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FOURTEENTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA
Report of the Director-General
Contents
II. Composition of the Governing Body
III. Progress in international labour legislation
Mr. Edward Leemans
1. The Director-General announces with deep regret the death, on 2 August 1998, of Mr. Edward Leemans, former Government member of the Governing Body.
2. Mr. Leemans was born in 1926 in Hoboken, Belgium, as one of eight children of a family whose difficult economic condition forced him to work as an electrician after completing his secondary education. From 1947 to 1951 a scholarship enabled him to study at the Catholic University of Leuven, after which he became an assistant at the Institute for Economic and Social Research. Between 1957 and 1965 he taught at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, Holland and presided over various government commissions on welfare issues. In 1965 he was appointed Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven.
3. Already during the early 1950s he became engaged in the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions and became one of the founding members and later the President of the Institute of Labour.
4. From 1972 to 1989 he was member of the Senate, of which he assumed the presidency from 1980 to 1987. He made a remarkable contribution to the work of the Senate and was instrumental in reforming government institutions.
5. As Minister of State, he represented the Government of Belgium in the Governing Body of the ILO from 1991 to 1993. His immense experience, political intelligence and talent of mediation and conciliation became valuable assets also for the work of the Governing Body. His calm but determined social commitment, his integrity, openness and creativity will be remembered by all who had the honour and pleasure of knowing him.
6. The Governing Body will no doubt wish to request the Director-General to convey its sympathy to the family of Mr. Leemans and to the Government of Belgium.
El Hadj Abdoulaye "Ghana" Diallo
7. The Director-General announces with deep regret the death, on 10 September 1998, of Mr. El Hadj Abdoulaye "Ghana" Diallo, former Government member of the Governing Body.
8. Mr. Diallo was born in 1916 in Kosondougou, Guinea, but as a firm believer in and promoter of African unity, he served several African nations. His life, rich in engagements and creativity, symbolized the triumph of willpower in the service of a continent and the international community. He was a founding member of several movements, unions and organizations, among them the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of African Unity, the Union of Ghana-Guinea, the Union of Ghana-Guinea-Mali, the Group of Casablanca and the Group of Monrovia.
9. His constant work for justice, freedom and development led him to become Vice-President of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the World Federation of Democratic Youth, and the World Peace Council. He also served as the Secretary-General of the General Confederation of Trade Unions -- Sudanese Section (presently Mali), the Pan-African Conference and the OAU Liberation Committee.
10. Mr. Diallo served as Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea in Algeria, Egypt, Lybia, the Kingdom of Morocco and Tunisia. He held his first ministerial post in the Government of la Loi Cadre Gaston Deferre du Soudan Français (presently Mali) as Minister of Labour and Social Legislation, served as Resident Minister of Guinea in Ghana, after which he joined the Government of Guinea as Minister of Rural Development and Handicrafts, and later as Minister of Labour and Minister of International Technical Cooperation. It was during his service as Minister of Labour (1974-77) and Chairman of the OAU Labour Commission (1974-75) that he was Member of the Governing Body (1975-77).
11. His remarkable contribution to peace and justice was recognized all over the world. Several African, Asian and European countries offered him honorary citizenship and he was awarded with several distinctions, among them La Croix de Compagnon de l'Indépendance de Guinée, la Médaille Joliot Curie de la Paix and the Médaille d'Honneur du Travail, of which he was particularly proud. His relentless fight for the rights of the poor and oppressed and his charismatic contribution to peace in Africa and in the world will remain an inspiration for generations to come.
12. The Governing Body will no doubt wish to request the Director-General to convey its sympathy to the family of Mr. Abdoulaye Diallo, the Government of Guinea, the Government of Mali and the Organization of African Trade Union Unity.
II. Composition of the Governing Body
Government group
Regular members
13. The Government of Brazil has appointed as its representative Ambassador Gabriel Bahadian, Deputy Representative, Permanent Mission of Brazil, Geneva.
14. The Government of Japan has appointed as its representative Ms. Kimie Iwata, Assistant Minister for International Labour Affairs, Ministry of Labour.
Employers' group
Regular members
15. In accordance with article 5, paragraph 5 of the Standing Orders of the Governing Body, the Employers' group has appointed Mr. Bernard Boussat (France) to succeed Mr. Jean-Jaques Oechslin, France.
