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GB.280/205
280th Session
Geneva, March 2001

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

Item

Documents

Agenda item

Paragraphs

GB.280/1

Approval of the minutes of the 279th Session

GB.280/2

Date, place and agenda of the 91st Session (2003) of the Conference

2-4

Review of annual reports under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 2001

GB.280/3/1

– Part I: Introduction by the ILO Declaration Expert-Advisers to the compilation of annual reports

5-8

GB.280/3/2

– Part II: Compilation of annual reports by the International Labour Office

GB.280/4

Report and conclusions of the Sixth European Regional Meeting (Geneva, 12-15 December 2000)

GB.280/5
& Corr.

Report of the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission (Geneva, 22-26 January 2001)

11-24

GB.280/6

Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

GB.280/7

Consideration of the Director-General’s report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories at the 89th (2001) Session of the International Labour Conference

GB.280/8

Developments in the United Nations

GB.280/9

Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association:
324th Report

28-29

GB.280/10

Second Report of the Special Representative of the Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

GB.280/11/Add. & Corr.

Reports of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee

GB.280/11/1

First report: Financial questions

Programme and Budget for 2000-01

Position of accounts as at 31 December 2000

Collection of contributions from 1 January 2001 to date

Follow-up to the report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the year ended 31 December 1999

Report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2000

Follow-up to the report of the External Auditor on the accounts for 1998-99

Information Technology Systems Fund

Report on programme implementation in 2000

Delegation of authority under article 18 of the Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference

Record of Decisions

First item on the agenda

Approval of the minutes of the 279th Session

1. The Governing Body approved the minutes of its 279th Session. (First sitting; GB.280/1, para.2)

Second item on the agenda

Date, place and agenda of the 91st Session (2003)
of the Conference

2. The Governing Body decided that the 91st Session (2003) of the Conference should open on Tuesday, 3 June 2003, and that it should be held in Geneva. (First sitting, GB.280/2, paras. 1 and 2).

3. The Governing Body decided that, in addition to the standing items that the Conference would have before it, the following items should be placed on the agenda of the 91st Session (2003) of the Conference:

(a) Human resources training and development – Revision of the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150) (standard setting, first discussion);

(b) The employment relationship (scope) (general discussion);

(c) ILO standards-related activities in the area of occupational safety and health: An in-depth study for discussion with a view to the adoption of a plan of action for such activities (general discussion).

(First sitting; GB.280/2, para. 11)

4. The Governing Body noted that, as a result of the above decisions, and having regard to the standing items that would necessarily be before the Conference, the agenda of the 91st Session (2003) of the Conference would be as follows:

Standing items

I. Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and the Director-General.

II. Programme and Budget proposals for 2004-05 and other financial questions.

III. Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations.

Items placed on the agenda by the Conference
or the Governing Body

IV. Human resources training and development – Revision of the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150) (standard setting, first discussion);

V. The employment relationship (scope) (general discussion);

VI. ILO standards-related activities in the area of occupational safety and heath: An in-depth study for discussion with a view to the adoption of a plan of action for such activities (general discussion).

(First sitting; GB.280/2, paras. 3 and 11)

Third item on the agenda

Review of annual reports under the follow-up to
the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work, 2001

Part I: Introduction by the ILO Declaration Expert-Advisers
to the compilation of annual reports

5. The Governing Body took note of an oral report by the Chairperson on the discussion in the committee of the whole on the Office compilation and the Introduction by the Expert-Advisers. It endorsed the recommendations in paragraphs 30 to 33 of the Introduction, and accordingly decided:

(a) to approve the revised report form with regard to child labour, for use by the Office beginning with the 2001 reporting cycle;

(b) during its review of the reports compiled by the Office, to engage in a more in-depth discussion of certain aspects of the Introduction, intended in particular to:

(i) initiate a dialogue with the 18 governments that have not yet provided any reports owed under the Declaration follow-up (Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uzbekistan);

(ii) request further information from the Governments of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in relation to efforts made to promote the principle of freedom of association and effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; and

(iii) request further information from the Government of China in relation to efforts made to promote the principle of the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour;

(c) to extend by one day the meeting of Expert-Advisers to enable them to examine thoroughly the volume of information involved.

6. The Governing Body requested the International Labour Office to:

(a) give priority to countries that have not yet engaged in the process of their obligation under article 19(5)(e) of the ILO Constitution to report under the Declaration follow-up;

(b) offer to all countries that have encountered problems in the realization of the fundamental principles and rights at work, assistance in overcoming the problems, including the countries referred to in paragraph 30(b)(ii) and (iii);

(d) send the revised report forms as quickly as possible to all member States which owe reports under the Declaration follow-up, with a request that all provide full reports;

(e) make particular efforts to supply information on the effective abolition of child labour (including the worst forms of child labour) and on the elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation, in view of upcoming global reports on these subjects;

(f) assist those countries as well as others that request assistance so that they can provide a good baseline of information on which the country can build;

(g) continue to mobilize internal and extra-budgetary resources to meet countries’ needs in relation to the realization of the fundamental principles and rights at work;

(h) use innovative approaches to respond to as many requests as possible for technical cooperation that is aimed at ensuring respect, promotion and realization of the fundamental principles and rights at work;

(i) continue to strengthen links with intergovernmental organizations and development institutions at the regional and international level and encourage coordinated efforts in this direction by bilateral and multilateral actors, with the goal of promoting respect for the principles and rights in the Declaration;

(j) redouble its efforts to raise awareness about the Declaration in all countries among a variety of target audiences and to undertake advocacy to popularize the Declaration;

(k) enhance its own research efforts and encourage other researchers to examine more closely the linkages among the four categories of fundamental principles and rights at work as well as between them and broader development issues;

(l) disseminate information on the lessons that can be drawn from regional integration groups that are making strides in promoting fundamental principles and rights at work.

7. The Governing Body called upon governments to:

(a) meet their constitutional obligations in relation to reporting under the Declaration follow-up, where they have not yet ratified all the fundamental ILO Conventions;

(b) use the reporting process as a means of promoting social dialogue, in particular by involving the social partners in preparing their reports under the follow-up;

(c) use the revised report forms to provide a fuller picture of the baseline from which each reporting country is moving forward;

(d) improve their statistical baselines where they can be useful in promoting respect for the fundamental principles and rights at work;

(e) undertake studies and surveys to gain a clearer picture of the situation in their countries regarding respect for fundamental principles and rights at work, especially as regards the hidden sectors of the economy and phenomena that are increasing in importance, such as trafficking that involves forced labour;

(f) provide information and work closely with the ILO in overcoming barriers to the promotional follow-up under the Declaration, which is distinct from the supervisory mechanisms;

(g) work in close collaboration with the ILO to promote the Declaration by various means, including promotional initiatives undertaken with the social partners and, in the case of donor countries, the provision of support for technical cooperation designed to promote respect for the fundamental principles and rights at work.

8. The Governing Body called upon employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national, regional and international levels to participate more actively in the follow-up and to use the Declaration and its follow-up in line with a promotional spirit. (Sixth sitting; GB.280/3/1, paras.30-33)

Part II: Compilation of annual reports by the
International Labour Office

9. The Governing Body took note of the compilation (Sixth sitting; GB.280/3/2)

Fourth item on the agenda

Report and conclusions of the Sixth
European Regional Meeting
(Geneva, 12-15 December 2000)

10. The Governing Body requested the Director-General:

(a) to draw the attention of the governments of member States of the European region and, through them, that of their national employers’ and workers’ organizations, to the conclusions adopted by the Meeting;

(b) to bear the conclusions in mind in executing ongoing programmes and in preparing future programme and budget proposals;

(i) to the governments of all member States, and through them, to national employers’ and workers’ organizations;

(ii) to the international organizations concerned, including the non-governmental international organizations having consultative status.

(First sitting; GB.280/4, para. 104)

Fifth item on the agenda

Report of the 29th Session of the Joint
Maritime Commission
(Geneva, 22-26 January 2001)

11. The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the report of the Commission and in particular approved the recommendations contained in paragraphs 44, 45 and 46 of that report;

(b) requested the Director-General to communicate the report and resolutions to member States, international organizations of employers and workers, as well as other relevant international organizations.

(First sitting; GB.280/5 (& Corr.), para. 4)

12. The Governing Body decided to:

(a) establish a high-level tripartite working group in accordance with paragraph 7 of document GB.280/5, with a composition of 12 Government representatives, 12 Shipowners’ representatives and 12 Seafarers’ representatives and of Government, Employers’ and Workers’ observers with the right to speak and participate in the meetings of the working group taking due account of the criteria set out in paragraph 7 (c) of document GB.280/5 stressing that representatives and observers should be knowledgeable and active in the enforcement of the standards to be adopted and be able to commit the necessary time to lend to the continuity of the process;

(b) approve the recommendation that the decisions of the high-level tripartite working group should be taken by consensus;

(c) approve the setting up of a tripartite subgroup in accordance with the modalities set out in paragraph 7 of document GB.280/5;

(d) invite the Director-General to take note of the requests contained in paragraphs 7 and 8 of document GB.280/5 when establishing the programme of work of the Office for the rest of this biennium as well as for the 2002-03 and 2004-05 biennia.

(First sitting; GB.280/5 (Corr.), para. 9)

13. The Governing Body:

(a) endorsed the proposals of the Commission as regards the updating of the minimum wage figure for able seamen contained in paragraph 12 of document GB.280/5;

(b) endorsed the proposal of the Commission as regards the future updating of this figure contained in paragraphs 11 and 13 of document GB.280/5;

(c) agreed to the establishment of a subcommittee of the Commission, at no cost to the Office, with terms of reference as set out in paragraph 14 of document GB.280/5.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 15)

14. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to convene, at no cost to the Office, a meeting of a joint working group as suggested in paragraph 16 of document GB.280/5. (First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 17)

15. The Governing Body invited the Director-General, when establishing the future programme of work of the Office, to take into account the request to convene a further meeting of the Commission and/or to hold a special meeting of experts to consider the results of the questionnaire on international registers. (First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 20)

16. The Governing Body:

(a) requested the Director-General to communicate the resolution concerning the structural changes within the industry to member States, drawing their attention to the Employment of Seafarers (Technical Developments) Recommendation, 1970 (No.139);

(b) instructed the Director-General to take the request in paragraph 21 of document GB.280/5 into account in the work programme of the Office.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 22)

17. The Governing Body invited the Director-General to:

(a) implement the measures requested in paragraph 23 of document GB.280/5;

(b) communicate the resolution concerning sub-standard shipping to member States, international organizations of employers and workers as well as other relevant international organizations.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 24)

18. The Governing Body invited the Director-General to take into consideration the request of the Commission mentioned in paragraph 25 of document GB.280/5. (First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 26)

19. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) communicate the resolution concerning the human element to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization;

(b) consult with the Secretary-General of the IMO on the possible setting up of a joint working party on the human element in international shipping.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 29)

20. The Governing Body:

(a) requested the Director-General to take note of the need for further sessions of the Joint Maritime Commission in the light of developments in the shipping industry when elaborating future programme and budgets;

(b) reiterated its support for the Commission as the body capable of advising member governments and the ILO on all aspects of the Organization’s work within the shipping industry and, in particular, the decent work programme.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 33)

21. The Governing Body invited the Director-General to:

(a) bring the issues referred to in paragraph 34 of document GB.280/5 to the attention of the preparatory meetings to be convened for the revision of the ILO’s maritime instruments;

(b) communicate the resolution concerning tonnage measurements and the accommodation of crews to the Secretary-General of the IMO.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 35)

22. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) communicate the resolution concerning women seafarers to member States, international organizations of employers and workers and any other relevant institutions;

(b) take the request concerning the study on women seafarers, maternity and employment rights, referred to in paragraph 36 of document GB.280/5, into account in the Office’s work programme.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 37)

23. The Governing Body invited the Director-General to:

(a) communicate the resolution concerning seafarers’ welfare to the member States of the ILO, international organizations of employers and workers and relevant international organizations;

(b) take the resolution into account in the Office’s work programme for the promotion of decent work in the maritime industry.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 40)

24. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to communicate the resolution concerning action taken against seafarers in the event of maritime accidents to member States and relevant international organizations.

(First sitting; GB.280/5, para. 43)

Sixth item on the agenda

Developments concerning the question of the
observance by the Government of Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

25. The Governing Body took note of the report and addenda 1 and 2. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to transmit to the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards the report together with the record of its consideration, as well as any further information of relevance for its discussion. The Conference Committee would have before it the report of the CEACR together with any other relevant information. (Second sitting; GB.280/6, para. 67)

Seventh item on the agenda

Consideration of the Director-General’s report on the
situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories
at the 89th (2001) Session of the International Labour
Conference

26. The Governing Body:

(a) recommended to the Conference that it hold a special sitting for the consideration of the Director-General’s report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories during its 89th Session (2001);

(b) invited the Director-General to submit to the Selection Committee proposals relating to the holding of a special sitting at the 89th Session (June 2001) of the International Labour Conference for the consideration of his report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories, based on arrangements approved at the 87th Session (June 1999) of the Conference, subject to the conditions mentioned in paragraph 4 of document GB.280/7.

(Sixth sitting; GB.280/7, para. 7)

Eighth item on the agenda

Developments in the United Nations

27. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.280/8)

Ninth item on the agenda

Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association

324th Report

28. The Governing Body took note of the introduction to the report. (Second sitting; GB.280/9, paras. 1-88).

29. The Governing Body adopted the recommendations in paragraphs 104 (Case No. 2037, Argentina); 117 (Case No. 2062, Argentina); 132 (Case No. 2065, Argentina); 218 (Case No. 2090, Belarus); 234 (Case No. 2053, Bosnia and Herzegovina); 256 (Case No. 2083, Canada/New Brunswick); 289 (Case No. 1787, Colombia); 302 (Cases Nos. 1948 and 1955, Colombia); 316 (Case No. 1962, Colombia); 325 (Case No. 1973, Colombia); 339 (Case No. 2015, Colombia); 359 (Case No. 2046, Colombia); 371 (Case No. 2051, Colombia); 415 (Case No. 1865, Republic of Korea); 439 (Case No. 2093, Republic of Korea); 458 (Case No. 1984, Costa Rica); 466 (Case No. 2069, Costa Rica); 484 (Case No. 2084, Costa Rica); 525 (Case No. 2060, Denmark); 536 (Cases Nos. 1851, 1922 and 2042, Djibouti); 553 (Case No. 2077, El Salvador); 563 (Case No. 2010, Ecuador); 575 (Case No. 2035, Haiti); 591 (Case No. 2072, Haiti); 622 (Case No. 2078, Lithuania); 675 (Case No. 1980, Luxembourg); 684 (Case No. 2055, Morocco); 716 (Case No. 2013, Mexico); 733 (Cases Nos. 2092 and 2101, Nicaragua); 768 (Case No. 2022, New Zealand); 778 (Case No. 1965, Panama); 802 (Case No. 2036, Paraguay); 813 (Case No. 2063, Paraguay); 828 (Case No. 2086, Paraguay); 861 (Case No. 1880, Peru); 875 (Case No. 2076, Peru); 896 (Case No. 2091, Romania); 911 (Case No. 2012, Russian Federation); 926 (Case No. 2014, Uruguay); 939 (Case No. 1986, Venezuela); 994 (Case No. 2067, Venezuela); and 1013 (Case No. 2080, Venezuela).

(Second and third sittings; GB.280/9)

Tenth item on the agenda

Second Report of the Special Representative of the
Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

30. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Third sitting; GB.280/10)

Eleventh item on the agenda

Reports of the Programme, Financial and
Administrative Committee

First report: Financial questions

Programme and Budget for 2000-01

Position of accounts as at 31 December 2000

31. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting, GB.280/11/1, paras. 6-13)

Collection of contributions from 1 January 2001 to date

32. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/1, paras. 14-17)

Follow-up to the report of the Chief Internal Auditor
for the year ended 31 December 1999

33. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/1, paras. 18-21)

Report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the year
ended 31 December 2000

34. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/1, paras. 22-29)

Follow-up to the report of the
External Auditor on the accounts
for 1998-99

35. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/1, paras. 30-41)

Information Technology Systems Fund

36. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/1, paras. 42-50)

Report on programme
implementation in 2000

37. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/1, paras. 51-99)

Delegation of authority under article 18
of the Standing Orders of the
International Labour Conference

38. The Governing Body delegated to its Officers, for the period of the 89th Session (June 2001) of the Conference, the authority to carry out its responsibilities under article 18 of the Standing Orders of the Conference in relation to proposals involving expenditure in the 67th financial period ending 31 December 2001. (Seventh sitting, GB.280/11/1, para.104)

Second report: Personnel questions

I. Statement by the staff representative

II. Composition and structure of the staff

43. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, paras. 1-26)

III. ILO human resources strategy update

44. The Governing Body:

(a) noted the status of implementation of the human resources strategy;

(b) noted the Collective Agreement on Arrangements for the Establishment of a Baseline Classification and Grading (GB.280/PFA/11, Appendix I) and approved, on an exceptional one time basis, any necessary derogation from article 4.2(f) of the Staff Regulations solely for the purpose of meeting the Office’s commitment referred to in paragraph 5 of the abovementioned document and on the understanding that the baseline grading exercise will be completed by November 2001, and requested the Office to provide an evaluation report on the exercise at the 283rd Session (March 2002) of the Governing Body;

