THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION: A HANDBOOK FOR MINORITIES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES © Minority Rights Group International and Anti-Slavery International 2002 All rights reserved. Material from this publication may be reproduced for teaching or other non-commercial purposes. No part may be reproduced in any form for commercial purposes without the prior express permission of the copyright holders. For further information please contact MRG. A CIP catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. ISBN 1 8976 93 39 7 Published May 2002 Typeset by Kavita Graphics Printed in the UK on bleach-free paper Acknowledgements Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and Anti-Slavery International gratefully acknowledges the support of the European Commission, the T.U.U.T Charitable Trust and the U.I.A. Charitable Foundation, and all of the organizations and individuals who gave financial and other assistance for this publication. Minority Rights Group International and Anti-Slavery International are grateful to all the staff and independent expert readers who contributed to this publication, in particular Chris Chapman (MRG International Officer) and Katrina Payne (MRG Editor). This publication has been commissioned and is published by Minority Rights Group International and Anti-Slavery International as a contribution to public understanding of the issue which forms its subject. The text and views of the authors do not necessarily represent, in every detail and in all its aspects, the collective view of the two organizations. THE AUTHORS CHANDRA ROY is an international lawyer who helped establish the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). She has worked at the Equality and Employment Branch of the ILO legal department and was instrumental in establishing an ILO project on Convention No. 169. Chandra currently works as an independent consultant. MIKE KAYE is the Communications Coordinator for Anti-Slavery International. MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL (MRG) ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL MRG is an international non-governmental organization working to secure rights for ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation between communities. Anti-Slavery International is the world’s oldest international nongovernmental human rights organization, and was set up in 1839. MRG: • Commissions and publishes well-researched and accessible Reports, Books and Papers on minority and indigenous issues. • Promotes minority and indigenous rights through direct advocacy in international forums and in dialogue with governments. • Builds on a global network of like-minded organizations and minority communities to cooperate on minority and indigenous rights issues. All orders for this Handbook should be sent to MRG. Anti-Slavery International is committed to eliminating all forms of slavery through research, awareness raising and campaigning. It works with local organizations to put pressure on governments to acknowledge slavery and take effective action to abolish the practice. For more information contact: Minority Rights Group International 379 Brixton Road London SW9 7DE UK Anti-Slavery International Thomas Clarkson House The Stableyard Broomgrove Road London SW9 9TL UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7978 9498 Fax: +44 (0)20 7738 6265 Tel: + 44 (0)20 7501 8920 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7738 4110 E-mail: minority.rights@mrgmail.org Website: www.minorityrights.org E-mail: info@antislavery.org Website: www.antislavery.org For more information contact: