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International Labour Conference: 81st - 85th Sessions

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81st Session - 1994 (7-24 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

President

Mr Charles Gray, delegate of the USA

Vice-presidents

Mr Evgueniy Matinchev,  Government delegate of Bulgaria

Mr Mohamed Ali Ould Sidi, Employers' delegate of Mauritania

Mr Democrito Mendoza,  Workers' delegate of the Philippines.

Source: Minutes of the First Sitting.

The total number of Member States represented at the Conference was 158. The total number of accredited delegates and advisers was 2,194 and 1,955 registered. The number of registered delegates was 550, comprising 293 Government delegates, 125 Employers' delegates and 132 Workers' delegates. In addition, the number of registered advisers was 1,405, comprising 665 Government advisers, 325 Employers' advisers and 415 Workers' advisers. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

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

II. Programme and budget proposals and other financial questions;

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

IV. Part-time work (second discussion);

V. Safety and health in mines (first discussion);

VI. The role of private employment agencies in the functioning of labour markets (general discussion);

VII. Review of the Declaration concerning Action against Apartheid in South Africa. 

The Eighty-first Session of the International Labour Conference held twenty-eight plenary sittings, and adopted a Recommendation and a Convention:

Reports submitted to the Conference Reports of the Committees Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I: Report of the Director-General - Part I: Defending values, promoting change : social justice in a global economy: an ILO agenda

Report I: Report of the Director-General - Part II: Activities of the ILO, 1992-93

Report I: Report of the Director-General - Part II (Appendix):  Report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Report II: Information concerning the programme and budget for 1994-95 and other financial and administrative questions

Report III (Part 4B): Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Report IV (1): Part-time Work

Report IV (2A): Part-time Work

Report IV (2B): Part-time Work

Report V (1): Safety and health in mines

Report V (2): Safety and health in mines

Report VI: Role of private employment agencies in the functioning of labour markets

Report VII:

Committee on Part-time Work

Committee on Safety and Health in Mines

Report of the Committee on Part-time Work

Report of the Committee on Part-time Work: second discussion in plenary

Report of the Committee on Safety and Health in Mines

Report of the Committee on Safety and Health in Mines: first discussion in plenary

C175 Part-Time Work Convention, 1994

Final record vote on the Recommendation concerning part-time work

Lists of ratifications by convention and by country (as at 31 December 1993)

Questions arising out of the 81st session of the International Labour Conference

Texts of Conventions and Recommendations adopted at the 81st Session of the International Labour Conference

Constitution of the international labour organization and standing orders of the International Labour Conference

Record of Proceedings

Second informal meeting in honour of women participants at the International Labour Conference: information note


82nd Session - 1995 (6-22 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

President

Mr Francisco Rosales Argüello, delegate of Nicaragua

Vice-presidents

Mr Andrei Popescu, Government delegate of Romania

Mr John Halliwell, Employers' delegate of Canada

Ms Ursula Engelen-Kefer,  Workers' delegate of Germany

Source: Minutes of the First Sitting.

The total number of member States represented at the Conference was 160. The total number of accredited delegates and advisers was 2,129 and 1,931 registered. The number of registered delegates was 564, comprising 287 Government delegates, 135 Employers' delegates and 142 Workers' delegates. In addition, the number of registered advisers was 1,367, comprising 678 Government advisers, 290 Employers' advisers and 399 Workers' advisers. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

I. Reports of the Chairman of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other financial questions;

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

IV. Safety and health in mines (second discussion);

V. Home work (first discussion);

VI. Extension of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), to activities in the non-commercial services sector (single discussion). 

The Eighty-second Session of the International Labour Conference held twenty-seven plenary sittings, and adopted a Protocol, a Recommendation and a Convention:

Reports submitted to the Conference Reports of the Committees Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I: Report of the Director-General - Promoting employment

Report I: Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - Report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Report II Draft programme and budget 1996-97 and other financial questions

Report III (Part 4B): Protection against unjustified dismissal

Report IV (1): Safety and health in mines

Report IV (2A): Safety and health in mines

Report IV (2B): Safety and health in mines

Report V (1): Home Work

Report V (2): Home Work

Report VI (1): Extension of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), to activities in the non-commercial services sector

