The Archive · 1936

Conventions Added to Labour Legislation

TPHE twentieth session of the International Labour Conference at Geneva opened on June 4 and ended on June 24. The President was Mr. Bramsnaes, Danish Government delegate. Its agenda was a heavy one.

It' registered further step forward towards the goal of universality by the admission of Egypt to membership of the international labour organization, The number of states represented and of delegates or technical advisers showed the devotion of states members to work of the Conference and of the International Labour Office. Moreover, it gave a further proof. of the favourable results of the American Labour Conference which met at Santiago de Chile as a result of a decision taken by the nineteenth session.

'A, Iniernational Soclat Legislation 'Three draft Conventions, two of which were accompanied' by com plementary recommendations, wore Adopted and wore thus added to the International labour legislation drawn up by Previous sessions,

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