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Mangalore, May 27: India stands a fair chance to bag the position of vice-chairperson in the 95th International Labour Parliament to be held at Geneva from May 30 to June 16, according to national vice-president of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) N M  Adyantaya.

Speaking to reporters here on Friday May 26, Adyantaya, who is the Indian member on the executive board of the ILO, said the situation was in his favour for the post, elections to which will take place on the first day of the Parliament.

The agenda this year will be promotional framework for occupational safety and health.  The matter is relevant to us as according to the United Nations (UN) estimation industrial accidents take two million lives in developing nations, he commented.

The International Labour Parliament is convened every year by the United Nations Organization to monitor the labour welfare among its member nations.  In every convention a chairman and two vice-chairpersons are chosen.  One of them represents the employer community and the other workers.  The only Indian to have held any of these positions in the past is Naval Tata, who had represented the employers.  This year after a gap of 25 years, India’s candidate has been recommended by the governing council to represent the labourers.

The growth of information technology sector and the problems of employees in this area will be the prime concern of the Indian delegation which will raise the issue during the deliberations, he said.