Report VI (2): Extension of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), to activities in the non-commercial services sector

Committee on Home Work

Committee on Safety and Health in Mines

Report of the Committee on Convention No. 81: discussion in plenary

Report of the Committee on Home Work

Report of the Committee on Home Work: first discussion in plenary

Report of the Committee on Safety and Health in Mines

Report of the Committee on Safety and Health in Mines: second discussion in plenary

C176 Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995

Lists of ratifications by convention and by country (as at 31 December 1994)

P81 Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947

Record vote on the Convention concerning safety and health in mines

Record vote on the Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947

Texts of Conventions and Recommendations adopted at the 82nd Session of the International Labour Conference

Record of Proceedings

Third informal meeting in honour of women participants at the International Labour Conference

Work cycle of the International Labour Conference following the reforms in its functioning and implications for the agenda of the 82nd (1995) and 83rd (1996) sessions

83rd Session - 1996 (4-20 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

President

Mr Saif Ali Al-Jarwan, delegate of the United Arab Emirates

Vice-presidents

Mr David Boateng,  Government delegate of Ghana

Mr Jorge de Regil Gómez Muriel, Employers' delegate of Mexico

Mr Madia Diop, Workers' delegate of Senegal

Source: Minutes of the First Sitting.

The total number of member States represented at the Conference was 159. A total of 3,193 persons
were accredited to the Conference, with 2,762 having been registered. The number of registered delegates was 532, comprising 282 Government delegates, 125 Employers' delegates and 125 Workers' delegates. In addition, the number of registered advisers was 1,299, comprising 651 Government advisers, 291 Employers' advisers and 357 Workers' advisers. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

I. Reports of the Chairman of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other financial questions;

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

IV. Home work;

V. Employment policies in a global context;

VI. Tripartite consultation at the national level on economic and social policy.

The Eighty-third Session of the International Labour Conference held eighteen plenary sittings, and adopted a Recommendation and a Convention:

Reports submitted to the Conference Reports of the Committees Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I: Report of the Director-General - Activities of the ILO, 1994-95

Report I: Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - Report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Report II Information concerning the Programme and Budget for 1996-97 and other financial and administrative questions

Report III: Information and reports on the application of conventions and recommendations : summary of reports (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the constitution)

Report III (Part 4B): Equality in employment and occupation

Report IV (1): Home Work

Report IV (2A): Home Work

Report IV (2B): Home Work

Report V: Employment policies in a global context

Report VI: Tripartite consultation at the national level on economic and social policy

Committee on Home Work

Report of the Committee on Home Work

Report of the Committee on Home Work: second discussion in plenary

C177 Home Work Convention, 1996

Effect to be given to the resolution concerning the elimination of child labour, adopted by the conference at its 83rd session (June 1996)

Effect to be given to resolutions adopted by the conference at its 83rd session (June 1996) : resolution (and conclusions) concerning employment policies in a global context

Effect to be given to resolutions adopted by the conference at its 83rd session (June 1996): resolution (and conclusions) concerning tripartite consultation at the national level on economic and social policy

Lists of ratifications by convention and by country (as at 31 December 1995)

Record vote on the Convention concerning home work

Fourth informal meeting in honour of women participants at the International Labour Conference (83rd session, Geneva, June 1996)

Record of Proceedings

Work cycle of the International Labour Conference following the reforms in its functioning and implications for the agenda of the 82nd (1995) and 83rd (1996) sessions


84th Session - Maritime - 1996 (8-22 October) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

President

Mr Michael Hubbard, delegate of Canada

Vice-presidents

Mr Payaman Simanjuntak,  Government delegate of Indonesia

Mr B.M. Ghildiyal, Employers' delegate of India

Mr Shosiro Nakanishi, Workers' delegate of Japan

Source: Minutes of the First Sitting.

