How will members be appointed to fill the seats of each of the regions?
The electoral college from which seats for each region shall be filled will be made up of the Government delegates representing States Members belonging to each of the four regions, or those attached to them by mutual agreement or invited to the corresponding Regional Conference (special provisions apply, explained below). Each electoral college needs to ensure that a substantial number of members appointed to fill the seats assigned to that region is chosen on the basis of the size of their population, and that an equitable geographical distribution is assured. At the same time, other factors such as economic activity of the members in accordance with the special characteristics of the region may also play a role. Implementation of these arrangements requires the governments of each electoral college to agree protocols between each other and to deposit these with the Director-General of the ILO.
