The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,

Having adopted the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989,

Determined to improve the situation and status of these peoples in the light of the developments which have taken place since the adoption of the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention (No. 107) in 1957,

Convinced of the vital contribution that indigenous and tribal peoples from the regions of the world make towards national societies, and reaffirming their sociocultural identity,

Motivated by its firm desire to support the implementation and enhancement of the provisions of the revised Convention;

1. Calls upon member States to consider ratifying the revised Convention at the earliest possible time; to fulfill the obligations laid down in the Convention; and to implement its provisions in the most effective manner.
2. Calls upon governments to co-operate in this respect with national and regional organisations and institutions of the peoples concerned.

3. Calls upon governments and employers’ and workers organisations to engage in a dialogue with the organisations and institutions of the peoples concerned about the most appropriate ways of securing the implementation of the Convention, and to establish appropriate consultative machinery enabling indigenous and tribal peoples to express their views on all aspects of the Convention.
4. Calls upon governments and employers’ and workers’ organisations to promote educational programmes, in collaboration with the organisations and institutions of the peoples concerned, in order to disseminate knowledge of the Convention in all sectors of national society including programmes consisting of, for example:

1. material on the content and objectives of the Convention;
2. information at regular intervals on the measures taken to implement the Convention;
3. seminars designed to promote a better understanding, the ratification, and the effective implementation of the standards laid down in the Convention.