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Mr. D. RICHARDSON, Director, ILO Branch Office, LONDON.
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Abebe ABATE, Chief, MULTI ILO, Geneva
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People's Republic of China (PRC)
In response to a request from the Government of the People's Republic of China, the ILO organised in 1988 an integrated programme on labour and social policy regarding MNES operating in China's special economic zones (SEZS). The objective of the UNDP-funded project was to provide the authorities with information that would facilitate the elaboration/revision of labour legislation applying to MNEs and special economic zones.
2, The programme culminated in a national workshop which was held at Shenzhen, 12-17 December 1988 and at which some 170 delegates from interested ministries, departments, provincial, local and SEZ authorities, MNEs and the All China Trade Union participated.
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Following the successful completion of this project, the Government of the PRC has repeatedly expressed keen interest in a follow-up exercise (Phase II) that would provide further assistance in a few of the priority areas identified as requiring special attention.
Consequently, and after a series of discussions with officials of the Ministry of Labour, PRC, the ROAP and at HQ, the project document for Phase II was completed and submitted to UNDP, Beijing for approval.
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5. Briefly, the programme foresees the orientation/on-the-job training of 10 Chinese officials who in groups of two would simultaneously be spending two months each "learning" what Ministries of Labour in five selected Asian countries do. At the end of this period, the officials thus "trained" would be brought together and with the assistance of the ILO and on the basis of their experience and exposure draw a set of recommendations for submission to their Government.
6. We feel that the participants would gain a lot if collectively they could, prior to their return home, spend a week "seeing and learning" how the Labour Commission in Hong Kong functions. Technically this last stop in the territory would be highly significant and rewarding since Hong Kong is, in effect, an export-oriented production area, MNEs and FDI abound and it is Hong Kong's success that China's SEZs are interested in emulating.
7. I would therefore appreciate it if you would help me to arrange a meeting, 25-27 November 1991, with the responsible officials of the Labour Commission in Hong Kong to explore the possibility of the Chinese officials' visit and discuss a tentative programme.
I will be leaving Geneva on 8 November 1991 for Japan and would be indebted for an early reply to enable me to finalise arrangements for the stopover in Hong Kong.
Thank you for your help.
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