. 15)
Invitation of international
intergovernmental organizations
20. The Governing Body took note that the Director-General intended to invite the following international intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:
• European Commission
• World Health Organization.
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, para. 16)
Invitation of non-governmental
international organizations
21. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented by observers at the meeting:
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Hassan Fathy Institute for Construction Workers
• International Commission on Occupational Health
• International Council of Nurses
• International Federation of Building and Woodworkers
• International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
• International Metalworkers' Federation
• International Occupational Hygiene Association
• International Organization for Standardization
• International Social Security Association
• International Union of Food, Agricultural, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations.
(Third sitting; GB.278/7, paras. 17-18)
Appointment of a Governing Body delegation to the Special Session of the General Assembly of the United
Nations: World Summit for Social Development and Beyond – Achieving Social Development
for All in a Globalizing World
(Geneva, 26-30 June 2000)
22. The Governing Body appointed its Officers as part of the ILO delegation to accompany the Director-General to the Special Session of the General Assembly.
Government member: |
Mr. C.L.N. Amorim (Brazil) |
Employer member: |
Mr. R. Thüsing |
Worker member: |
Lord Brett. |
Matters on which the Officers of the Governing Body took decisions on its behalf
Programme of meetings for the remainder of 2000 and for 2001
23. The Officers of the Governing Body approved the programme of meetings for 2000-01 as set out in document GB.278/Inf.1.
Symposia, seminars and similar meetings
24. The Officers of the Governing Body approved proposals for a number of symposia, seminars and similar meetings, as set out in document GB.278/Inf.2.
Updated by HK. Approved by NdW. Last Updated 31 August 2000.