(c) noted the Collective Agreement on Prevention and Resolution of Harassment-related Grievances (GB.280/PFA/11, Appendix II) and requested the Office to provide the associated Staff Regulations to the Governing Body for its approval in November2001, noting that these Regulations will be reviewed at the Governing Body session in March 2003;

(d) approved the proposal outlined in document GB.280/PFA/11 Appendix III to introduce the National Professional Officer category of staff and requested the Office to amend the Staff Regulations to include this new staff category within their scope;

(e) requested the Office to:

(i) submit a revised proposal for a paternity leave benefit, together with proposed amendments to the Staff Regulations, for consideration at the 282nd Session of the Governing Body in November 2001;

(ii) submit to the 282nd Session of the Governing Body in November 2001 an implementation and impact analysis of the paternity leave proposal;

(iii) notify the ICSC of the ILO proposal and request it to respond, before November 2001, if it sees any conflict between the paternity leave proposal and the common system;

(iv) submit to the Governing Body for approval at its 282nd Session the Staff Regulations which would authorize the Office to take action to implement family support obligations through salary deductions where an official does not honour a relevant court order;

(f) reaffirmed the primacy of the UN common system with respect to the establishment of terms and conditions of employment for ILO officials;

(g) reaffirmed the Staff Regulations as the legal basis for the establishment of conditions of employment of ILO officials.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2 para. 49 and GB.280/11(Add. & Corr.), para. 5)

IV. Decisions of the United Nations General
Assembly on the report of the International
Civil Service Commission

45. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, para. 50)

V. Pensions questions

(a) Decisions of the United Nations General
Assembly on the report of the United Nations
Joint Staff Pension Board

46. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, paras. 51-52)

(b) First Supplementary Report:
Appointments to the ILO Staff Pension Committee
(United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board)

47. The Governing Body decided to submit to the International Labour Conference the following resolution for adoption at its 89th Session (June 2001):

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

Appoints to the ILO Staff Pension Committee (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board), for a period of three years until 8 October 2004, the following members and alternate members:

Members:

Mr. W. Ringkamp (Government, Germany)
Mr. M. Barde (Employer)
Mr. M. Blondel (Worker)

Substitute members:

Mr. R. Schibli (Switzerland)
Mr. P. Simonsen (Denmark)
Mr. A. Young (United Kingdom)

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, para. 54)

VI. Other personnel questions

(a) Exceptional measures concerning agreed terminations
(article 11.16 of the Staff Regulations)

48. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, paras. 55-60)

(b) Composition of the ILO Administrative Tribunal

49. The Governing Body decided to submit to the International Labour Conference, for adoption at its 89th Session (June 2001), the following resolution:

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

Decides, in accordance with Article III of the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization, to renew the appointment of Mr. Michel Gentot (France) and that of Mr. Jean-François Egli (Switzerland) for a term of three years.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, para. 62)

VII. Other business

50. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/2, paras. 63-64)

Third report: Programme and Budget proposals for 2002-03

51. Subject to the positions taken, and to the reservations expressed during the discussion, the Governing Body decided:

(a) to propose to the International Labour Conference at its 89th Session (June 2001) a provisional programme level of $472,488,505, estimated at the 2000-01 budget exchange rate of 1.53 Swiss francs to the US dollar, the final exchange rate and the corresponding US dollar level of the budget and Swiss franc assessment to be determined by the Conference;

(b) to propose to the Conference at the same session a resolution for the adoption of the Programme and Budget for the 68th financial period (2002-03) and for the allocation of expenses among member States in that period in the following terms:

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

In virtue of the Financial Regulations, adopts for the 68th financial period, ending 31 December 2003, the budget of expenditure for the International Labour Organization amounting to $ ............ and the budget of income amounting to $ .........., which, at the budget rate of exchange of ....... Swiss francs to the US dollar, amounts to .......... Swiss francs, and resolves that the budget of income, denominated in Swiss francs, shall be allocated among member States in accordance with the scale of contributions recommended by the Finance Committee of Government Representatives.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/3, para. 404)

Report of the Government members of the
Programme, Financial and Administrative
Committee on allocations matters

Assessment of contributions of new member States

52. The Governing Body, in accordance with the established practice of harmonizing the rates of assessment of ILO member States with the rates of assessment in the United Nations, decided to propose to the Conference that the contribution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the ILO budget for the period of its membership in the Organization in 2000 and 2001 be based on annual assessment rates of 0.026 per cent and 0.020 per cent respectively. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/4, para. 3)

Scale of assessments of contributions to the budget
for the 2002-03 financial period

53. The Governing Body, in accordance with the established practice of harmonizing the rates of assessment of ILO member States with their rates of assessment in the United Nations, decided to propose to the Conference the adoption of the draft scales of assessments for 2002 and 2003 as set out in column 3 of Appendices A and B respectively of document GB.280/11/4, subject to such adjustments as might be necessary following any further change in the membership of the Organization before the Conference was called upon to adopt the recommended scales. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/4, para. 11)

Procedure for the possible continuation of the work of the
Government members of the Programme, Financial and
Administrative Committee in relation to allocations matters
during the International Labour Conference

54. The Governing Body authorized the Government members to continue their work, if necessary, after the Governing Body had concluded its work at this 280th Session and to submit their report direct to the Finance Committee of Government Representatives at the Conference. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/11/4, para. 13)

Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues
and International Labour Standards

First report: Legal issues

I. Revision of the Rules for Regional Meetings

56. The Governing Body invited the Office to prepare a new paper for the November 2001 Session, which takes into account the observations communicated by the members of the Committee. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/1, para. 9)

II. The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work and its Follow-up:
Review of the forms for annual reports under the follow-up

57. The Governing Body:

(a) approved the revised report form regarding the effective abolition of child labour, appearing in Appendix I of document GB.280/12/1, for use by the Office as from April 2001 in the annual review under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;

(b) deferred a decision regarding proposed revised report forms relating to the other three categories of fundamental principles and rights at work covered by the follow-up to the Declaration until a later session of the Committee.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/1, para. 23)

III. Possible improvements in ILO
standards-related activities

58. The Governing Body invited the Director-General to:

(a) prepare, in the light of the views expressed during the discussions, and in consultation with the constituents, proposals for the 282nd Session (November 2001) of the Governing Body on possible modifications in the reporting modalities;

(b) prepare documentation which would enable the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards to examine the question of groups of instruments at its next session in November 2001;

(c) inform the supervisory bodies of any relevant comments that might facilitate the review of their working methods and any proposals they themselves might wish to make;

(d) undertake consultations for the preparation of an overview of the special procedures for an initial discussion at the 283rd Session (March 2002) of the Governing Body;

(e) specify other questions, such as promotional activities, which should be the object of an in-depth review at the subsequent stage;

(f) take the necessary measures for increasing knowledge of the system, including training for those directly involved in its functioning, and, at the appropriate time, the revision of the Handbook of procedures relating to international labour Conventions and Recommendations with the aim of making it more user-friendly.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/1, para. 87)

Second report: International labour standards
and human rights

I. Report of the Working Party on Policy
regarding the Revision of Standards

59. The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the report of the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards (GB.280/12/2, Appendix I), and of the opinions expressed during the meeting of the Committee;

(b) approved the recommendations contained in the corresponding paragraphs of the report on which there was a consensus in the Working Party and the Committee.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/2, para. 10)

II. Standard-setting policy: Ratification and
promotion of fundamental ILO Conventions

III. General status report on ILO action concerning
discrimination in employment and occupation

60. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/2, paras. 11-23)

IV. Form for reports on the application of unratified
Conventions (article 19 of the Constitution):
Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95)
and Recommendation (No. 85)

61. The Governing Body adopted the draft report form, as amended, included in Appendix II of document GB.280/12/2, relating to the Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) and Recommendation, 1949 (No. 85). (Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/2, para. 27)

V. Choice of Conventions and Recommendations
on which reports should be requested in 2003
under article 19 of the Constitution

62. The Governing Body deferred until its 282nd Session (November 2001) the issue of examining the choice of instruments on which reports should be requested in 2003 under article 19 of the Constitution in the light of an analysis of the possible impact of the integrated approach on the form and content of General Surveys. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/2, para. 32)

VI. Report of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of
Experts on the Application of the Recommendation
concerning the Status of Teachers
(Geneva, 11-15 September 2000)

63. The Governing Body decided:

(a) to take note of the report of the Seventh Session of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers;

(b) to authorize the Director-General to communicate the report to the governments of member States, and through them to the employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned, as well as to concerned intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and to invite them to continue and to intensify their efforts to apply all provisions of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation, 1966, and the UNESCO Recommendation, 1997, in light of the Joint Committee’s analysis and recommendations to improve teachers’ status;