The total number of member States represented at the Conference was 86. There were 864 persons accredited to the Conference, of whom 731 were registered. The number of registered delegates was 262, comprising 140 Government delegates, 63 Employers' delegates and 59 Workers' delegates. In addition, the number of registered advisers was 389, comprising 208 Government advisers, 75 Employers' advisers and 106 Workers' advisers. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

I. Revision of the Labour Inspection (Seamen) Recommendation, 1926 (No. 28);

II. Revision of the Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1958 (No. 109), and Recommendation, 1958 (No. 109);

III. Revision of the Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920 (No. 9);

IV. Partial revision of the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147).

The Eighty-fourth Session of the International Labour Conference held four plenary sittings, and adopted a Protocol, three Recommendations and three Conventions:

Reports submitted to the Conference Reports of the Committees Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I: Revision of the Labour Inspection (Seamen) Recommendation, 1926 (No. 28)

Report II: Revision of the wages, hours of work and manning (sea) convention (revised), 1958 (No. 109), and recommendation, 1958 (No. 109)

Report III: Revision of the placing of seamen convention, 1920 (No. 9)

Report IV: Partial revision of the merchant shipping (minimum standards) convention, 1976 (No. 147)

Composition of committees [84th (Maritime) Session]

Report of the Committee on Convention No. 9

Report of the Committee on Convention No. 9: discussion in plenary

Report of the Committee on Convention and Recommendation No. 109: discussion in plenary

Report I of the Committee on Recommendation No. 28 and Convention No. 147

Report I of the Committee on Recommendation No. 28 and Convention No. 147: discussion in plenary

Reports I and II of the Committee on Recommendation No. 28 and Convention No. 147: Provisional Record

Reports I and II of the Committee on Recommendation No. 28 and Convention No. 147: Submission, Discussion and Adoption

C178 Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996

C179 Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996

C180 Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996

Effect to be given to the resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 84th (maritime) session (Geneva, 8-22 October 1996) : other questions

P147 Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976

Questions arising out of the 84th (maritime) session of the International Labour Conference (Geneva, 8-22 October 1996)

Record vote on the Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996

Record vote on the Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976

Record vote on the Seafarers' Wages, Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Recommendation, 1996

Revision of the placing of seamen convention (No 9)

Revision of the Wages, Hours of Work and Manning Convention (no 109) and Recommendation

Abandoned seafarers : an information note

New standards for seafarers

Record of Proceedings


85th Session - 1997 (3-19 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

President

Ms Olga Keltosová, delegate of Slovakia

Vice-presidents

Mr Ali Khalil, Government delegate of Syria

Ms Lucia Sasso Mazzufferi, Employers' delegate of Italy

Mr Federico Ramírez Léon, Workers' delegate of Venezuela

Source: Minutes of the First Sitting.

The number of member States represented at the Conference was 158. A total number of 2,283 delegates and advisers were accredited to the Conference, with 2,025 having been registered. The number of registered delegates was 540, comprising 282 Government delegates, 120 Employers' delegates and 138 Workers' delegates. In addition, the number of registered advisers was 785, comprising 733 Government advisers, 326 Employers' advisers and 426 Workers' advisers. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

I. Reports of the Chairman of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other financial questions;

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

IV. Revision of the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96);

V. General conditions to stimulate job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises;

VI. Contract labour;

VII. Proposed amendment to the Constitution to add a new paragraph to article 19 so as to enable the Conference to abrogate obsolete international labour Conventions and consequential or related amendments to the Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference.

The Eighty-fifth Session of the International Labour Conference held twenty-first plenary sittings, and adopted an Instrument of Amendment, a Recommendation and a Convention:

Reports submitted to the Conference Reports of the Committees Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I: Report of the Director-General - The ILO, standard setting and globalization

Report I: Report of the Director-General (Appendix)

Report II Draft programme and budget 1998-99 and other financial questions

Report III (Part 4B): Labour administration

Report IV (1): Revision of the Fee-charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96)

Report IV (2): Revision of the Fee-charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96)

Report V (1): General conditions to stimulate job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises

Report V (2): General conditions to stimulate job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises

Report VI (1): Contract labour

Report VI (2): Contract labour

Report VII:

Report of the Committee on the Revision of Convention No. 96

Report of the Committee on the Revision of Convention No. 96: discussion in plenary

C181 Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997

Final Record Vote on the Convention on Private Employment Agencies

Instrument for the amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation

Lists of ratifications by convention and by country (as at 31 December 1996)

Questions arising out of the 85th session of the International Labour Conference: follow-up on the discussion of the report of the Director-General

Gathering in honour of the women participants at the International Labour Conference

Press clippings

Record of Proceedings