III. Progress in international labour legislation
Ratification of Conventions
16. Since the preparation of the document submitted to the 271st Session of the Governing Body, the Director-General has registered the following 45 ratifications of international labour Conventions, bringing the total number registered on 23 September 1998 to 6,559:
Albania
Ratification registered on 16 February 1998:
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Bolivia
Ratification registered on 1 September 1998:
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156)
Bulgaria
Ratification registered on 12 June 1998:
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Dominican Republic
Ratifications registered on 4 June 1998:
Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167)
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172)
Ecuador
Ratification registered on 15 May 1998:
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
Fiji
Ratification registered on 3 March 1998:
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
Ratification registered on 18 May 1998:
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Finland
Ratification registered on 17 June 1998:
Home Work Convention, 1996 (No. 177)
Germany
Ratifications registered on 16 September 1998:
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Guyana
Ratifications registered on 15 April 1998:
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947
Hungary
Ratification registered on 19 August 1998:
Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (No. 132)
Indonesia
Ratification registered on 9 June 1998:
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention,
1948 (No. 87)
Ireland
Ratifications registered on 9 June 1998:
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172)
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947
Jordan
Ratification registered on 23 March 1998:
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Kuwait
Ratification registered on 26 June 1998:
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159)
Lithuania
Ratification registered on 22 June 1998:
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Madagascar
Ratifications registered on 3 June 1998:
Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88)
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159)
Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1992 (No. 173)
Mongolia
Ratification registered on 10 August 1998:
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Netherlands
Ratification registered on 13 May 1998:
Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152)
Philippines
Ratification registered on 27 February 1998:
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Ratification registered on 13 March 1998:
Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 (No. 179)
Ratification registered on 4 June 1998:
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Qatar
Ratification registered on 12 March 1998:
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)
Romania
Ratification registered on 3 August 1998:
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Russian Federation
Ratifications registered on 2 July 1998:
Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)
Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150)
Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
San Marino
Ratification registered on 23 September 1998:
Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103)
Slovakia
Ratification registered on 3 June 1998:
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)
Tanzania, United Republic of
Ratification registered on 14 August 1998:
Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154)
Zambia
Ratification registered on 25 May 1998:
Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1992 (No. 173)
Zimbabwe
Ratifications registered on 27 August 1998:
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135)
Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140)
Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150)
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159)
Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)
Declaration cancelling an earlier declaration of a Convention
Ireland
17. The Director-General has registered a declaration, communicated by the Government of Ireland, to cancel the Declaration excluding Part II from its acceptance of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81).
Denunciations of Conventions
Australia
18. The Director-General registered, on 31 August 1998, the denunciation by Australia of the Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920 (No. 9). The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Australia of this Convention reads as follows:
ILO Convention No. 9 -- Placing of Seamen, 1920, provides that the business of finding employment for seafarers shall not be carried on by commercial enterprise for pecuniary gain and that fees shall not be charged, directly or indirectly, for finding employment for seafarers on any ship. It provides for the establishment and operation of an adequate system of public employment offices for finding employment for seafarers without charge. Such offices are to be organised and maintained either by representative associations of shipowners and seafarers jointly under the control of a central authority, or by the national government. Australia became a party to the Convention on 3 August 1925.
The Government of Australia has decided to denounce the Convention, following a process of consultation and consideration in relation to reforms aimed at improving the international competitiveness of Australian shipping. These reforms were recommended to the Government by an advisory body, the Shipping Reform Group, comprising key maritime industry executives.
In March 1997, the Government received the Shipping Reform Group report recommending significant and constructive reforms aimed at halting the rapid reduction in the Australian trading fleet and ensuring the survival of the industry. A critical element of these reforms involved proposed changes to the labour market for seafarers, including the extension of company-based employment to all seafarers. Consequently, the industry- based employment arrangements for ratings, which were then administered by the Government in consultation with the shipowners' and seafarers' organisations, would be abolished.
The report concluded that the industry employment arrangements for ratings seafarers failed to provide the flexibility necessary for Australian ship operators to compete effectively with overseas operators. They were found to inhibit employment continuity for seafarers, increase training costs, prevent transfer of ratings between each ship operators vessels, involve both inadequate selection arrangements and barriers to promotion for seafarers and impose on the industry additional administrative costs of the system.
In addition, independent reports to the Government highlighted the adverse impact of the industry employment arrangements on occupational health and safety outcomes in the maritime industry. The introduction of company-based employment for all seafarers was seen by the industry as important in helping to reduce the current high incidence of work-related injury and disease. This results from the improved selection of seafarers to suit the physical demands of particular seagoing jobs and allowing specialised training to be provided to seafarers who have a full time commitment to their employment with a particular ship operator.
The Government concluded that implementation of the labour market reforms, including company-based employment, recommended by the Shipping Reform Group was essential to improve the efficiency of Australian shipping. In view of the industry proceeding to negotiate implementation of these reforms, the Government decided to withdraw from further involvement in operating the particular public employment services for seafarers, which were part of the substantive requirements of ILO Convention No. 9, as from 1 March 1998.