(c) to authorize the Director-General to communicate the relevant part of the annex containing the Joint Committee’s examination of the allegations before it to the Governments of Albania, Bolivia, Burundi, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Japan, Senegal and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to the relevant United Nations bodies and to the teachers’ organizations concerned, and where appropriate, to invite them to take the necessary follow-up action as recommended in the report;

(d) to forward the report to the International Labour Conference at its 89th Session (June 2001) for examination in the first instance by the Committee on the Application of Standards;

(e) to approve the change of the official title of the Joint Committee to “Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel”.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/2, para. 36)

VII. Report of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference
on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances

VIII. Other questions

64. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/12/2, paras. 37-44)

Thirteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises

I. Follow-up and promotion on the Tripartite Declaration
of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and
Social Policy: Seventh Survey on the effect given
to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning
Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
(Parts I and II)

65. The Governing Body:

(a) endorsed the report of the Working Group of the Subcommittee, as revised;

(b) endorsed the recommendations adopted by the Subcommittee in paragraphs 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 178, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, 192, 197, 199, 203 and 205 of document GB.280/MNE/1/1;

(c) invited the Director-General to distribute, as broadly as possible, the results of the Seventh Survey in line with the views expressed by the Subcommittee in its discussion of this item as reflected in the report of the Subcommittee to the Governing Body and decided that the full summary of the reports submitted by governments and by employers’ and workers’ organizations for the Seventh Survey, would be supplied on request.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/13, para. 174)

II. Operational prospectus for promotional activities
and research, including a tripartite forum

66. The Governing Body endorsed the approach outlined in document GB.280/MNE/1/3, taking into account the views expressed by the Subcommittee in its discussion of this agenda item as reflected in the report of the Subcommittee, and decided to refer any financial questions arising from the activities endorsed, including the tripartite forum on promoting the MNE Declaration to be held on 25-26 March 2002, to the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/13, para. 186)

Fourteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy

I. Overview of the work of the Employment Sector

II. Human resources development

III. Preparations for the Global Employment Forum (GEF)

IV. World Employment Report 2001 – Key findings

V. The labour market and employment implications of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic

67. The Governing Body took note of the report of the Committee. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/14)

Fifteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical
Meetings and Related Issues

I. Progress report on the review of the
Sectoral Activities Programme

68. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, paras. 4-12)

II. Composition and purpose of the sectoral
meetings to be held in 2002

69. The Governing Body decided that:

(a) the duration of the meetings should be five calendar days;

(b) the type of meeting and the number of delegations would be as indicated in AppendixII to this Record of Decisions and that the decision on the meeting concerning health services would be postponed until the November 2001 meeting of the STM Committee at the 282nd Session of the Governing Body;

(c) for each meeting the Government representatives should be appointed by the governments of the countries selected and the Employer and Worker representatives be appointed on the basis of nominations made by the respective groups of the Governing Body.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, para. 30)

70. The Governing Body approved, on the basis of the table in Appendix II to this Record of Decisions, the proposals concerning:

(a) the governments of the countries to be invited to be represented;

(b) the governments of the countries to be included on the reserve list; and

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, para. 31)

III. Effect to be given to the recommendations of
sectoral meetings

(a) Tripartite Meeting on Moving to Sustainable
Agricultural Development through the
Modernization of Agriculture and Employment
in a Globalized Economy
(Geneva, 18-22 September 2000)

71. The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the Note on the Proceedings:

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

(ii) to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned;

(iii) to the international organizations concerned;

(b) requested 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 paragraph 15 of conclusions and relevant part of the resolutions.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, para. 37)

(b) Tripartite Meeting on Labour Practices in the Footwear,
Leather, Textiles and Clothing Industries
(Geneva, 16-20 October 2000)

72. The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the Note on the Proceedings:

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

(ii) to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned;

(iii) to the international organizations concerned;

(b) requested 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 26-31 of the conclusions and the relevant part of the resolution.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, para. 43)

IV. Report of the Seventh Session of the Joint
ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the
Application of the Recommendation concerning
the Status of Teachers: Implications for ILO
follow-up activities
(Geneva, 11-15 September 2000)

73. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to take into consideration, where appropriate in consultation with the Director-General of UNESCO, the Joint Committee’s proposals for future action by the ILO and UNESCO, contained in the relevant paragraphs of its report, notably paragraphs 124-131, in planning and implementing future ILO activities, due account being taken of available resources. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, para. 50)

V. Report of the Second Session of the Joint IMO/ILO
Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on Liability and
Compensation regarding Claims for Death, Personal
Injury and Abandonment of Seafarers
(London, 30 October-3 November 2000)

74. The Governing Body approved the holding of a third session of the Working Group, with participation by the eight ILO (four Shipowner and four Seafarer) representatives, at no cost to the ILO, from 30 April to 4 May 2001 at IMO headquarters in London. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/15, para. 52)

Sixteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Committee on Technical Cooperation

I. Thematic evaluation: ILO projects
on training for employment

II. Report of the on-the-spot review teams for the Americas and Europe

III. Operational aspects of the International Programme on
the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

IV. Other business

(a) Preparations for the Third United Nations
Conference on the Least Developed
Countries (LDC III)

(b) Cooperation with the Palestinian Authority

75. The Governing Body took note of the report of the Committee. (Sixth sitting; GB.280/16)

Seventeenth item on the agenda

Report of the Working Party on the
Social Dimension of Globalization

76. The Governing Body took note of the oral report by the Chairperson of the Working Party including reference to a paper to be prepared by the Office on the future strategic direction of the Working Party, for consideration at a meeting of the Working Party during the forthcoming session (June 2001) of the International Labour Conference. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/17)

Eighteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Director-General

I. Progress in international labour legislation

II. Opinion relative to the decisions of the
International Labour Conference

III. Internal administration

IV. Publications and documents

77. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Third sitting; GB.280/18)

First Supplementary Report:
Report of the Committee of Experts
on the Application of Conventions and
Recommendations
(Geneva, 23 November-8 December 2000)

78. The Governing Body took note of the report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. (Third sitting; GB.280/18/1, para.4)

Second Supplementary Report:
Incomplete delegations at tripartite meetings

79. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Third sitting; GB.280/18/2)

Third Supplementary Report:
Appointments of an Executive Director
and of a Regional Director

80. The Governing Body took note of the appointments of Ms. Sally Patricia Paxton as Executive Director responsible for Social Dialogue, with the rank of Assistant Director-General, with effect from 26 February 2001, and of Mr. Yasuyuki Nodera as Regional Director of the Field Programmes in Asia and the Pacific with the rank of Assistant Director-General, with effect from 8 January 2001. (First sitting; GB.280/18/3)

Fourth Supplementary Report:
Request by a non-member State to be
represented by a delegation of observers
at the 89th Session (2001) of the
International Labour Conference

81. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to be represented by a delegation of observers at the 89th Session (2001) of the Conference, in accordance with article 2, paragraph3(e), of the Standing Orders of the Conference. (Third sitting; GB.280/18/4)

Fifth Supplementary Report:
Report of the Committee set up to examine the
representation alleging non-observance by Denmark
of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989
(No. 169), made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat (SIK)

82. The Governing Body approved the report:

Sixth Supplementary Report:
Representation alleging non-observance by Ethiopia of the
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention,
1958 (No. 111) and the Termination of Employment
Convention, 1982 (No. 158), made under article 24
of the ILO Constitution by the National Confederation
of Eritrean Workers (NCEW):
Interim report

83. The Governing Body took note of the report:

Seventh Supplementary Report:
Replacement of a member of a committee
set up to examine a representation
submitted under article 24 of the
ILO Constitution

84. The Governing Body appointed a replacement Government member of the Committee it had set up at its 275th Session (June1999) to examine a representation alleging non-observance by NewZealand of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29), made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the NewZealand Trade Union Federation. (Fourth (private) sitting; GB.280/18/7, para. 2)

Nineteenth item on the agenda

Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body

85. [No business]

Twentieth item on the agenda

Composition and agenda of standing bodies
and meetings

Tripartite Meeting on Human Resources Development,
Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering
and Tourism Sector
(Geneva, 2-6 April 2001)

86. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite Zonta International to be represented at the meeting as an observer. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para.2)

Meeting of Experts on ILO Guidelines on Occupational
Safety and Health Management Systems
(Geneva, 19-27 April 2001)

87. The Governing Body took note that its Officers has authorized the Director-General to invite the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor to be represented at the meeting as an observer. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para.4)

Invitation of non-governmental
international organizations

88. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

– International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse;

– International Head College of Experts;

– International Institute of Administrative Sciences.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 6)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on HIV/AIDS
and the World of Work
(Geneva, 14-22 May 2001)

89. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations
with governments

Mr. Carlos Antonio de Oliveira Aleixo (Brazil), Agent and Coordinator of units for workers’ assistance in HIV/AIDS of MTA; (accompanied by: Ms. Maria de Fátima Alencar Fernandes D’Assunçao, Labour Inspector/Coordinator of Nucleo Pro Dignidade of MTA; Mr. Paulo Junqueira-Aguiar, Consultant for national HIV/AIDS programme; Mr. Felipe Costi Santarosa, Second Secretary, Brazilian Mission);

Ms. Lu Xiaoping (China), Deputy Director of Multilateral Cooperation;

Shri Uday Kumar Varma (India), Director, National Labour Institute;

Mr. Roger Rehayem (Lebanon), Docteur en Médecine interne, Ministère du Travail;

Mr. Paul Onyeneto Okwulehie (Nigeria), Desk Officer HIV/AIDS;

Mr. Victor Stepanov (Russian Federation), Head of Section, Ministry of Labour and Social Development;

Mr. Cheikh Faye (Sénégal), Inspecteur du travail, ergonome et responsable du programme de santé sexuelle et reproductive en milieu professionnel;

Ms. Lisa Seftel (South Africa), Senior Manager, South African Department of Labour;

Mr. Leif Aringer (Sweden), MD, Chief Medical Officer;

Mr. Chaiyuth Chavalitnitkul (Thailand), Senior Expert on Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labour;

Dr. Saul Onyango (Uganda);

Ms. Cathryn Celeste Helm (United States), Coordinator for the Global HIV/AIDS Workplace Program; (accompanied by: Mr. John Lang, United States Mission; Mr. Robert Hagen, United States Mission).

Nominations made after consultations with
the Employers’ group

Mr. John Bates (Australia), Senior Industry Resources Adviser, Australian Entertainment Industry Association;

Mme Ngarmbatina Odjimbeye (Tchad), Membre du Comité d’administration, Conseil national du Patronat Tchadien, Présidente du Conseil d’administration LABOREX (Entreprise pharmaceutique);

Dr. Kamal Wahby (Egypt), Medical Consultant ESSO Standard N.E.;

Mr. Axel Harwerth (Germany), Leader, DaimlerChrysler Company, DaimlerChrysler Project against AIDS;

M. Ronald Laroche (Haïti), Vice Président, Affaires sociales, Association des Industriels d’Haïti; Directeur, Développement des Activités de Santé en Haïti;

Mr. Maher H. Alavi (Pakistan), Chairperson, Pakistan Red Crescent Society;

Dr. Miguel Brumas (Panama) Miembro, Consejo Empresarial para la Prevención del VIH/SIDA;

Dr. Lettie Lagrange (South Africa), Adviser, Health Services, Chamber of Mines;

Mr. Eric Jannerfeldt (Sweden), Medical Adviser, Swedish Employers’ Confederation;

Mr. Bruce Moats (United States), Corporate Vice-President, Government Affairs, LeviStrauss & Co.;

Mr. Dennis Zulu (Zambia), Research Specialist, Zambia Federation of Employers;

Mr. John W. Mufukare (Zimbabwe), Executive Director, Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe.

Substitutes

Ms. Chen Ying (China), Deputy Director-General, China Enterprise Confederation;

Dr. Jan Fertek (Czech Republic) Director, Nemocnice Pardubice;

Sr. Pedro Luis Franco (Colombia), Abogado– Asesor Laboral de Empresas, Miembro del Comité de Laboristas de ANDI Consultores Laborales;

Mme Guilaine Victor Malebranche (Haïti), Directrice exécutive, Association des Industries d’Haïti;

Mr. Laval Wong Moi Sang (Mauritius), Environmental and Industrial Relations Adviser, Occupational Safety and Health, Mauritius Employers’ Federation;

Ms. Simonee Shihepo (Namibia), Occupational Health Education & Awareness Programme Coordinator, Chamber of Mines of Namibia;

Mr. J.N. van Charante (Suriname), Managing Director, Foundation of Occupational Health;

Dr. Francis Michael Masanje (United Republic of Tanzania), Coordinator HIV/AIDS intervention programme, Tanganyika Wattle Hospital Co. Ltd.;

Mr. Chris Katorogo (Uganda) Training/Marketing Officer in charge of HIV/AIDS activities, Federation of Uganda Employers;

Mr. John T. Herbert (United States) Vice-President, Corporate Human Resources Strategy and Policy, Pfizer Inc.;

Dr. Jorge Basso Garrido (Uruguay), Médico del Programa Nacional de SIDA.

Nominations made after consultations with
the Workers’ group

Mr. Tony Keenan (Australia), Australian Council of Trade Unions, (ACTU);

Mr. Lino Domingos (Brazil), INST/CUT;

Mr. Kokalov Ivan Angelov (Bulgaria), President, Federation of Trade Unions- Health Services;

Mr. Paul Saint-Preux (Haiti), National Confederation of Haitian Teachers (CONEH);

Mr. K.S. Murty (India), General Secretary, INTUC;

M. Saliou Badiane (Sénégal), CNTS;

Mr. Tumediso Modise (South Africa), Coordinator, NACTU;

Mr. Sripo Wayuphak (Thailand), LCT;

Mr. Sam Lyomoki (Uganda), UMWU;

Mrs. Tamilia Kazaarina (Ukraine), Central Committee of the Union of Health Workers of Ukraine (CCHWU);

Mrs. Juliette D. Lenoir (United States), AFL-CIO;

M. Abou Taib (Morocco), Union générale des travailleurs du Maroc (UGTM).

Substitutes

Mr. M.R. Bhuiyan (Bangladesh), General Secretary, BJSL;

M. Jean Bianda Ntombo (République démocratique du Congo);

Observers

Mr. Ching Chabo (Singapore), ICFTU Asian and Pacific Regional Organization;

Mr. Dan Cunniah (Switzerland), ICFTU;

Mrs. Anna Biondi (Switzerland), ICFTU.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, paras. 12-13)

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations:

Public Services International;
Education International.

(Seventh sitting; announcement by the Chairperson)

Thirteenth Asian Regional Meeting
(Bangkok, 28-31 August 2001)

90. The Governing Body took note that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the General Confederation of Trade Unions and the International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse to be represented at the meeting as observers. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, paras. 14-15)

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in the
Non-ferrous Metals Industries
(Geneva, 28 August-4 September 2001)

91. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations with governments

Mr. Haijun Wang (China), Director, State Administration of Work Safety;

Ms. M. Valat Taddei (France), Direction des Relations du Travail, Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité;

Mr. Nobuto Okumura (Japan), Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health and Welfare;

Mr. John Jacobsen (Norway), Senior Engineer, Directorate of Labour Inspection;

Mr. Alfredo Americo Torres Ataipoma (Peru), Ingeniero Químico– Inspector de Trabajo, Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción Social;

Mr. Michael Fahey (United Kingdom), Principal Inspector of Health and Safety, United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive;

Mr. Thomas Galassi (United States), Deputy Director, Office of Compliance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor;

Mr. John Sichinsambwe (Zambia), Acting Chief Inspector of Factories, Ministry of Labour and Social Security– Factories Department.

Nominations made after consultations with
the Workers’ group

Mr. U.M. Sanker Das (India), General Secretary, Hindustan Zinc Workers’ Federation and Joint General Secretary, Indian National Mineworkers’ Federation;

Ms. Juliana Dickinson (Australia), Regional Health and Safety Officer, Australian Workers’ Union;

Mr. Abram Mathibela (South Africa), Regional Secretary, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa;

Mr. Steve Hunt (Canada), National Officer, Occupational Health and Safety, United Steelworkers of America;

Mr. Robert Sneddon (United Kingdom), National Officer, Occupational Health and Safety, Iron and Steel Trades Confederation;

Mr. Humberto Araya (Argentina), National Secretary for Health and Safety, Asociación Obrera Minera Argentina;

Ms. Rosaria Tatis (Colombia), Health and Safety Officer, Sintracerromatoso;

Ms. Livia Traciuc (Romania), Vice-President, National Trade Union Federation "Solidaritatea 90".

Substitute

Mr. M. A. Golovanets (Russian Federation), President, Regional GMPR Committee of Krasnoyarsk, Miners’ and Metallurgical Workers’ Union of Russia.

92. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

European Commission;
International Lead and Zinc Study Group;
International Copper Study Group;
International Nickel Study Group;
World Health Organization.

