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International Labor Organization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The 140th session of the Governing Body of the International Labor Office was held in Geneva from November 18–21, 1958. It decided to place three new items on the agenda of the 44th (1960) session of the International Labor Conference, viz.: contribution of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to the raising of incomes and living conditions in rural communities in countries in process of development; reduction of hours of work; and workers' housing. In general, the Governing Body endorsed the suggestions before it regarding action to be taken on the resolutions adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 42d session, specifically by authorizing the Director-General to communicate to the governments of member states resolutions concerning publication of labor laws, industrial health and safety campaigns, management development, and the expansion of international trade. The resolution regarding the last topic was also to be sent to the UN and to the Executive Secretary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. A resolution dealing with labor-management relations was to be communicated to governments with the request that they bring it to the attention of employers' and workers' organizations, while a resolution concerning increased technical assistance for the integration of indigenous populations was to be sent to governments, to the UN, and to several relevant specialized agencies.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: II. Specialized Agencies
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1959

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References

1 Industry and Labour, 01 1, 1959 (Vol. 21, No. 1), p. 228Google Scholar. For a summary of the 139th meeting, see International Organization, Winter 1959 (Vol. 13, No. 1), p. 157159Google Scholar.

2 Industry and Labour, 04 15, 1959 (Vol. 21, No. 8), p. 280–299Google Scholar.

3 For a summary of the second session of the Committee of Social Security Experts of ILO which dealt with this question, see this issue, p. 470.

4 For a summary of the ad hoc Meeting on Conditions of Work and Employment of Nurses, see below.

5 Industry and Labour, 12 1, 1958 (Vol. 20, No. 11), p. 403409Google Scholar.

6 Ibid., February 15, 1959 (Vol. 21, No. 4), p. 121–122.

7 Ibid., p. 121.

8 Ibid., April 1, 1959 (Vol. 21, No. 7), p. 237–242.

9 Ibid., April 15, 1959 (Vol. 21, No. 8), p. 299–303. The first session was held at Wellington, New Zealand, in 1930.