Accordingly, it is necessary to denounce ILO Convention No. 9 as recruitment and placement of seafarers in Australia are not being conducted in the manner required by the Convention. It is no longer relevant to Australia's shipping industry and has become redundant with the abolition of the system of public employment offices for seafarers.
Under company-based employment arrangements, seafarers are to be recruited and placed through direct contact between shipowners and seafarers, which may include private arrangements between shipowners and seafarer organisations and private agencies.
In accordance with ILO Convention No. 144, Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards), 1976, the Australian Government has consulted with the relevant representative employer and worker organisations, including the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), concerning the denunciation of ILO Convention No. 9.
The ACCI advised that it had no objection to the Government's proposed course of action. Both the ACTU and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) commented that there had been insufficient consultation with the shipping industry on the proposal and they did not support the denunciation of ILO Convention No. 9. The MUA also objected to the denunciation proceeding unless the Government agreed to progress other measures recommended by the Shipping Reform Group (including fiscal support for the shipping industry) at the same time. The MUA also protested against the Government's decision to withdraw from administration of the industry employment system prior to the industry finalising company based employment arrangements.
The Government firmly believes the move to full company employment of seafarers and the dismantling of the industry-based employment system for ratings, which was intrinsic to Australia's ability to demonstrate compliance with ILO Convention No. 9, are crucial reform measures. The Government is convinced that this denunciation, which arises in an environment quite different to that applicable when the convention was adopted and ratified, is a necessary adjunct to this reform as its provisions are no longer appropriate to the modern Australian shipping industry.
ILO Convention No. 179, recruitment and Placement of Seafarers, 1996 revises Convention No. 9. The Government of Australia is determining its attitude towards ratification of ILO Convention No. 179 in light of an examination of the compliance of Australian law and practice with this Convention.
Belgium
19. The Director-General registered, on 14 August 1998, the denunciation by Belgium of the Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926 (No. 21). The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Belgium of this Convention reads as follows:
(Translation)
The Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations Office in Geneva presents its compliments to the Director-General of the International Labour Office and has the honour of notifying the Director-General that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of the Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926 (No. 21), (adopted on 5 June 1926 in Geneva) Belgium hereby denounces the said Convention.
Luxembourg
20. The Director-General registered, on 2 June 1998, the denunciation by Luxembourg of the Night Work (Bakeries) Convention, 1925 (No. 20). The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Luxembourg of this Convention reads as follows:
(Translation)
The Government proposed this measure to the social partners during tripartite discussions on the establishment of a national employment promotion plan.
The measure is one of a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging the development of enterprise by removing obstacles to self-employment and in particular to the creation and running of small and medium-sized enterprises. In concrete terms, removing the prohibition of night work will allow bakeries to adapt to current technical and economic conditions and meet their customers' needs.
The proposal to denounce Convention No. 20 and repeal the national statutes based on it prohibiting night work in bakeries was approved unanimously by the Tripartite Coordination Committee, which includes representatives of all the national employers' associations and trade union organizations, in its opinion of 18 April 1998.
Netherlands
21. The Director-General registered, on 29 April 1998, the denunciation by the Netherlands of the Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45). The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by the Netherlands of this Convention reads as follows:
The Netherlands Government wishes to make a few explanatory remarks on the denunciation, by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the Convention concerning the employment of women on underground work in mines of all kinds, 1935 (No. 45), which, with a few exceptions, prohibits women from doing such work. In the opinion of the Netherlands Government, a categorical ban on women doing a specific type of work is not in accordance with the principle of equal opportunities for men and women to which we now adhere. In the Government's view, the Convention no longer accords with European regulations, in particular Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions.
The Netherlands Government believes that working conditions cannot be used as an argument for protecting women by means of the ban contained in the Convention. Unless women are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, the risks they face in working underground do not differ from those faced by men. The denunciation by the Netherlands of this Convention will not affect the specific protection afforded women in relation to pregnancy and maternity, who can invoke the provisions of other regulations in this connection, including Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvement in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (in particular article 6 in combination with Annex II). Council Directive 92/85/EEC was implemented in articles 291a to 291d and article 311 of the 1964 Mining Regulation.
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 1, under (e), of the Convention concerning tripartite consultation to promote the implementation of International Labour Standards (No. 144) and the arrangements made on the bases of this Convention, the Netherlands Government conducted consultations on the denunciation of the Convention concerning the employment of women on underground work in mines of all kinds (Convention No. 45) with the organisations representing employers and workers.