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

European Association of Metals;
International Commission on Occupational Health;
International Council on Metals and the Environment;
International Metalworkers Federation;
International Occupational Hygiene Association;
International Social Security Association.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 18)

Tripartite Meeting on the Social and Labour Dimensions of
the Forestry and Wood Industries on the Move
(Geneva, 17-21 September 2001)

93. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations with
the Workers’ group

Mr. Alexander Czauderma (Austria), Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz;

Mr. Edison Luiz Bernardez (Brazil), Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores nas Indústrias da Construção e da Madeira;

Mr. Jorge Gonzalez Castillo (Chile), Confederación Nacional de Sindicatos y Federaciones de Trabajadores Forestales, Industria de la Madera, Celulosa Papel y Derivados y Servicios Asociados;

Ms. Wang Ping (China), Agriculture and Forestry Industrial Workers’ Union of China;

Mr. Yao Agnigora (Côte d’Ivoire), Syndicat national des travailleurs des industries du bois et de la mécanique générale de la Côte d’Ivoire (SNTIBMGCI);

Mr. Jüri Minjajev (Estonia), Eesti metsatöö ametiühing (Trade Union of the Estonian Forest Industry Workers);

Mr. Ulf Forsman (Finland), Puu-ja Erityisalojen Liitto (Finnish Wood and Forest Workers);

Mr. Joshua Ansah (Ghana), Timber and Wood Workers Union of TUC;

Dr. Jm. Sofiati Mukadi (Indonesia), DPP FSP KAHUTINDO;

Ms. Nor Azlan B. Yaacob (Malaysia), Timber Employees Union Peninsular Malaysia;

Mr. René Lahoye (Netherlands), CNV Houte- en Bouwbond;

Mr. Jim Jones (New Zealand), National Distribution Union;

Ms. Beatrice Dindillo (Papua New Guinea), Papua New Guinea Timber and Construction Workers’ Union;

Mr. Vasile Badica (Romania), Romanian Federation of Wood Workers;

Mr. Valery Ochekurov (Russian Federation), Timber and Related Industries Workers’ Union of Russia;

Mr. Thamsanqa Myeza (South Africa), South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union (SAPAWU);

Mr. Roger Gerdin (Sweden), Skogs- och Träfacket (Swedish Forest and Wood Trade Union);

Mr. Phil Davies (United Kingdom), National Secretary, CFTA Section, GMB;

Mr. Bill Street (United States), IAM AW.

Substitutes

Mr. Jean Nguidjo Samba (Cameroun), Fédération nationale des syndicats des travailleurs des exploitations forestières, industries du bois, sylviculture et activités connexes du Cameroun;

Mr. Jean-Marc Zénon (France), Fédération générale Force Ouvrière bâtiment, travaux publics, bois, papier, carton, céramique, carrières et matériaux de construction;

Mr. Luís Adolfo Chávez Pérez (Guatemala), Federación Sindical de Trabajadores de la Silvicultura, Madera, Medioambiente y Recursos Naturales de Guatemala;

Mr. Wolfgang Rhode (Germany), IG METALL-Vorstand.

94. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;
International Trade Centre;
International Tropical Timber Organization;
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe;
United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
World Bank.

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

European Network of Forestry Entrepreneurs;
Federation of Timber and Related Industries Workers’ Unions of the Commonwealth of Independent States;
International Federation of Building and Wood Workers;
World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 21)

International Symposium on Strengthening Workers’
Participation in the United Nations System and Impact on
the Bretton Woods Institutions
(Geneva, 24-28 September 2001)

95. The Governing Body approved the following agenda for the symposium:

1. The impact of globalization and the need for a social dimension to international policies on trade and finance;

2. Areview of the mandates, evolution, role and policies of the Bretton Woods institutions, the WTO and UNCTAD;

3. The impact of Bretton Woods and UN economic policies at global, regional and national level;

4. Analysis and assessment of trade union strategies to impact on UN and Bretton Woods policy-making;

5. Strategic measures and action plans for consideration by trade unions to enhance their capacity to participate in social dialogue within the UN system and with the Bretton Woods institutions and also with the individual governments which make up these institutions in order to secure the promotion of the observance of international labour standards by the UN and Bretton Woods institutions.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 25)

96. The Governing Body decided that the symposium should be attended by 30 trade union representatives, nominated after consultation with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body and coming from both industrialized and developing countries of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Pacific, Europe and the Arab Countries. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 27)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Management of
Disability at the Workplace
(Geneva, 3-12 October 2001)

97. The Governing Body took note that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following governments to attend the meeting: Australia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, People’s Republic of China, South Africa. Should any of them fail to nominate a participant, the Director-General would approach the Governments of Ireland, Senegal and Thailand.

98. The Governing Body took note that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Council of Europe;
European Commission;
United Nations Commission for Social Development;
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights;
World Health Organization.

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

Disabled Peoples’ International;
European Disability Forum;
General Confederation of Trade Unions;
Inclusion International;
International Council of Nurses;
International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse;
International Federation of Social Workers;
International Institute of Administrative Sciences;
International Organization for the Provision of Work for Persons with Disabilities and Who are Occupationally Handicapped;
World Federation for Mental Health;
Rehabilitation International;
World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation;
World Federation of the Deaf;
World Blind Union.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 30)

Joint Meeting on the Impact of Decentralization and
Privatization of Municipal Services
(Geneva, 15-19 October 2001)

99. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;
United Nations;
United Nations Development Programme;
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;
World Bank;
World Health Organization.

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

Education International;
International Confederation of Public Servants;
International Council of Nurses;
International Federation of Employees in the Public Service;
International Institute of Administrative Sciences;
International Union of Local Authorities;
Public Services International;
World Confederation of Teachers.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 33)

Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics: Household Income
and Expenditure Statistics (Part A) and Consumer Price
Indices (Part B)
(Geneva, 22-31 October 2001)

100. The Governing Body took note that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following governments to attend the meeting: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Iceland, Israel, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Should any of those governments prove to be unable to nominate a participant, the Director-General would approach the Governments of Argentina, China, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Madagascar, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa and the Syrian Arab Republic.

101. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the Australian Bureau of Statistics to be represented at the meeting as observer. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para.35)

102. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Technical Expert Group on Consumer Price Indices;
United Nations Development Programme;
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

International Institute of Administrative Sciences;
General Confederation of Trade Unions.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 38)

Global Employment Forum
(Geneva, 1-3 November 2001)

103. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the General Confederation of Trade Unions and the Union of International Associations to be represented at the meeting as observers. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 40)

Tripartite Meeting on the Construction Industry in the
Twenty-first Century: Its Image, Employment Prospects and
Skill Requirements
(Geneva, 10-14 December 2001)

104. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

United Nations Centre for Human Settlement;
United Nations Conference for Trade and Development;
World Bank;
World Trade Organization.

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations;
International Construction Institute;
International Federation of Building and Woodworkers;
World Federation of Building and Woodworkers’ Unions.

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 43)

Appointment of a Governing Body delegation to the
Third United Nations Conference on the Least
Developed Countries
(Brussels, 14-20 May 2001)

105. The Governing Body designated the following members of the tripartite delegation to the above Conference:

Government representative:	Mr. Haydoub (Sudan)
Employer representative:	Mr. Wade
Worker representative:	Mr. Murangira

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 45 and announcement by the Chairperson)

Appointment of a Governing Body delegation to the World
Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
(Durban, 31 August-7 September 2001)

106. The Governing Body designated the following members of the tripartite delegation to the above Conference:

Government representative:	To be determined
Employer representative:	Mr. Funes de Rioja
Worker representative:	Lord Brett

(Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 47 and announcement by the Chairperson)

Appointment of Governing Body representatives
on various bodies

Tripartite Meeting on the Social and Labour
Dimension of the Forestry and Wood Industries
on the Move
(Geneva, 17-21 September 2001)

107. The Governing Body appointed Mr. Arbesser-Rastburg (Employer member) as its representative, who would also chair the meeting. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 48 and announcement by the Chairperson)

Joint meeting on the Impact of Decentralization
and Privatization of Municipal Services
(Geneva, 15-19 October 2001)

108. The Governing Body appointed Ms. Yacob (Worker member) as its representative, who would also chair the meeting. (Seventh sitting; GB.280/20, para. 49 and announcement by the Chairperson)

Matters on which the Officers of the Governing Body
took decisions on its behalf

Meetings for 2001 and advance information for 2002

109. The Officers of the Governing Body approved the programme of meetings for 2001 and 2002 as set out in document GB.280/Inf.1.

Symposia, seminars, workshops and similar meetings

110. The Officers of the Governing Body approved proposals for a number of symposia, seminars, workshops and similar meetings, as set out in document GB.280/Inf.2.

Requests from non-governmental international
organizations wishing to be represented at the 89th (2001)
Session of the International Labour Conference

111. The Officers of the Governing Body authorized the Director-General–

(a) to invite the organizations listed below to be represented at the 89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference, it being understood that it will be for the Selection Committee of the Conference to consider their requests to participate in the work of the Committees dealing with the agenda items in which they have stated a special interest;

(b) to inform the organizations concerned that they may nominate one person only for each of the agenda items in respect of which their interest had been recognized.

