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The Chair summarised the discussion, reiterating that we needed to build strong unions regionally to have the capacity to fight going forward.


Agenda Item3: Motions The Conference considered the motions referred by the Resolutions Committee, as follows: Motion 14: Mexico City policy: national flags, mutual respect and solidarity


The Conference noted that this motion had been withdrawn at the request of the union responsible for submitting it.


Motion 15: The role of labour supplying unions in the negotiation process for vessels in the worldwide trade


AMOSUP introduced the motion and Amendment 5. PNO introduced Amendment 4 to the motion and stated that it was a very delicate issue that needed further debate than this conference could provide and therefore requested it be referred to the FPC for futher consideration and discussion. The Chair of the Resolutions Committee introduced an additional text for the amendment, which had been an attempt to reach a compromise.


The responses to the motion and subsequent amendments were equally divided between support for the motion and concern that the Mexico City Policy already existed and further debate was necessary.


The Conference agreed that the motion be referred to the Fair Practices Committee for further discussion. Motion 16: On the need to review ITF policy for flags of convenience vessels


The Conference noted that the implementation of the Mexico City Policy was still taking place, therefore following a recommendation from the Chairs to establish a sub-­‐committee comprising of FPCSG members of both Seafarers and Dockers representatives to meet to discuss further and report back to the FPCSG and FPC, the motion was referred to the Fair Practices Committee.


Motion 17: Pensions for seafarers working on FOC vessels There was no mover for this motion, therefore the motion fell.


Motion 18: Chilean international registry The Conference adopted the motion, as presented.


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