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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE Governing Body |
GB.271/205 |
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. |
Table of contents
First item on the agenda
Appointment of the Director-General
1. A secret ballot was taken in accordance with the rules adopted by the Governing Body at its 240th Session (May-June 1988), with the following result. The required majority being 29 votes, Mr. Juan Somavía received 44 votes, Ms. Maria Nieves Roldan-Confesor received 12 votes; there were 0 blank papers and 0 void. Mr. Juan Somavía was accordingly declared elected to the post of Director-General of the International Labour Office, for a five-year term of office in accordance with the provisions of the ILO Staff Regulations, to take effect on 4 March 1999. (First sitting; GB.271/1)
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Second item on the agenda
Approval of the minutes of the 270th Session
2. Subject to the corrections received, the Governing Body approved the minutes of its 270th Session. (First sitting; GB.271/2)
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Third item on the agenda
3. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to prepare a draft of a possible Declaration of principles concerning fundamental rights and its follow-up mechanism for the 86th Session (1998) of the International Labour Conference taking into account all the views presented in the debate in the Government Body. In order to arrive at the most acceptable solutions, these proposals should be prepared in close consultation with the tripartite constituents. The draft should be distributed to the constituents at the earliest possible date and in any case no later than during the first week of May 1998. (Fourth sitting; GB.271/3/1 and statement by the Chairperson)
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Fourth item on the agenda
Date, place and agenda of the 88th Session (2000)
of the International Labour Conference
4. The Governing Body decided that the 88th Session (2000) of the Conference should open on Tuesday, 6 June 2000, and that it should be held in Geneva. (First sitting; GB.271/4/1, paras. 1 and 2)
5. The Governing Body decided that, in addition to the standing items which the Conference would have before it, the following items should be placed on its agenda:
(First sitting; GB.271/4/1, para. 274 and GB.271/4/2, para. 11)
6. 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 and the item likely to be carried over from the 87th Session (1999), the agenda of the session would be as follows:
Standing items
Items placed on the agenda by the
Conference or the Governing Body
(Fifth sitting; GB.271/4/1 paras. 3-4 and 273; GB.271/4/2, para. 11)
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Fifth item on the agenda
Preliminary consultation on the Programme
and Budget proposals for 2000-2001
7. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Fifth and sixth sittings; GB.271/5)
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Sixth item on the agenda
Report and Conclusions of the Twelfth Asian Regional Meeting
(Bangkok, 9-11 December 1997)
8. The Governing Body requested the Director-General --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/6, para. 41)
9. The Governing Body took note of an Office paper reporting on action taken to follow up on the Twelfth Asian Regional Meeting, and requested that the report of the High-Level Meeting on Social Responses to the Financial Crisis in East and South-East Asian Countries (Bangkok, 22-24 April 1998) be submitted to the Governing Body at its 272nd Session (June 1998). (Ninth sitting; GB.271/6(Add.1))
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Seventh item on the agenda
10. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/7, para. 8)
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Eighth item on the agenda
Developments in the United Nations in 1997-98
11. The Governing Body took note of the Office papers. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/8/1 and GB.271/8/2)
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Ninth item on the agenda
Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association
12. The Governing Body took note of the introduction to the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.271/9, paras. 1-44).
13. The Governing Body adopted the recommendations in paragraphs 55 (Case No. 1924: Argentina); 68 (Case No. 1945: Chile); 91 (Case No. 1787: Colombia); 105 (Case No. 1916: Colombia); 119 (Case No. 1925: Colombia); 160 (Case No. 1865: Republic of Korea); 185 (Case No. 1938: Croatia); 223 (Case No. 1933: Denmark); 251 (Cases Nos. 1851 and 1922: Djibouti); 261 (Case No. 1876: Guatemala); 272 (Case No. 1936: Guatemala); 288 (Case No. 1940: Mauritius); 307 (Case No. 1913: Panama); 342 (Case No. 1852: United Kingdom); 370 (Case No. 1912: United Kingdom/Isle of Man); 386 (Case No. 1843: Sudan); 403 (Case No. 1812: Venezuela); 420 (Case No. 1828: Venezuela); and 452 (Case No. 1937: Zimbabwe). (Seventh sitting; GB.271/9)
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Tenth item on the agenda
Reports of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee
First report: Financial and general questions
Programme and Budget for 1996-97
Regular Budget Account and
Working Capital Fund as at
31 December 1997
Programme and Budget for 1998-99
Collection of contributions from 1 January 1998 to date
Report of the Building Subcommittee
Follow-up on the report of the Chief Internal Auditor
for the year ended 31 December 1996
Report of the Chief Internal Auditor for the
year ended 31 December 1997
14. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, paras. 1-74 and GB.271/10(Corr.))