Zambia
22. The Director-General registered, on 3 March 1998, the denunciation by Zambia of the Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45). The text of the communication concerning the denunciation by Zambia of this Convention reads as follows:
The decision and declaration to forthwith denounce the Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) has been made with full consultations and mutual consensus of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions and the Zambia Federation of Employers being the most representative organisations of workers and employers respectively. These representative organisations and the Zambian government took note of the tremendous technological developments covering many fields including organisation of work to the extent that work which was hazardous, arduous, or strenuous is no longer so. Under the circumstances, provisions of the said convention providing protection to women because of the nature of work has become an instrument of discrimination against women. It has thus become inappropriate in these modern times to deny women the right to access to profession, career or employment of one's choice in the mines.
The parties also took recognition of the United Nations Convention of the Elimination of All Forms to Discrimination Against Women which Zambia ratified on 1st February, 1985. The thrust of this Convention requires member States to take appropriate measures in order to ensure, on the basis of equality of men and women, the same rights in a number of matters such as guarantees and protection in employment and job opportunities. The effect of ratification of the UN Convention meant that Zambia had to provide measures which should enhance the promotion of equal treatment and equal career prospects and employment opportunities between men and women. Zambia, thus progressively removed legislative measures, national policies and practices tending to inhibit women to exercise their full potential on an equal basis with men. In this regard, therefore, the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act, Cap 274 of the Laws of Zambia which applied to the provisions of the Convention was accordingly amended by Act No.4 of 1991.
Desirous, therefore, to pursue policies and legislative measures favouring equality of treatment between men and women consistent with the UN ideal of eliminating all forms of discrimination against women, Zambia does not wish to continue to be bound by the Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45).
Declarations terminating the acceptance of obligations of
ILO Conventions on behalf of non-metropolitan territories
Netherlands
Declaration registered on 27 March 1998:
Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141)
Terminating the acceptance of obligations: Aruba
Declaration registered on 29 April 1998:
Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45)
Terminating the acceptance of obligations: Aruba and Netherlands Antilles
Notifications
23. The Director-General has registered the following notifications concerning the application of international labour Conventions to the Special Administrative Region of Hong Hong.
Notification registered on 18 May 1998:
Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14)
Applicable with modification
This notification supersedes an earlier notification of "applicable without modification" registered on 1 July 1997.
Notification registered on 28 May 1998:
Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45)
Terminating the acceptance of the obligations
The Convention will cease to apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 31 May 1998. The background and reason for the cessation of application are as follows: Under Article 2 of Convention No. 45, no female, whatever her age, shall be employed on underground work in any mine. Before 14 July 1997, Regulation 4 of the Women and Young Persons (Industry) Regulations (The Regulations) made under the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong) specially provided that no woman should be employed on underground work in any mine or quarry, or in any other industrial undertaking involving a tunnelling operation. This Regulation enabled the Government of the HKSAR to exercise the international rights and fulfill the international obligations under Convention No. 45.
On the other hand, the enactment of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 480 of the Laws of Hong Kong) on 14 July 1995 has rendered sex discrimination unlawful in the employment field. The women-specific protective provisions (including Regulation 4) of the Regulations were also regarded as discriminatory. Under Section 57(3) of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, such women-specific protective provisions should be revised before the grace period expired on 13 July 1997, so as to comply with the requirements of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance. Therefore, the Government of the HKSAR enacted the Women and Young Persons (Industry) (Amendment) Regulation 1997 to repeal all women-specific provisions (including Regulation 4) of the Regulations. The Amendment Regulation came into force on 14 July 1997.
In making such a decision, the Government of the HKSAR has taken into consideration that all workers, both male and female, engaged in underground work are already afforded sufficient protection under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509 of the Laws of Hong Kong). For instance, Section 6A of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance stipulates that "it shall be the duty of every proprietor of an industrial undertaking to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of all persons employed by him at the industrial undertaking". Industrial undertaking includes mine, quarry, underground worksite and tunnelling site. Section 9B and 9C of the said Ordinance also empower the Commissioner for Labour to issue an improvement notice or a suspension notice to the proprietor of an industrial undertaking. The former requires the proprietor to rectify any breach of safety legislation within a specified period. The latter requires the proprietor to suspend immediately any hazardous process or the use of any dangerous equipment which may cause an imminent risk of serious bodily injury to workers. Moreover, under Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance, every employer must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety and health of all his/her employees at work.
The Government of the HKSAR has made the Consultation in accordance with international labour Convention the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) concerning the cessation of application.
Notification registered on 18 May 1998:
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
Applicable with modification
This notification supersedes an earlier notification of "applicable without modification" registered on 1 July 1997.
Notification registered on 18 May 1998:
Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150)
Applicable with modification
This notification supersedes an earlier notification of "applicable with modification" registered on 1 July 1997.
Ratification authorized
(Article 19 of the Constitution)
24. The ratification of the following international labour Convention has been authorized by the following country:
Albania
Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181).
