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FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA

Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral meetings

Tripartite Meeting on Managing the Privatization and
Restructuring of Public Utilities
(Geneva, 12-16 April 1999)

1. The Tripartite Meeting on Managing the Privatization and Restructuring of Public Utilities was held in Geneva from 12 to 16 April 1999, chaired by Mr. A. Pierides (Employer member of the Governing Body).

2. The Meeting considered a report prepared by the International Labour Office entitled "Managing the privatization and restructuring of public utilities (water, gas and electricity)".⁽¹⁾ 

3. The Meeting unanimously adopted a set of conclusions on managing the privatization and restructuring of public utilities (water, gas and electricity).

4. The text of the conclusions, together with a summary of the proceedings of the Meeting, appear in the Note on the proceedings, which is appended to the present paper.⁽²⁾  Paragraphs 26 to 32 of the conclusions call for certain action by the ILO.

5. The Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues may wish to recommend that the Governing Body authorize the Director-General to communicate the Note on the proceedings containing the text mentioned in paragraph 3 above --

(a) to governments, requesting them to communicate these texts to the employers' and workers' organizations concerned;

(b) to the international employers' and workers' organizations concerned;

(c) to the international organizations concerned.

6. The Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues may wish to recommend that the Governing Body request the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future work of the Office, the wishes expressed by the Meeting in paragraphs 26 to 32 of the conclusions.

Geneva, 8 October 1999.

Points for decision:

Paragraph 5;
Paragraph 6.

1. TMPU/1999.

2. TMPU/1999/9.