Delegation of authority under article 18 of the
Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference
15. The Governing Body took note that the Committee had delegated to its Officers (the Chairperson and the spokespersons for the Employer and Worker members of the Committee), for the period of the 86th Session (June 1998) 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 66th financial period ending 31 December 1999, and made a similar delegation of authority to its Officers under Article 18 of the Standing Orders of the Conference. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, paras. 76-77)
Other financial and general questions
Amendments to the Financial Regulations:
Additional terms of reference governing
external audit
16. The Governing Body approved the amendments to the Financial Regulations set out in the Appendix to this Record of Decisions and decided to submit the following draft resolution for adoption by the Conference at its 86th Session (June 1998):
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization;
Decides to amend the additional terms of reference governing external audit as set out in the appendix to the Financial Regulations by replacing paragraph 5 of that appendix by the following text:
5. The external auditor shall express and sign an opinion on the financial statements of the Organization. The opinion shall include the following basic elements:
(Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, para. 81)
17. The Governing Body decided that the travel costs of the tripartite mission to the Republic of Korea, estimated at US$15,000, be financed in the first instance from savings in Part I of the Programme and Budget for 1998-99, on the understanding that, should this subsequently prove impossible, the Director-General would propose alternative methods of financing at a later stage in the biennium. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, para. 87)
18. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, paras. 88-107)
Increasing interpretation resources
for meetings of groups
19. The Governing Body decided that the additional cost referred to in the Office paper,(1) estimated at US$351,000, should be financed primarily through savings in Part I of the Programme and Budget for 1998-99, it being understood that if this were to prove impossible, the Director-General would submit proposals for other means of finance during the biennium. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, para. 123)
Proposals by the Director-General for expenditure
from the Programme Flexibility Reserve
20. The Governing Body decided that the additional amount of US$480,000 to strengthen headquarters' support for the operational activities of IPEC, should be financed through savings in Part I of the Programme and Budget for 1998-99. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, para. 147)
Addressing the year 2000 problem in the ILO
21. The Governing Body decided that the cost of ensuring that computer-based systems in the ILO would function properly at the year 2000, estimated at US$5.6 million, be financed in the first instance from savings in Part I of the Programme and Budget for 1998-99, on the understanding that, should this subsequently prove impossible, the Director-General would propose alternative methods of financing at a later stage in the biennium. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, para. 159)
Cooperation between the ILO and the European Commission (EC)
22. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report, and noted that the Committee had decided that further discussion of this issue should be postponed until the 86th Session (June 1998) of the Conference, and had asked the Office to prepare a paper containing the information requested during the course of its discussion. The Office was also asked to ensure that the Employers and Workers were given an opportunity to address the Finance Committee of Government Representatives on this issue. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/1, paras. 160-178 and GB.271/10(Corr.))
23. The Governing Body decided that, for the Commission of Inquiry concerning Nigeria --(2)
(Seventh sitting; oral report of the Chairperson on behalf of the Committee, referring to GB.271/PFA/7/9)
Additional funds for the Working Party on the
Evaluation of the Active Partnership Policy
24. The Governing Body decided that the additional expenditure for the continuation of the work of the Working Party between March and November 1998, estimated at a maximum of $28,000, should be financed in the first instance from savings in Part I of the budget on the understanding that, should this subsequently prove impossible, the Director-General would propose alternative methods of financing at a later stage in the biennium. (Seventh sitting; oral report of the Chairperson on behalf of the Committee, referring to GB.271/PFA/7/10)
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Second report: Personnel questions
Statement by the staff representative
Composition and structure of the staff
25. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/2, paras. 2-18)
Matters relating to the ILO Administrative Tribunal
Recognition of the Tribunal's jurisdiction
by two intergovernmental organizations
26. The Governing Body --
(Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/2, para. 24)
27. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/2, para. 25)
28. The Governing Body decided to submit to the International Labour Conference, for adoption at its 86th Session (June 1998), 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 terms of office of Mr. Michel Gentot (France), Mr. Julio Barberis (Argentina) and Mr. Jean-François Egli (Switzerland) as Judges for a period of three years, and to extend the term of office of Mr. Mark Fernando (Sri Lanka) as a Judge for one year.
(Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/2, para. 27)
Consultations on human resources management
and development: Progress report
29. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/2, paras. 28-31)
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Scales of assessment of contributions
to the budget for 1999
30. The Governing Body decided --
(Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/3, para. 38)
31. The Governing Body authorized the Government members of the Committee to continue their work, if necessary, after the Governing Body had concluded its work at its 271st Session and to submit their report direct to the Finance Committee of Government Representatives at the Conference. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/10/3, para. 40)
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Eleventh item on the agenda
Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues and
International Labour Standards
I. Amendment of article II, paragraph 5, of the
Statute of the Administrative Tribunal of
the International Labour Organization
32. The Governing Body decided to propose to the 86th Session (June 1998) of the International Labour Conference that it adopt a resolution to amend article II, paragraph 5, and the Annex of the Statute of the ILO Administrative Tribunal in the following terms:
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
Decides:
5. The Tribunal shall also be competent to hear complaints alleging non-observance, in substance or in form, of the terms of appointment of officials and of provisions of the Staff Regulations of any other international organization meeting the standards set out in the Annex hereto which has addressed to the Director-General a declaration recognizing, in accordance with its Constitution or internal administrative rules, the jurisdiction of the Tribunal for this purpose, as well as its Rules of Procedure, and which is approved by the Governing Body.
To be entitled to recognize the jurisdiction of the Tribunal in accordance with paragraph 5 of article II of the Statute, an international organization must either be intergovernmental in character, or fulfil the following conditions:
The Statute of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization applies in its entirety to such international organizations subject to the following provisions which, in cases affecting any one of these organizations, are applicable as follows:
[...]
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/1, para. 9)
II. Evaluation of the reforms in the functioning of the
International Labour Conference: Legal aspects
33. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/1, para. 19)
III. Revision of the procedure for the examination of
representations submitted under article 24
of the ILO Constitution
34. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/1, paras. 20-23)
IV. Proposed amendment of the Standing Orders of the
Governing Body concerning the publication of
documents in advance of Governing Body sessions
35. The Governing Body adopted the following amendment to article 14, paragraph 5, of its Standing Orders:(3)
5. Documents prepared by the International Labour Office and dealing with the items on the agenda of the Governing Body shall be circulated to members of the Governing Body before the opening of each session. They may be made public unless the Director-General, after consultation with the Officers of the Governing Body, decides to make them available only after the question with which they deal has been discussed by the Governing Body and subject to any relevant directions by the latter. The Director-General shall, however, have authority to circulate to the Press those documents which he had decided not to make available prior to discussion by the Governing Body, subject to an embargo date before which they should not be published or utilized. In fixing this date the Director-General shall endeavour to secure, as far as may be practicable, that the publication of such documents does not take place before members of the Governing Body have received them. Documents marked "confidential" by their author in communicating them to the Office or by the Office in communicating them to the members of the Governing Body shall not be made public or circulated to the Press. The documents relating to private sittings shall be confidential and shall neither be made public nor circulated to the Press.