Workers’ organizations

African Organization of Mines, Metal, Energy, Chemical and Allied Trade Unions

Commonwealth Trade Union Council

Democratic Organization of African Workers’ Trade Unions

Education International

European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

European Trade Union Confederation

General Confederation of Trade Unions

International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions

International Confederation of Public Service Officers

International Energy and Mines Organization

International Entertainment Alliance

International Federation of Building and Wood Workers

International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions

International Federation of Employees in Public Services

International Federation of Journalists

International Metalworkers’ Federation

International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation

International Transport Workers’ Federation

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations

Latin American Union of Municipal Workers

Permanent Congress of Trade Union Unity of Latin American Workers

Public Services International

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Trade Unions International of Public and Allied Employees

Trade Unions International of Workers in Agriculture, Food, Commerce, Textiles and Allied Industries

Union Network International

World Confederation of Teachers

World Federation of Agriculture, Food, Hotel and Allied Workers

World Federation of Scientific Workers

World Federation of Teachers’ Unions

Other organizations

Arab Lawyers’ Union

Defence for Children International

International Association of Universities of the Third Age

International Centre for Trade Union Rights

International Commission on Occupational Health

International Construction Institute

International Council of Nurses

International Federation of Business and Professional Women

International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse

International Federation Terre des Hommes

International Federation of University Women

International Young Christian Workers

Soroptimist International

Union of International Associations

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

World Alliance of Young Men’s Christian Associations

World Movement of Christian Workers

World Organisation Against Torture

World ORT Union

World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations

World Veterans Federation

Zonta International

(Communicated to the Governing Bodyin GB.280/Inf.3)

Request by an intergovernmental organization to be
represented at ILO meetings

112. The Officers of the Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs in Gulf Cooperation Council States to be represented at future sessions of the International Labour Conference and at ILO Asian Regional Meetings.

(Communicated to the Governing Body in GB.280/Inf.4)

Appendix I

Amendments to the Financial Rules
and the Staff Regulations

(Additions are underlined. Deletions are shown in square brackets.)

I. Amendments to the Financial Rules

XI. Property

11.40 Treatment of cases of loss of assets[, fraud]
or unrecovered debt

[(See Rule XIII.)]

Any loss of assets or unrecovered debt must be reported at once to the Treasurer who shall ensure that appropriate follow-up action is taken. The Treasurer shall inform the External Auditor and the Chief Internal Auditor of all such losses.

XIII. Accountability

13.10 Cases of fraud, presumption of fraud
or attempted fraud

Any case of fraud, presumption of fraud or attempted fraud must be reported to the Director-General through the Treasurer[. Full details of such cases shall be submitted to the External Auditor with the related accounts] and the Chief Internal Auditor. Confidentiality shall be respected at all times. No staff member who provides such information shall be adversely affected unless this information was wilfully provided with the knowledge that it was false or with intent to misinform. In all instances, the Treasurer, the External Auditor and the Chief Internal Auditor shall promptly be made aware of the full details of such cases with the related documents.

13.40 Writing-off of losses

(a) Where a loss is estimated as US$400 or less, the writing-off may be authorised by the Director of the Financial Services Department. The Treasurer or the Committee on Accountability, in cases referred to it, may authorise the writing-off of losses exceeding the equivalent of US$400. A statement of all losses over US$400 which are written off shall be submitted to the External Auditor and the Chief Internal Auditor with the related [accounts] documents.

…..

XIV. Internal audit

14.10 Responsibilities of the Chief Internal Auditor

…..

(b) [The Chief Internal Auditor shall prepare a report for the Governing Body on significant findings resulting from internal audit and investigation assignments undertaken in each year. The Director-General shall submit this report, together with any comments thereon he deems appropriate, to the first session of the Governing Body in the following year. Additional reports on significant internal audit and investigation findings may be similarly prepared by the Chief Internal Auditor and submitted to the Governing Body in the same manner, should he deem this to be necessary.]

The Chief Internal Auditor is responsible for internal audit, inspection, monitoring and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Organization’s system of internal control, financial management and use of assets as well as investigation of financial or administrative misconduct and other irregular activities. All systems, processes, operations, functions, programmes and activities within the Organization are subject to the Chief Internal Auditor’s independent review, evaluation and oversight.

14.20 Appointment and termination of
the Chief Internal Auditor

The Director-General shall appoint a technically and professionally qualified Chief Internal Auditor in accordance with the provisions of article 4.2(d) of the Staff Regulations. The Director-General may terminate the appointment of the Chief Internal Auditor in accordance with the provisions of article 11.1 of the Staff Regulations.

14.30 Terms of reference governing internal audit

Internal audit shall function in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) The Chief Internal Auditor shall report directly to the Director-General,

(b) Internal audit shall have full, free and prompt access to all records, property, personnel, operations, functions and any other material within the Organization which, in internal audit’s opinion, are relevant to the subject matter under review.

(c) In addition to receiving reports of fraud, presumption of fraud or attempted fraud as required under article 13.10 of the Financial Rules, internal audit shall also be available to receive directly from individual staff members complaints or information concerning the possible existence of waste, abuse of authority or other irregular activities. Confidentiality shall be respected at all times. No staff member who provides such information shall be adversely affected, unless this information was wilfully provided with the knowledge that it was false or with intent to misinform. The Chief Internal Auditor shall immediately inform the Treasurer of any substantiated complaints or information involving loss of property or resources.

(d) Internal audit shall report the results of its work and make recommendations to the Director-General, with a copy to the External Auditor and other persons designated by the Director-General. At the request of the Chief Internal Auditor, any such report shall be submitted to the Governing Body, together with any comments thereon by the Director-General as he deems appropriate.

(e) The Chief Internal Auditor shall additionally submit a summary report annually to the Director-General, with a copy to the External Auditor, on internal audit activities of the previous year, including the orientation and scope of such activities, as well as the implementation status of recommendations. This report shall be submitted to the Governing Body together with any comments thereon by the Director-General as he deems appropriate.

(f) The Director-General shall ensure that all internal audit recommendations are responded to and implemented as appropriate.

II. Amendments to the Staff Regulations

Article 4.2

Filling of vacancies

(d) 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. The position of Chief Internal Auditor shall be filled by the Director-General after [consulting the Officers of] consultation with the Governing Body.

Article 11.1

Provisions governing termination

The Director-General may terminate the appointment of an official in accordance with the terms of his contract of employment and the provisions of these Regulations. The Director-General shall consult the [Officers of the] Governing Body before terminating the appointment of the Chief Internal Auditor.

Appendix II

Composition and purpose of the sectoral meetings
to be held in 2002


Type	Composition	Reserve list	Purpose

Meeting on Lifelong Learning in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries
Tripartite	20 governments: Belgium, Chile, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, South Africa, Spain, SriLanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States. 20 Employer representatives; 20 Worker representatives.	Austria, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Zimbabwe.	To exchange views on the need for lifelong learning and training in the MEE industries, and the social and labour implications for the parties concerned, using a report prepared by the Office as the basis for its discussions; to adopt conclusions that include proposals for action by governments, by employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national level and by the ILO; and to adopt a report on its discussion. The meeting may also adopt resolutions.
Meeting on the Evolution of Employment, Working Time and Training in the Mining Industry
Tripartite	18 governments: Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Namibia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Togo, Ukraine, United States, Zambia. 18 Employer representatives; 18 Worker representatives.	Argentina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, Guinea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Portugal, Sudan, Sweden, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zimbabwe.	To exchange views on the evolution of employment, working time and training in the mining industry, the social and labour implications of these developments for the parties concerned, and the role of social dialogue in addressing them, using a report prepared by the Office as a basis for its discussions; to adopt conclusions that include proposals for action by governments, by employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national level and by the ILO; and to adopt a report on its discussion. The meeting may also adopt resolutions.
Meeting on the Promotion of Good Industrial Relations in Oil and Gas Production and Oil Refining
Tripartite	18 governments: Belarus, Cameroon, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. 18 Employer representatives; 18 Worker representatives.	Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Morocco, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Sudan, Turkey, Zimbabwe.	To discuss and review different approaches to promoting good industrial relations in a variety of geographical, cultural, political, economic and technical circumstances, using a report prepared by the Office as a basis for its discussions; to adopt conclusions that include proposals for action by governments, by employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national level and by the ILO; and to adopt a report on its discussion. The meeting may also adopt resolutions.
Meeting on Employment, Employability and Equal Opportunities in the Postal and Telecommunications Services
Tripartite	22 governments: Argentina, Barbados, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, France, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe. 22 Employer representatives; 22 Worker representatives.	Austria, Bahamas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guinea, Italy, Kiribati, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mali, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, San Marino, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay.	To exchange views on employment, employability and equal opportunities in postal and telecommunications services, the social and labour implications of these developments for the social partners, and the role of social dialogue in addressing them, using a report prepared by the Office as the basis for its discussions; to adopt conclusions that include proposals for action by governments, by employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national level and by the ILO; and to adopt a report on its discussion. The meeting may also adopt resolutions.
Meeting on Restructuring of Civil Aviation: Consequences for Management and Personnel
Tripartite	20 governments: Austria, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, ElSalvador, France, Kenya, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sudan, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Zimbabwe. 20 Employer representatives; 20 Worker representatives.	Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Finland, Guinea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand.	To exchange views on the restructuring of civil aviation and consequences for management and personnel, using a report prepared by the Office as the basis for its discussions; to adopt conclusions that include proposals for action by governments, by employers’ and workers’ organizations and by the ILO; and to adopt a report on its discussions. The meeting may also adopt resolutions.