Constitution of the International Labour Organization,
Instrument of Amendment, 1997
25. Since the 271st Session of the Governing Body, the Director-General has received the following ratifications/acceptances of the instrument:
Bahrain: Acceptance 2 March 1998
Barbados: Ratification 8 April 1998
China:(1) Acceptance 24 June 1998
Dominica: Ratification 15 April 1998
Ecuador: Acceptance 21 August 1998
Hungary: Ratification 26 May 1998
Mauritius: Ratification 29 April 1998
Mexico: Acceptance 25 June 1998
Qatar: Ratification 8 May 1998
San Marino: Ratification 20 March 1998
Slovakia: Ratification 26 August 1998
26. Article 4.2(d) of the Staff Regulations states:
Vacancies in the Director and Principal Officer category shall be filled by the Director-General by transfer in the same grade, promotion or appointment. Such promotions or appointments, other than to vacancies in technical cooperation projects, shall be reported to the Governing Body with a short statement of the qualifications of the persons so promoted or appointed.
27. The following appointments and promotions are accordingly reported to the Governing Body:
Mr. C.G. Baron (United Kingdom)
Appointed Chief of the Official Documentation Branch (OFFDOC) with effect from 1 April 1998. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in November 1987.
Mr. W. Blenk (Germany)
Appointed Programme Manager of the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) with effect from 15 March 1998. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in March 1998.
Mr. A. Bonilla Garcia (Mexico)
Appointed Deputy Director of the ILO Regional Office in Lima in September 1997 and promoted to D.1 with effect from 1 September 1998. Born in 1952. Holds a Ph.D in Economic Policy and Regional Development from the University of Toulouse. Recruited as a Senior Actuary Expert in 1989 to work in an ILO technical cooperation project in Haiti and Mexico. Joined the Social Security Department (SECSOC) in January 1990. Appointed Senior Social Security Actuary in the Social Security Department in January 1991. Transferred to the Multidisciplinary Team in San José as Senior Social Security Specialist in August 1994.
Mr. C. Castro Almeida (Portugal)
Appointed Director of the ILO Area Office and the Multidisciplinary Team (EMAS) in Dakar with effect from 15 May 1998. This appointment follows the merger of the two positions of Director of the ILO Area Office and Director of the Multidisciplinary Team in Dakar. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in March 1998.
Mr. D. Devlin (United Kingdom)
Appointed Legal Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser (JUR) and promoted to D.2 with effect from 1 June 1998. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in June 1992.
Mr. F. Eyraud (France)
Appointed Chief of the Personnel Planning and Career Development Branch (P/PLAN) in September 1997 and promoted to D.1 with effect from 1 September 1998. Born in 1951. Holds a Ph.D in Labour Economics from the University of Aix-en-Provence. Joined the ILO in January 1989 as Remuneration Specialist in the Labour Law and Labour Relations Branch (LEG/REL). Appointed Director of the ILO Office in Antananarivo in August 1993. Transferred to the Industrial Relations Report Task Force in July 1996.
Mr. W. Jones (Australia)
Appointed Chief of the Personnel Administration Branch (P/ADMIN) in October 1997 and promoted to D.1 with effect from 1 October 1998. Born in 1943. Holds an MA in Modern Russian Studies from the Ministry of St. Andrews (Scotland). Joined the ILO in May 1969 as Assistant Personnel Officer in the Employment Branch of the Personnel and Administrative Services Department. Transferred as Programme Analyst to the Bureau of Programme Budgeting and Management in July 1977. In May 1978 was appointed Chief of the Programme Development, Relations and Reports Unit in the Employment and Development Department. Appointed Deputy Director of the ILO Office in Jakarta in October 1980 and later as Director in December 1983. In June 1987 returned to headquarters as Chief of the Staffing Section in the Personnel Development Branch.
Mr. F. Röselaers (Netherlands)
Appointed Director of the Director-General's Office in May 1996 and promoted to D.2 with effect from 1 June 1998. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in June 1991.
Mr. J.-M. Servais (Belgium)
Appointed Research Coordinator in the International Institute for Labour Studies (INST) with effect from 1 July 1998. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in May 1991.
Mr. J.E. Thurman (United States)
Appointed Deputy Director of the Bureau of Programming and Management (PROGRAM) with effect from 1 April 1998. Promotion to D.1 was reported to the Governing Body in November 1993.
Mr. O. de Vries Reilingh (Netherlands)
Appointed Director of the ILO Area Office and Central and Eastern Europe Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (CEET) in Budapest with effect from 1 March 1998. This appointment follows the establishment of the Area Office and its merger with the Multidisciplinary Team. Appointment at D.2 was reported to the Governing Body in November 1988.