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/1, para. 34)
Second report: International labour standards and human rights
I. Report of the Working Party on Policy regarding the
Revision of Standards
36. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/2, para. 15)
II. Standard-setting policy: The ratification and promotion
of fundamental ILO Conventions
III.General status report on ILO action concerning
discrimination in employment and occupation
37. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/2, paras. 16-48)
IV. Report of the meeting of the Joint ILO/UNESCO
Committee of Experts on the Application of the
Recommendation concerning the Status of
Teachers (CEART)
38. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/2, para. 56)
V. UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of
Higher-Education Teaching Personnel, 1997
39. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/2, para. 60)
VI. Forms for reports under article 19
of the Constitution
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
40. The Governing Body approved the draft report forms for the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), and the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), attached to the report in Appendix III. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/2, para. 67)
41. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/11/2, paras. 68-71)
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Twelfth item on the agenda
Report of the Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises
42. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/12)
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Thirteenth item on the agenda
Report of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy
World Labour Report, 1997-98: Industrial relations, democracy and social stability
Progress report on preparations for the Second ILO Enterprise Forum
(b) Progress report on the implementation of the ILO country employment reviews
(c) Agenda of the International Consultation and participation
ILO participation in major international conferences on employment issues
43. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/13)
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Fourteenth item on the agenda
Report of the Committee on Sectoral
and Technical Meetings and Related Issues
I. Follow-up activities on sectoral meetings held in 1996-97
44. The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, paras. 2-8)
II. Report of the Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics
(Geneva, 14-23 October 1997)
45. The Governing Body took note of the report, in particular the recommendations in paragraphs 48, 49 and 100. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, para. 13)
III. Effect to be given to the recommendations of the Tripartite Meeting on
the Iron and Steel Workforce of the Twenty-first Century
(Geneva, 27-31 October 1997)
46. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, para. 18)
IV. Effect to be given to the recommendations of the Tripartite Meeting on
Breaking through the Glass Ceiling: Women in Management
(Geneva, 15-19 December 1997)
47. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, para. 22)
V. Report of the ILO/WHO Consultation on Guidelines for Conducting
Pre-Sea and Periodic Medical Fitness Examination for Seafarers
(Geneva, 25-27 November 1997)
48. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, para. 26)
VI. Invitation of non-governmental international organizations
49. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following non-governmental organizations to be represented by observers at the Meeting:
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, paras. 27 and 29)
50. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following non-governmental organizations to be represented by observers at the Meeting:
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, paras. 30-31)
51. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the Trade Unions International of Workers in Agriculture, Food, Commerce, Textiles and Allied Industries to be represented by observers at the Meeting. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, para. 33)
52. The Governing Body --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/14, para. 43)
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Fifteenth item on the agenda
Report of the Committee on Technical Cooperation
I. Operational aspects of the International Programme on the
Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
II. Information on the development of new global programmes
IV. Status of the country objectives
V. Implementation of the resource mobilization strategy
VI. Report of the Working Party on the Evaluation of the Active Partnership Policy
53. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/15)
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Sixteenth item on the agenda
Report of the Working Party on the Social Dimensions
of the Liberalization of International Trade
54. The Governing Body took note of a statement by the Chairperson of the Working Party. (Sixth sitting; oral report by Ms. Hartwell, Chairperson of the Working Party)
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Seventeenth item on the agenda
Report of the Director-General
I. Obituary
55. The Governing Body requested the Director-General to convey its sympathy --
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/17, para. 7 and GB.271/17(Add.1), para. 7)
II. Composition of the Governing Body
56. The Governing Body took note that, in accordance with article 5, paragraph 5, of the Standing Orders of the Governing Body, the Workers' group had appointed Mr. Ebrahim Patel (South Africa) as a deputy member of the Governing Body. Mr. Patel would replace the late Ms. Mokgalo on the committees of which she had been a member. (Fourth sitting; announcement by Mr. Brett)
III. Progress in international labour legislation
IV. Internal administration
V. Publications and documents
57. The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report (Ninth sitting; GB.271/17, paras. 13-41)
First Supplementary Report:
