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Programme of Sectoral Meetings
1998-1999
June 1997
Contents
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Tripartite Meeting on Employment and Industrial Relations Issues in Oil Refining | |
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Tripartite Meeting on the Human Resources Dimension of Structural and Regulatory Changes and Globalization in Postal and Telecommunications Services | |
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Tripartite Meeting on Technology and Employment in the Food and Drink Industries | |
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Joint Meeting on Terms of Employment and Working Conditions in Health Sector Reforms | |
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Tripartite Meeting on the Impact of Flexible Labour Market Arrangements in the Machinery, Electrical and Electronic Industries | |
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Joint Meeting on Human Resource Development in the Public Service in the Context of Structural Adjustment and Transition | |
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Tripartite Meeting on Voluntary Initiatives Affecting Training and Education on Safety, Health and Environment in the Chemical Industries | |
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Tripartite Meeting on Social and Labour Issues in Small-scale Mines | |
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Tripartite Meeting on Managing the Privatization and Restructuring of Public Utilities | |
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Symposium on the Social and Labour Consequences of Technological Developments, Deregulation and Privatization of Transport | |
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Tripartite Meeting on the Human Resource Implications of Globalization and Restructuring in Commerce | |
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Tripartite Meeting on Safety and Health in the Fishing Industry |
Tripartite Meeting on Employment and Industrial Relations Issues in Oil Refining
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Date: |
23-27 February 1998. |
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Composition: |
Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Romania, Russian Federation, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States. (19) |
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Reserve list: |
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Bolivia, Ghana, Italy, Kuwait, Norway, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
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19 Employers' representatives, |
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19 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on employment and industrial relations issues in oil refining; |
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to adopt conclusions that include proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Tripartite Meeting on the Human Resources Dimension of Structural and Regulatory Changes and Globalization in Postal and Telecommunications Services
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Date: |
20-24 April 1998. |
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Composition: |
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States. (20) |
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Reserve list: |
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Benin, Burkina Faso, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela. |
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20 Employers' representatives, |
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20 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To share experience in dealing with liberalization and deregulation practices; |
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to discuss the social implications of privatization and restructuring, with emphasis on employment status and levels, labour relations, working conditions and human resources development, including training and retraining; |
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to adopt conclusions that include guidance and proposals for further action; and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Tripartite Meeting on Technology and Employment
in the Food and Drink Industries
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Date: |
18-22 May 1998. |
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Composition: |
Burundi, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Portugal, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay. (20) |
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Reserve list: |
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Argentina, Bahamas, Benin, Brazil, Ethiopia, Germany, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia. |
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20 Employers' representatives, |
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20 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on how the effects on employment and working conditions of introducing new technology should be managed and what the roles of the tripartite parties should be in that process; |
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to adopt conclusions that include guidance and proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Joint Meeting on Terms of Employment
and Working Conditions in Health Sector Reforms
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Date: |
21-25 September 1998. |
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Composition: |
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Niger, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, Zambia. (18) |
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Reserve list: |
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Algeria, Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Finland, Ghana, India, Italy, Morocco, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States. |
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7 Employers' representatives from the private sector, |
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25 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on the impact on employment and working conditions of changes in the delivery of health services caused by reform of the health sector in countries undergoing structural adjustment and transition to market economies; |
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to adopt conclusions that include guidance and proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Tripartite Meeting on the Impact of Flexible Labour Market Arrangements
in the Machinery, Electrical and Electronic Industries
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Date: |
26-30 October 1998. |
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Composition: |
Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States. (24) |
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Reserve list: |
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Argentina, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Ireland, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Nepal, Philippines, Turkey. |
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24 Employers' representatives, |
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24 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on labour flexibility practices, their effects on employment and working conditions and on labour-management relations in the mechanical and electrical engineering industries; to adopt conclusions that include proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Joint Meeting on Human Resource Development in the Public Service
in the Context of Structural Adjustment and Transition
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Date: |
14-18 December 1998. |
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Composition: |
Algeria, Bahamas, Benin, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, India, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Zambia. (28) |
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Reserve list: |
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Armenia, Dominica, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Gambia, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Saint Lucia, Zimbabwe. |
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28 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To discuss research findings; |
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to adopt conclusions containing guidelines on human resource development of the public service in the context of structural adjustment and transition; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
Tripartite Meeting on Voluntary Initiatives Affecting Training
and Education on Safety, Health and Environment in the Chemical Industries
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Date: |
First half of 1999. |
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Composition: |
Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. (23) |
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Reserve list: |
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Algeria, Barbados, Chile, Finland, Ghana, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nicaragua, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates. |
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23 Employers' representatives, |
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23 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on voluntary initiatives affecting training and education on safety, health and environment in the chemical industries; |
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to adopt conclusions that include guidance and proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Tripartite Meeting on Social and Labour Issues in Small-scale Mines
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Date: |
First half of 1999. |
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Composition: |
Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe. (18) |
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Reserve List: |
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Brazil, Chile, Fiji, Mali, Mexico, Namibia, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Viet Nam. |
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18 Employers' representatives, |
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18 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on the social and labour issues in small-scale mining and discuss the role of governments, the social partners and the ILO; |
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to adopt conclusions that include proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Tripartite Meeting on Managing the Privatization
and Restructuring of Public Utilities
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Date: |
First half of 1999. |
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Composition: |
Benin, Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Grenada, Hungary, Israel, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Suriname, Sweden. (20) |
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Reserve List: |
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Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominica, Guatemala, Italy, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Panama, Spain, Switzerland. |
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20 Employers' representatives, |
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20 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on experience in the privatization and restructuring of public utilities and their impact on employment, working conditions and human resource development, and service delivery; |
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to adopt conclusions that include guidance for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Symposium on the Social and Labour Consequences of Technological
Developments, Deregulation and Privatization of Transport
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Date: |
Second half of 1999. |
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Composition: |
Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States, Zimbabwe. (23) |
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Reserve List: |
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Austria, Benin, Bolivia, China, Finland, Gambia, Guatemala, India, Mauritius, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Thailand, Uruguay, Zambia. |
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23 Employers' representatives, |
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23 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To elaborate conclusions that would provide guidance for the ILO's future work in the various sectors considered. |
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After the symposium, the Office will publish a report including a summary of the discussion. |
Tripartite Meeting on the Human Resource Implications of Globalization
and Restructuring in Commerce
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Date: |
Second half of 1999. |
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Composition: |
Burundi, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Suriname, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey. (25) |
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Reserve list: |
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Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Croatia, Dominica, Ethiopia, Finland, Grenada, Guatemala, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia. |
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25 Employers' representatives, |
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25 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on and experience of the emerging circuits of distribution and their impact on the employment and working conditions of commerce personnel; |
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to adopt practical conclusions that include guidance and proposals for further action; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |
Tripartite Meeting on Safety and Health in the Fishing Industry
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Date: |
Second half of 1999. |
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Composition: |
Algeria, Chile, China, Cuba, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States. (18) |
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Reserve List: |
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Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Denmark, France, Ghana, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Tunisia. |
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18 Employers' representatives, |
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18 Workers' representatives. |
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Purpose: |
To exchange views on safety and health issues in the fishing industry; |
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to assess work done by the FAO/ILO/IMO Working Group and by the FAO and the IMO; |
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to adopt conclusions which identify follow-up activities and review ILO standards adopted specifically for fishermen; |
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and to adopt a report on the discussion. |
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The meeting may also adopt resolutions. |