Updated by SA. Approved by NdW. Last updated 12 September 2001

Record of Decisions

Record of Decisions

Date, place and agenda of the 91st Session (2003) of the Conference

Standing items

Items placed on the agenda by the Conference or the Governing Body

Review of annual reports under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 2001

Part I: Introduction by the ILO Declaration Expert-Advisers to the compilation of annual reports

Part II: Compilation of annual reports by the International Labour Office

Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

Consideration of the Director-General’s report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories at the 89th (2001) Session of the International Labour Conference

Second Report of the Special Representative of the Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

Follow-up to the report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the year ended 31 December 1999

Report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2000

Follow-up to the report of the External Auditor on the accounts for 1998-99

Report on programme implementation in 2000

Delegation of authority under article 18 of the Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference

The United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) – Statistical report on the budgetary and financial situation of organizations of the United Nations system

Financial arrangements for certain recommendations of the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission

Governing Body representation at international conferences

IV. Decisions of the United Nations General Assembly on the report of the International Civil Service Commission

(a) Decisions of the United Nations General Assembly on the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board

(b) First Supplementary Report: Appointments to the ILO Staff Pension Committee (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board)

(a) Exceptional measures concerning agreed terminations (article 11.16 of the Staff Regulations)

Report of the Government members of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee on allocations matters

Scale of assessments of contributions to the budget for the 2002-03 financial period

Procedure for the possible continuation of the work of the Government members of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee in relation to allocations matters during the International Labour Conference

Financial arrangements for the Tripartite Forum on Promoting the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards

II. The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up: Review of the forms for annual reports under the follow-up

III. Possible improvements in ILO standards-related activities

Second report: International labour standards and human rights

I. Report of the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards

II. Standard-setting policy: Ratification and promotion of fundamental ILO Conventions

III. General status report on ILO action concerning discrimination in employment and occupation

IV. Form for reports on the application of unratified Conventions (article 19 of the Constitution): Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) and Recommendation (No. 85)

V. Choice of Conventions and Recommendations on which reports should be requested in 2003 under article 19 of the Constitution

VII. Report of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances

I. Follow-up and promotion on the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy: Seventh Survey on the effect given to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (Parts I and II)

II. Operational prospectus for promotional activities and research, including a tripartite forum

V. The labour market and employment implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues

I. Progress report on the review of the Sectoral Activities Programme

II. Composition and purpose of the sectoral meetings to be held in 2002

III. Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral meetings

I. Thematic evaluation: ILO projects on training for employment

III. Operational aspects of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

(a) Preparations for the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC III)

Report of the Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization

II. Opinion relative to the decisions of the International Labour Conference

Second Supplementary Report: Incomplete delegations at tripartite meetings

Third Supplementary Report: Appointments of an Executive Director and of a Regional Director

Fourth Supplementary Report: Request by a non-member State to be represented by a delegation of observers at the 89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference

Fifth Supplementary Report: Report of the Committee set up to examine the representation alleging non-observance by Denmark of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat (SIK)

Seventh Supplementary Report: Replacement of a member of a committee set up to examine a representation submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution

Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

Nominations made after consultations with governments

Nominations made after consultations with the Employers’ group

Substitutes

Nominations made after consultations with the Workers’ group

Substitutes

Observers

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations:

Nominations made after consultations with governments

Nominations made after consultations with the Workers’ group

Substitute

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

Nominations made after consultations with the Workers’ group

Substitutes

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

Date, place and agenda of the 91st Session (2003)
of the Conference

Items placed on the agenda by the Conference
or the Governing Body

Review of annual reports under the follow-up to
the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work, 2001

Part I: Introduction by the ILO Declaration Expert-Advisers
to the compilation of annual reports

Part II: Compilation of annual reports by the
International Labour Office

Developments concerning the question of the
observance by the Government of Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

Consideration of the Director-General’s report on the
situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories
at the 89th (2001) Session of the International Labour
Conference

Second Report of the Special Representative of the
Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

Follow-up to the report of the Chief Internal Auditor
for the year ended 31 December 1999

Report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the year
ended 31 December 2000

Follow-up to the report of the
External Auditor on the accounts
for 1998-99

Report on programme
implementation in 2000

Delegation of authority under article 18
of the Standing Orders of the
International Labour Conference

The United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination
(ACC) – Statistical report on the budgetary and financial situation
of organizations of the United Nations system

Financial arrangements for certain
recommendations of the 29th Session
of the Joint Maritime Commission

Governing Body representation at
international conferences

IV. Decisions of the United Nations General
Assembly on the report of the International
Civil Service Commission

(a) Decisions of the United Nations General
Assembly on the report of the United Nations
Joint Staff Pension Board

(b) First Supplementary Report:
Appointments to the ILO Staff Pension Committee
(United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board)

(a) Exceptional measures concerning agreed terminations
(article 11.16 of the Staff Regulations)

Report of the Government members of the
Programme, Financial and Administrative
Committee on allocations matters

Scale of assessments of contributions to the budget
for the 2002-03 financial period

Procedure for the possible continuation of the work of the
Government members of the Programme, Financial and
Administrative Committee in relation to allocations matters
during the International Labour Conference

Financial arrangements for the Tripartite Forum
on Promoting the Tripartite Declaration of
Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises
and Social Policy

Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues
and International Labour Standards

II. The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work and its Follow-up:
Review of the forms for annual reports under the follow-up

III. Possible improvements in ILO
standards-related activities

Second report: International labour standards
and human rights

I. Report of the Working Party on Policy
regarding the Revision of Standards

II. Standard-setting policy: Ratification and
promotion of fundamental ILO Conventions

III. General status report on ILO action concerning
discrimination in employment and occupation

IV. Form for reports on the application of unratified
Conventions (article 19 of the Constitution):
Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95)
and Recommendation (No. 85)

V. Choice of Conventions and Recommendations
on which reports should be requested in 2003
under article 19 of the Constitution

VII. Report of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference
on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances

I. Follow-up and promotion on the Tripartite Declaration
of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and
Social Policy: Seventh Survey on the effect given
to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning
Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
(Parts I and II)

II. Operational prospectus for promotional activities
and research, including a tripartite forum

V. The labour market and employment implications of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical
Meetings and Related Issues

I. Progress report on the review of the
Sectoral Activities Programme

II. Composition and purpose of the sectoral
meetings to be held in 2002

III. Effect to be given to the recommendations of
sectoral meetings

I. Thematic evaluation: ILO projects
on training for employment

III. Operational aspects of the International Programme on
the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

(a) Preparations for the Third United Nations
Conference on the Least Developed
Countries (LDC III)

Report of the Working Party on the
Social Dimension of Globalization

II. Opinion relative to the decisions of the
International Labour Conference

Second Supplementary Report:
Incomplete delegations at tripartite meetings

Third Supplementary Report:
Appointments of an Executive Director
and of a Regional Director

Fourth Supplementary Report:
Request by a non-member State to be
represented by a delegation of observers
at the 89th Session (2001) of the
International Labour Conference

Fifth Supplementary Report:
Report of the Committee set up to examine the
representation alleging non-observance by Denmark
of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989
(No. 169), made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat (SIK)

Seventh Supplementary Report:
Replacement of a member of a committee
set up to examine a representation
submitted under article 24 of the
ILO Constitution

Composition and agenda of standing bodies
and meetings

Invitation of non-governmental
international organizations

Nominations made after consultations
with governments

Nominations made after consultations with
the Employers’ group

Nominations made after consultations with
the Workers’ group

Nominations made after consultations with
the Workers’ group

Nominations made after consultations with
the Workers’ group

Matters on which the Officers of the Governing Body
took decisions on its behalf

Requests from non-governmental international
organizations wishing to be represented at the 89th (2001)
Session of the International Labour Conference

Request by an intergovernmental organization to be
represented at ILO meetings