Safety and Health in Agriculture

"The first discussion of the safety and health in agriculture Convention and Recommendation took place at the 88th Session (2000) of the International Labour Conference. Following that discussion, and in accordance with article 39 of the Standing Orders of the Conference, the International Labour Office prepared and communicated to the governments of member States Report IV (1) containing a proposed Convention and a proposed Recommendation, based on the conclusions adopted by the Conference at its 88th Session. Governments were invited to send any amendments or comments they might wish to make so as to reach the Office by 30 November 2000 at the latest, or to inform it, by the same date, whether they considered that the proposed texts constituted a satisfactory basis for discussion by the Conference at its 89th Session (2001). At the time of drawing up this report, the Office had received replies from the governments of the following 50 member States: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom."--Introduction.