28. Items listed below are publications sold at ILO headquarters and do not include non-sale publications or publications produced by commercial and governmental publishers. Approximately 400 items are documented each year as being published globally.
International Labour Conference
29. The following reports for the 86th (1998) Session of the International Labour Conference have been issued in English, French and Spanish:
Report II Information concerning the Programme and Budget for 1998-99 and other financial and administrative questions.
Report III(2) Lists of ratifications by Conventions and by country (as at 31 December 1997).
30. The following reports for the 86th (1998) Session of the International Labour Conference have been issued in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Chinese:
Report of the Director-General: Activities of the ILO 1996-97.
Report of the Director-General: Appendix. Report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories.
Report III(1A) Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.
Report V(2A) Contract labour.
31. The following reports for the 87th (1999) Session of the International Labour Conference have been issued in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Chinese:
The Record of Proceedings of the 86th Session of the International Labour Conference, 1998.
Report IV(1) Child labour.
Report V(1) Maternity protection at work. Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103), and Recommendation, 1952 (No. 95).
Report V(1) Questionnaire.
Resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session.
32. The following report for the Twelfth Asian Regional Meeting was issued in English, French and Arabic:
Report of the Director-General.
Sectoral Activities Programme
33. The following reports have been issued in English, French and Spanish:
The Note on the Proceedings of the Tripartite Meeting on Breaking through the Glass Ceiling: Women in Management.
The Note on the Proceedings of the Tripartite Meeting on Employment and Industrial Relations Issues in Oil Refining, 1998.
The Note on the Proceedings of the Tripartite Meeting on Technology and Employment in the Food and Drink Industries.
The Note on the Proceedings of the Tripartite Meeting on the Human Resources Dimension of Structural and Regulatory Changes and Globalization in Postal and Telecommunications Services.
The Report for discussion at the Joint Meeting on Terms of Employment and Working Conditions in Health Sector Reforms.
The Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Impact of Flexible Market Arrangements in the Machinery, Electric and Electronic Industries.
The Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting of Export Processing Zones-Operating Countries.
Periodical publications
34. The following issues have been published or are in the press in the languages indicated:
Bulletin of Labour Statistics: First, second and third quarter issues; and first and second supplementary issues, 1998 (trilingual).
International Labour Documentation: Nos. 3-10, 1998 (in English).
International Labour Review: Vol. 136, 1997/4 (in English and French); Vol. 137, 1998/1 and 1998/2 (in English and French); Vol. 116, 1997/3 and 1997/4 (in Spanish).
Labour Education: Vol. 110/111, No. 1998/1-2; Vol. 112, No. 1998/3, 1998 (in English, French and Spanish).
Official Bulletin: Vol. LXXIX, 1997, Series A, No. 2 (in English and Spanish); Vol. LXXIX, Series A, General Index for 1996; Vol. LXXIX, Series B, No. 3; Vol. LXXX, 1997, Series A, No. 3; Vol. LXXX, 1997, Series B, No. 1; Vol. LXXX, 1997, Series B, No. 2; Vol. LXXX, 1997, Series B, No. 3; Vol. LXXXI, 1998, Series B, No. 1 (in English, French and Spanish).
Yearbook of Labour Statistics 1998. 57th issue (trilingual).
Statistics on occupational wages and hours of work and on food prices. October Inquiry results 1996 and 1997. Special supplement to the Bulletin of Labour Statistics (trilingual).
Non-periodical publications
35. The following volumes have been issued or are in the press in the languages indicated:
The Asian financial crisis: The challenge for social policy, by Eddy Lee (in English) (November 1998)
Assisting disabled persons in finding employment. A practical guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Chile: Crecimiento, empleo y el desafío de la justicia social, published by ILO Santiago (in Spanish) (March 1998).
Conducting labour inspection. A practical guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Constitution of the International Labour Organization and Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference (in English, French and Spanish) (June 1998).
Costos laborales y competitividad industrial en América Latina, published by ILO Lima (in Spanish) (October 1998).
Effective conciliation. A practical guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Effective negotiation. A practical guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety, Vol. IV (Fourth edition), edited by Jeanne M. Stellman (in English) (July 1998).
Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety (Fourth edition) on CD-ROM (in English) (October 1998).
Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety (Fourth edition) -- print and CD-ROM set (in English) (October 1998).
The future of urban employment (in English) (June 1998).
Gender equality and occupational segregation in the Nordic countries, by Richard Anker and Helinä Melkas (in English) (October 1998).
Glossary of industrial relations and related terms, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Higher productivity in the garment industry (in English) (October 1998).
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up (in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Chinese) (October 1998).
