Brunei attends ILO Conference
Sunday, June 10, 2007
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM is participating in the 96th Session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference for the first time since it became the world labour body's 180th member early this year.
Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Mohd Yusof left the country yesterday evening to attend the conference which is being held from June 11 to 15 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In between the ILO meetings, the minister will also attend the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) Labour Ministers Meeting scheduled for June 12.
According to information released by the ministry, the plenary session will hear delegates' statements, and will have high-level panels, special presentations, adoption of reports and voting on instruments.
The International Labour Conference requires the attendance of tripartite members consisting of government, employer federations and trade unions.
Some of the conference agenda to be discussed include the reports of the Chairperson for the Governing Body and of the Director-General, Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, programme and budget proposals for 2008-2009, strengthening the ILO's capacity to assist its members' efforts to reach its objectives in the context of globalisation and the promotion of sustainable enterprises.
The organisation constantly endeavours to promote social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights.
The ILO is "devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity", according to the organisation's official website.
The main objectives of ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.
Meanwhile, the ILO recently released a report on work hours and conditions that said one in five workers around the world are working "excessively" long hours.
The study, conducted in more than 50 countries, estimated that 22 per cent of the global workforce still works more than 48 hours a week to make both ends meet.
"The good news is that progress has been made in regulating normal working hours in developing and transition countries, but overall the findings of this study are definitely worrying, especially the prevalence of excessively long hours," said Jon C Messenger, senior research officer for the ILO's Conditions of Work and Employment Programme and a co-author of the study.
The study did not include data on Brunei.The Brunei Times
Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Mohd Yusof left the country yesterday evening to attend the conference which is being held from June 11 to 15 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In between the ILO meetings, the minister will also attend the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) Labour Ministers Meeting scheduled for June 12.
According to information released by the ministry, the plenary session will hear delegates' statements, and will have high-level panels, special presentations, adoption of reports and voting on instruments.
The International Labour Conference requires the attendance of tripartite members consisting of government, employer federations and trade unions.
Some of the conference agenda to be discussed include the reports of the Chairperson for the Governing Body and of the Director-General, Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, programme and budget proposals for 2008-2009, strengthening the ILO's capacity to assist its members' efforts to reach its objectives in the context of globalisation and the promotion of sustainable enterprises.
The organisation constantly endeavours to promote social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights.
The ILO is "devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity", according to the organisation's official website.
The main objectives of ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.
Meanwhile, the ILO recently released a report on work hours and conditions that said one in five workers around the world are working "excessively" long hours.
The study, conducted in more than 50 countries, estimated that 22 per cent of the global workforce still works more than 48 hours a week to make both ends meet.
"The good news is that progress has been made in regulating normal working hours in developing and transition countries, but overall the findings of this study are definitely worrying, especially the prevalence of excessively long hours," said Jon C Messenger, senior research officer for the ILO's Conditions of Work and Employment Programme and a co-author of the study.
The study did not include data on Brunei.The Brunei Times
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