HC Deb 21 November 1972 vol 846 cc342-7W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a list of the member States of the International Labour Organisation, indicating those states taking membership in the period since 1962; and if he will detail

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS DUE FROM MEMBER STATES FOR 1972–73
(In United States Dollars)
MEMBER STATES MARKED * JOINED THE I.L.O. AFTER 1ST JANUARY, 1962
State (French alphabetical order) Percentage 1972 Net contribution 1972 (1) Percentage 1973 Net contribution 1973 (1)
Afghanistan … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Algeria* … … 0.12 41,804 0.12 41,805
Federal Republic of Germany … … 5.34 1,860,296 5.68 1,978,742
United Arab Republic … … 0.27 94,060 0.25 87,093
United Arab Emirates … … — — 0.06 (2) 20,902 (2)
Argentina … … 1.26 438,946 1.18 411,077
Australia … … 1.83 637,517 1.83 637,517
Austria … … 0.44 153,283 0.46 160,250
Bangladesh* … … — — 0.06(2) 20,902 (2)
Barbados … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Belgium … … 1.35 470,299 1.35 470,300
Byelorussia … … 0.45 156,766 0.46 160,250
Burma … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Bolivia … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Brazil … … 1.20 418,044 1.12 390,175
Bulgaria … … 0.19 66,190 0.19 66,191
Burundi* … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Cameroon … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Canada … … 3.36 1,170,523 3.36 1,170,523
Central African Republic … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Ceylon … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Chile … … 0.30 104,511 0.28 97,544
China … … 3.17 1,104,333 3.36 1,170,523
Cyprus … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Colombia … … 0.28 97,544 0.27 94,060
Congo (Democratic Republic) … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Congo (People's Republic) … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Costa Rica … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Ivory Coast … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Cuba … … 0.24 83,609 0.22 76,642
Dahomey … … 0.0724,386 0.06 20,902
Denmark … … 0.70 243,859 0.70 243,859
Dominican Republic … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
El Salvador … … 0.0724,386 0.06 20,902
Ecuador … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Spain … … 1.04 362,305 1.04 362,305
United States … … 25.00 8,709,250 25.00 8,709,250
Ethiopia … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Finland … … 0.38 132,380 0.39 135,865
France … … 6.07 2,114,606 6.07 2,114,606
Gabon … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Ghana … … 0.10 34,837 0.09 31,353
Greece … … 0.23 80,125 0.24 83,609
Guatemala … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Guinea … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Guyana* … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,907
Haiti … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Upper Volta … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Honduras … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Hungary … … 0.42 146,315 0.43 149,799
India … … 2.32 808,218 2.17 755,963
Indonesia … … 0.42 146,315 0.39 135,865
Iraq … … 0.09 31,353 0.09 31,353
Iran … … 0.27 94,060 0.27 94,060
Ireland … … 0.22 76,641 0.21 73,158
Iceland … … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902

the contributions made by all States to the current International Labour Organisation budget.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Details of contributions actually made are not readily available, but the table below gives the contributions due for the two calendar years covered by the current budget.

State (French alphabetical order) Percentage 1972 Net contribution 1972 (1) Percentage 1973 Net contribution 1973 (1)
Israel … 0.16 55,739 0.17 59,223
Italy … 2.64 919,697 2.86 996,339
Jamaica* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Japan … 3.16 1,100,849 3.93 1,369,094
Jordan … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Kenya* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Khmer Republic* … 0.07 24,386 0.0620,902
Kuwait … 0.09 31,353 0.09 31,353
Laos* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Lebanon … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Liberia … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Libyan Arab Republic … 0.08 27,870 0.08 27,870
Luxembourg … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Malagasy Republic … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Malaysia … 0.15 52,255 0.13 45,288
Malawi* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Mali … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Malta* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Morocco … 0.13 45,288 0.12 41,805
Mauritius* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Mexico … 0.77 268,245 0.79 275,213
Mongolia* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Nepal* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Nicaragua … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Niger … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Nigeria … 0.18 62,707 0.16 55,739
Norway … 0.51 177,669 0.51 177,669
New Zealand … 0.47 163,734 0.45 156,767
Qatar … — — 0.60(2) 20,902 (2)
Uganda* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Pakistan … 0.50 174,185 0.47 163,734
Panama … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Paraguay … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Netherlands … 1.13 393,658 1.13 393,658
Peru … 0.13 45,288 0.13 45,288
Philippines … 0.37 128,897 0.37 128,897
Poland … 1.26 438,946 1.28 445,914
Portugal … 0.22 76,641 0.22 76,643
Rumania … 0.43 149,799 0.43 149,799
United Kingdom … 8.82 3,072,623 8.27 2,881,020
Rwanda* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Senegal … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Sierra Leone … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Singapore* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Somalia … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Sudan … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Sweden … 1.58 550,424 1.58 550,425
Switzerland … 1.18 411,076 1.18 411,077
Syrian Arab Republic … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Tanzania* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Chad … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Czechoslovakia … 0.92 320,500 0.92 320,501
Thailand … 0.18 62,707 0.18 62,707
Togo … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Trinidad and Tobago* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Tunisia … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Turkey … 0.49 170,701 0.49 170,702
Ukraine … 1.51 526,039 1.59 553,909
USSR … 10.45 3,640,466 10.45 3,640,467
Uruguay … 0.10 34,837 0.09 31,353
Venezuela … 0.50 174,185 0.50 174,185
Viet-Nam … 0.09 31,353 0.09 31,353
Yemen Arab Republic* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Yemen (People's Democratic Republic)* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
Yugoslavia … 0.40 139,348 0.40 139,348
Zambia* … 0.07 24,386 0.06 20,902
(1) In some cases the amounts attributed to States assessed at the same percentage in both years have had to be rounded down to the nearest dollar in 1972 and rounded up in 1973.
(2) Provisional assessment—Members from June, 1972.
(3) May be subject to later downward adjustment.