Appointment of Assistant Director-General
58. The Governing Body took note of the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Souss as Assistant Director-General with effect from 1 January 1998. (First sitting; GB.271/17/1)
59. The Governing Body took note of the report. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/17/2)
60. The Governing Body took note of the report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (Ninth sitting; GB.271/17/3, para. 4)
61. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands, through the Government of the United Kingdom, to send a tripartite observer delegation to the 86th Session (June 1998) of the International Labour Conference. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/17/4, para. 3)
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Eighteenth item on the agenda
Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body
62. The Governing Body decided that the representation was receivable, and appointed a committee to examine it. (Eighth (private) sitting; GB.271/18/1, para. 5 and announcements by the groups)
63. The Governing Body decided that the representation was receivable, and appointed a committee to examine it, referring the allegations relating to trade union rights to the Committee on Freedom of Association. (Eighth (private) sitting; GB.271/18/2, para. 6 and announcements by the groups)
64. The Governing Body decided that the representation was receivable, and appointed a committee to examine it. (Eighth (private) sitting; GB.271/18/3, para. 5 and announcements by the groups)
65. The Governing Body decided to submit the following resolution to the Conference at its 86th Session (June 1998):
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 2001, the following members and alternate members:
Members: Substitute members: |
Mr. Y. Chotard (Government, France) Mr. R. Schibli (Switzerland) |
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/18/4, para. 5)
66. The Governing Body delegated to its Officers the responsibility to nominate the two remaining substitute members, with a view to having all nominees identified within the next few weeks. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/18/4, para. 4)
67. The Governing Body decided, in the light of the situation described in the request by the Workers' group of the Governing Body(5) and after hearing the comments made by the Government of Nigeria, to institute the procedure provided for in article 26.4 of the Constitution and to proceed to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to consider the allegations made in the complaints against that Government which were currently before the Committee on Freedom of Association as Cases Nos. 1793 and 1935. (Seventh sitting; GB.271/18/5, para. 5)
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Nineteenth item on the agenda
Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings
ILO Joint Meeting on Terms of Employment and
Working Conditions in Health Sector Reforms
(Geneva, 21-25 September 1998)
68. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:
Nominations made after consultation with the Workers' group
Ms. Mauerhofer (Austria), GDB
Mr. T.N. Oucheva (Bulgaria), Medical Federation
Mr. J. Schlanger (Czech Republic), TUHSSC
Mr. M. Kuzmenko (Russian Federation), HWU
Ms. J.L. Pesola (Finland), UHSCS
Mr. B. Abberley (United Kingdom), UNISON
Mr. Hassoumi Djibo (Niger), SUSAS
Mr. A.B. Belgacem (Tunisia), FGS
Ms. M.L. Kamondi (Uganda), MWU
Mr. S. Shezi (South Africa), NEHAWU
Ms. V. Agbogbe (Togo), Syndicat des Sages Femmes
Ms. E. Cruz (Brazil), CNTSS
Ms. J. Darcy (Canada), CUPE
Dr. A. Rosado (Mexico), SNTSS
Mr. W. Lucy (United States), AFSCME
Mr. E. Maturana (Chile), CONFUSAM
Ms. F. Jimenez (Dominican Republic), ATE/CASC
Mr. C.W. Ocampo (Argentina), FATSA
Mr. A. Langenus (Belgium), SETCA
Ms. A. Khoo Kim See (Malaysia), MNU
Mr. M.W. Cheng (Singapore), AUPE
Ms. K.P.S. Vijayalakshmi (Sri Lanka), PSUNU
Mr. Y. Yoneda (Japan), JICHIRO
Ms. B.B. Cruz (Philippines), UERMEA/FFW
Ms. Q. Peng (China), MHTUS
Substitutes
Ms. E. Schmidt (Brazil), CNTSS
Mr. P. Chaodumrong (Thailand), PMHLU
Mr. D. Repas (Slovakia), TUHSS
Mr. G.A. Moultrie (South Africa), HPTUSA
Mr. A. Martinez (Paraguay), UNTE/CNT
Mr. P. Ford (United States), SEIU
Mr. A. Jacyna (Poland), NSZZ.
Tripartite Meeting of Export Processing Zone-Operating Countries
(Geneva, 28 September-2 October 1998)
69. The Governing Body approved the following agenda for the meeting:
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, paras. 2-3)
70. The Governing Body decided that the meeting should be attended by ten national tripartite delegations. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, paras. 4-5)
71. The Governing Body took note that, in order to obtain the nominations, the Director-General intended to approach Bangladesh, Barbados, China, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mauritius, Mexico, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. Should any of those countries prove unable to nominate participants, then the Director-General intends to approach the Governments of Kenya, Malaysia or Trinidad and Tobago. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 6 and proposal by Mr. Brett)
72. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following international organizations to be represented by observers at the meeting:
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 7)
73. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following non-governmental international organizations to be represented by observers at the meeting:
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 8 and announcement by the Clerk of the Governing Body)
Sixteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians
(Geneva, 6-15 October 1998)
74. The Governing Body approved the following nominations:
Nominations made after consultations with the Workers' group
Mr. K. Hayes (Canada), CLC
Mr. G. Binvelle (France), CGT-Force ouvrière
Ms. H.J. Jorgensen (United States), AFL-CIO
Mr. A. Muweku (Zambia), ZCTU
Ms. Ng Yuen Jiuan (Singapore), SNTUC
Ms. M.-H. Ska (Belgium), CSC.