ILO law on freedom of association (in Portuguese) (June 1998).
ILOLEX on CD-ROM (in English) (June 1998).
International labour standards. A Workers' Education Manual. Fourth (revised) edition (in English, French and Spanish) (July 1998).
International Standard Classification of Occupations -- ISCO-88, published by ILO Moscow with Finstatinform (in Russian) (October 1998).
Labour administration. An introduction, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Labour inspection policy and planning. A practical guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Management consulting. A guide to the profession. Third (revised) edition, edited by Milan Kubr (in French; English and Spanish editions already published) (February 1998).
Management development. A guide for the profession, edited by Joseph Prokopenko (in English) (July 1998).
Perú: El sector informal frente al reto de la modernización, published by ILO Lima (in Spanish) (June 1998).
Safety and health in forestry work. An ILO code of practice (in English, French and Spanish) (September 1998).
Safety in the use of radiofrequency dielectric heaters and sealers. OSH Series No. 71 (in English) (March 1998).
The sex sector. The economic and social bases of prostitution in South-East Asia, by Lin Lean Lim (in English) (June 1998)
Social security manuals:
No. 1: Social security principles (in English) (June 1998)
No. 2: Administration of social security (in English) (June 1998)
No. 3: Social security financing (in English) (June 1998)
No. 4: Pension schemes (in English) (June 1998).
Successes in anti-poverty, by Michael Lipton (in English) (June 1998).
Trainer training for labour administration. A practical guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Tripartism. An introductory guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
Violence at work, by Duncan Chappell and Vittorio di Martino (in English) (May 1998).
Workplace cooperation. An introductory guide, published by ILO EASMAT (in English) (October 1998).
World Employment 1998-99. Employability in the global economy. How training matters (in English, French and Spanish) (September 1998).
Agreements with commercial and non-profit-making
publishers and distributors
36. The following agreements have been signed since the 271st Session of the Governing Body:
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Albania in crisis: The predictable fall of the "shining star" (original English edition) |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom |
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Value for money? Impact of small enterprise development (original English edition) |
Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., India |
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Ergonomic checkpoints. Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions
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Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Spain |
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Environmental business management. An introduction. Second (revised) edition
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Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., India |
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Localizing global production: Know-how transfer in international manufacturing
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Entrepreneurship development for women.
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MATCOM (adaptations) |
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, Namibia |
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-- Basic economics of an agricultural cooperative |
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-- Basic economics of a consumer cooperative |
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-- The budget |
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-- Cash control without a cash register |
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-- Crop collection |
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-- Handling of cash |
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-- Planning and controlling the business |
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-- Transport |
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We can make it. Stories of disabled women in developing countries (Albanian edition) |
OXFAM, Yugoslavia |
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Productivity management. A practical handbook (Arabic edition) |
Arab Labour Organization, Egypt |
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Visual display units: Radiation protection guidance (Occupational Safety and Health Series No. 70) (Arabic edition) |
Arab Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, Syrian Arab Republic |
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Effective negotiation. A practical guide (Bahasa Indonesia edition) |
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Indonesia |
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Improve your business. Handbook
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German Confederation of Small Businesses and Skilled Crafts, (ZDH Partnership Programme), Indonesia |
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Improve your business. Workbook
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Improving public enterprise performance: Concepts and techniques (Bahasa Indonesia edition) |
Indonesian Human Resources Foundation, Indonesia |
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Sending workers abroad. A manual on policies and procedures of special interest to middle-and low-income countries (Bahasa Indonesia edition) |
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Training entrepreneurs for small business creation: Lessons from experience (Bahasa Indonesia edition) |
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Guidelines for studies using the group interview technique. Training papers in population and family welfare education in the worksetting (Chinese edition) |
Peking University, China |
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International bidding case study.
