Article 22 Regional bodies
1) The IFBWW shall establish Regional Committees and convene Regional Committee meetings and Conferences. These Regional bodies shall seek to realise the purpose and aims of the IFBWW contained in Article 1 of these statutes at Regional level and to contribute to the development of IFBWW policies and programmes of activity.
2) The work of the regional bodies shall be undertaken in conformity with these Statutes as supplemented by the Regional Bylaws.
3) All decisions, resolutions, recommendations and motions of the Regional Committee and Regional Conference shall be submitted to the IFBWW Management Committee for endorsement. Decisions, resolutions, recommendations and motions relating to the development of new policy shall also be referred to the Executive Committee for adoption.
4) Regional Conferences
a) The IFBWW Management Committee shall convene a Regional Conference for Latin America & Caribbean, Africa, Asia & Pacific, and Europe. A Regional Conference shall be held in each region during the period between Congresses. Wherever possible the Regional Conference should be held every four years, the date, place and agenda, shall be proposed by the Regional Committee in accordance with IFBWW Regional Bylaws.
b) The Regional Conference shall be composed of representatives from IFBWW affiliated trade unions in the respective region which have paid statutory affiliation fees and are not in arrears.
c) The Regional Vice-President shall chair the Regional Conference.
d) The decisions of the Regional Conference shall be taken by simple majority of those present, unless a secret card vote is proposed and seconded, where upon the Regional Representative shall provide the means for such a vote. The number of votes held by each affiliate is determined by the average amount of affiliation fees due and paid during the past four years. New affiliates joining the IFBWW less than four years prior to the Regional conference shall have voting rights based upon the average affiliation fees paid since their affiliation. Each affiliate shall have one vote for every block of 1000 members or part thereof.
5) Regional Committees
a) The Regional Committee shall be elected by the Regional Conference. The Regional Vice-President shall chair the Regional Committee. The Regional Committee shall consist of representatives of the groups of countries contained in the Regional Bylaws and the Chair of the Regional Women''s Committee. Election to the Regional Committee is subject to affirmation by the Management Committee.
b) The representatives of the country groups are elected by the Regional Conference on the proposal from the country groups. For each representative two substitutes shall also be elected. The substitute representatives will attend Regional Committee meetings if the representative is unable to do so and the substitute will have full voting rights. Only one substitute shall attend in place of a representative.
c) Vacancies in the Regional Committee arising between Regional Conferences shall be filled by the substitute in line until such time as a representative from the respective country group is appointed, decided by the Regional Committee, in consultation with and on the recommendation from the Country Group and subject to ratification by the Management Committee.
d) It is the task of the Regional Committees to examine issues affecting the workers and trade unions in the building, wood, forestry and allied industries and to make appropriate recommendations to the IFBWW Management and Executive Committee.
e) It is the duty of the Regional Committees to defend the interests of the IFBWW and to comply with the decisions of the IFBWW.
f) The Management Committee may establish Regional Committees for other regions and establish their terms of reference.
6) Regional Women''s Committee
a) The Executive Committee shall establish Regional Women''s Committees. The members of the Regional Women''s Committee shall be elected at the Regional Conference and endorsed by the Management Committee.
b) Each regional Women''s Committee will comprise of 5 titular members distributed on the basis of sub-regional groups. For each member two substitutes shall also be elected. The substitute representatives will attend Women''s Committee meetings if the representative is unable to do so and the substitute will have full voting rights. Only one substitute shall attend in place of a representative.
c) Vacancies in the Regional Women''s Committee arising between Regional Conferences shall be filled by the substitute in line until such time as a representative from the respective sub-regional group is appointed, decided by the Regional Committee, in consultation with and on the recommendation from the sub regional group and subject to ratification by the Management Committee.
d) The Chair of the Regional Women''s Committee and first and second vice-chair shall be appointed by the Regional Committee on the basis of nominations from the Regional Women''s Committee.
e) The Chair of the Women''s Committee shall be a full member of the Regional Committee and shall be the member for the region on the International Women''s Committee.
f) The regional Women''s Committee shall report to the Regional Committee and Conference and to the International Women''s Committee.
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