Meeting of Experts on Ambient Factors at the Workplace
(Geneva, 27 January-2 February 1999)
75. The Governing Body approved the following agenda for the meeting: Examination and adoption of a code of practice on ambient factors at the workplace. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, paras. 10-11)
76. The Governing Body decided that the meeting should be attended by five experts nominated after consultations with governments, five after consultations with the Employers' group, and five after consultations with the Workers' group of the Governing Body. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, paras. 12-13)
77. The Governing Body noted that, in order to obtain the government nominations, account being taken of the need for geographical distribution and to reflect available experience, the Director-General intended to consult the Governments of Brazil, Canada, India, Poland and South Africa. Should any of those governments be unable to nominate a participant, the Director-General would approach the Governments of Mexico, the United Kingdom or Zimbabwe. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 14)
78. The Governing Body took note that the Director-General intended to invite the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commission of the European Communities to be represented at the meeting. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 15)
79. The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following non-governmental international organizations to the meeting, all of which had been invited to ILO meetings in the past:
(Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, paras. 16-17)
Appointment of Governing Body representatives on various bodies
80. The Governing Body appointed Mr. Pierides (Employer member) to represent it at the meeting, which he would chair. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 18)
81. The Governing Body appointed Mr. Khurshid Ahmed (Worker member) to represent it at the meeting, which he would chair. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 19)
82. The Governing Body appointed Mr. Willers (Government, Germany) to represent it at the meeting, which he would chair. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 20)
83. The Governing Body appointed Mr. Arbesser-Rastburg (Employer member) to represent it at the meeting, which he would chair. (Ninth sitting; GB.271/19, para. 21).
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Matters on which the Officers of the
Governing Body took decisions on its behalf
Programme of meetings for 1998-99
84. The Officers of the Governing Body approved the programme of meetings for 1998-99 as set out in document GB.271/Inf.1.
Symposia, seminars and similar meetings
85. The Officers of the Governing Body approved proposals for a number of symposia, seminars and similar meetings. (Communicated to the Governing Body in document GB.271/Inf.2)
Requests from non-governmental international organizations
wishing to be represented at the 86th (1998) Session
of the International Labour Conference
86. The Officers of the Governing Body authorized the Director-General --
Workers' organizations
African Organization of Mines, Metal, Energy, Chemical and Allied Trade Unions (formerly African Federation of
Miners, Energy, Chemical & Allied Trade Unions)
Commonwealth Trade Union Council
Communications International
Education International
European Trade Union Confederation
International Federation of Transport Executives
International Confederation of Executive Staff
International Energy and Mines' Organization
International Entertainment Alliance
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations
International Federation of Building & Woodworkers
International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional & Technical Employees
International Metalworkers' Federation
International Textile, Garment & Leather Workers' Federation
International Transport Workers' Federation
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco & Allied Worker' Associations
Latin American Central of Workers
Latin American Union of Municipal Workers
Public Services International
Trade Unions International of Public & Allied Employees
Trade Unions International of Workers in Agriculture, Food, Commerce, Textiles & Allied Industries
Trade Unions International of Workers of the Building, Wood & Building Materials Industries
World Confederation of Teachers
World Federation of Scientific Workers
World Federation of Teachers' Unions
Other organizations
Amnesty International
Anti-Slavery International
Defence for Children - International (DCI)
Friends World Committee for Consultation
Interamerican Partnership for Environment Education and Training
International Association of Universities of the Third Age
International Construction Institute (ex Hassan Fathy Institute for Construction Workers)
International Council of Nurses
International Council on Social Welfare
International Federation of Social Workers
International Federation of University Women
International Movement ATD Fourth World
International Movement of Apostolate of Children
Solidar
Soroptimist International
Union of International Associations
Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF)
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises
World Council of Churches
World Organization Against Torture
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
World Veterans Federation
World Vision International (WVI)
World Young Women's Christian Association
(Communicated to the Governing Body in GB.271/Inf.3)
Amendments to the Appendix to the Financial Regulations
of the International Labour Organization
(Additions are shown in bold type; deletions are indicated by square brackets)
Additional terms of reference governing external audit ...
[5. The external auditor shall express and sign an opinion in the following terms: "I have examined the financial statements numbered ... to ... and relevant schedules of the Organisation for the financial period ended 31 December .... My examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of the accounting records and other supporting evidence as I considered necessary in the circumstances." The external auditor's opinion shall state, as appropriate, whether:
5. The external auditor shall express and sign an opinion on the financial statements of the Organization. The opinion shall include the following basic elements:
2. See below, para. 67.
3. The changes are in italics.
4. GB.270/LILS/5(Rev.1), reproduced in Appendix I to the report.
5. Set out in the Appendix to the report.