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China International Contractors Association (CHINCA), China |
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Two hours on gender issues in cooperatives - An introductory session on gender issues for cooperatives leaders (French adaptation) |
International Co-operatives Alliance
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Management consulting. A guide to the profession. Third (revised) edition
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STAMM Verlag GmbH, Germany |
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Child labour. Targeting the intolerable. Report VI(1). International Labour Conference, 86th Session, 1998 (Italian edition) |
International Training Centre of the ILO,
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Work organization and ergonomics (Italian edition) |
Franco Angeli Libri srl., Italy |
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Management consulting. A guide to the profession. Third (revised) edition (Japanese edition) |
Japan Productivity Centre for Socio-Economic Development, Japan |
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Structural and regulatory changes and globalization in postal and telecommunications services: The human resources dimension (Japanese edition) |
Communications International, Japan |
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World Labour Report 1997-1998. Industrial relations, democracy and social stability (Japanese edition) |
Shinzansha Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan |
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Management consulting. A guide to the profession. Third (revised) edition (Korean edition) |
Sae-Ro-Wn-Je-An Press, Republic of Korea |
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Effective negotiation. A practical guide (Mongolian edition) |
Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions, Mongolia |
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International Labour Conventions and Recommendations, issued from 1994 onwards (Polish edition) |
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland |
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Voices for freedom of association. Labour education 1998/3, Number 112
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Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases. An ILO code of practice (Polish edition) |
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Poland |
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Safety and health in construction. An ILO code of practice (Polish edition) |
POLCEN Sp. z.o.o., Poland |
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International Labour Review, Vols. 133-136 (Russian edition) |
Institute of Labour, Russian Federation |
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Effective conciliation. A practical guide (Sinhala edition) |
Department of Labour, Sri Lanka |
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Effective negotiation. A practical guide
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Glossary of industrial relations and related terms
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Effective conciliation. A practical guide
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Effective negotiation. A practical guide
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Department of Labour, Sri Lanka |
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Glossary of industrial relations and related terms (Tamil edition) |
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Current international recommendations on labour statistics (Slovak edition) |
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovakia |
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First things first in child labour. Eliminating work detrimental to children (Spanish edition) |
UNICEF, Spain |
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Port workers training programme (Spanish edition) |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany |
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Les relations de travail en milieu protégé (Spanish edition) |
Fundación ONCE, Spain |
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MATCOM (Afrikaans adaptations) |
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, Namibia |
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-- Basic economics of an agricultural cooperative |
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-- Basic economics of a consumer cooperative |
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-- The budget |
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-- Cash control without a cash register |
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-- Crop collection |
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-- Handling of cash |
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-- Planning and controlling the business |
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-- Planning |
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-- Pricing |
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-- Stock-taking |
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-- Transport |
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MATCOM (Oshiwambo adaptations) |
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-- Basic economics of an agricultural cooperative |
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-- Basic economics of a consumer cooperative |
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-- The budget |
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-- Cash control without a cash register |
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-- Crop collection |
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, Namibia |
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-- Handling of cash |
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-- Planning and controlling the business |
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-- Planning |
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-- Pricing |
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Breaking through the glass ceiling: Women in management. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Breaking through the Glass Ceiling: Women in Management, Geneva, 1997 (microform) |
Congressional Information Service Inc., United States |
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Combating unemployment and exclusion: Issues and policy options. Contribution to the G7 Employment Conference (microform) |
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Gender and jobs. Sex segregation of occupations in the world (microform) |
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The iron and steel workforce of the Twenty-First Century. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Iron and Steel Workforce of the Twenty-First Century: What it will be like and how it will work (microform) |
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Lessons from privatization. Labour issues in developing and transitional countries (microform) |
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New technologies and working conditions in the hotel, catering and tourism sector. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Effects of New Technologies on Employment and Working Conditions in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector (microform) |
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The social impact of the Asian financial crisis (microform) |
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Statistics on poverty and income distribution. An ILO compendium of data (microform) |
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The work of strangers: a survey of international labour migration (microform) |
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World Labour Report 1997-1998. Industrial relations, democracy and social stability (microform) |
Congressional Information Service Inc., United States |
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Work organization and ergonomics (microform and CD-ROM) |
Barbour Index, United Kingdom |
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The world of work. The magazine of the ILO (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Accident prevention on board ship at sea and in port. An ILO code of practice. Second (revised) edition (microform and CD-ROM) |
Technical Indexes Ltd., United Kingdom |
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Environmental business management. An introduction. Second (revised) edition (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Safety in the use of radiofrequency dielectric heaters and sealers: A practical guide (Occupational Safety and Health Series No. 71) (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Violence at work (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Work organization and ergonomics (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Your Health and Safety at Work. A modular training package (microform and CD-ROM) |
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Profissão: Criança (video) (distribution, Japanese edition) |
Pacific-Asia Resource Center, Japan |
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I am a child (video, Japanese edition) (reproduction) |
Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO), Japan |
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HIES (Household income and expenditure statistics 1979-91) (database on diskette) |
The Conference Board, United States |
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LABOCT (Statistics on occupational wages and hours of work and on food prices - October Inquiry results 1983-96)
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Intelligence and Information for Business, Switzerland |
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LABPROJ (Economically active population estimates and projection, 1950-2010). Fourth edition (database on diskette) |
US Agency for International Development, United States |
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The ILO pension model (software programme) |
National Social Security Institute, Sao Tome and Principe |
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Geneva, 9 November 1998.
Points for decision:
Paragraph 6;
Paragraph 12.
1. State of chief industrial importance.