DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Publication 2854

Conference Series 101

Released August 1947

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SEP 13 '47

Letter of Transmittal

February 8, 1947

MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

I have the honor to submit herewith my report on the work of the Twenty-eighth (Maritime) Session of the International Labor Conference held in Seattle from June 6 to June 29, 1946. Yours very truly,

L. B. SCHWELLENBACH United States Government Delegate

The Honorable

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Washington, D. C.

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Importance of the Twenty-eighth Session

Organization of the Conference

Agenda of the Conference

The United States Delegation

Objectives Sought by the United States

Role of the United States at the Conference

II. The Work of the Conference Committees

Committee on Wages, Hours, and Manning

Committee on Social Security

Convention on Social Security for Seafarers

Convention on Seafarers' Pensions

Seafarers' Social Security (Agreements) Re-

commendation, 1946

Recommendation Concerning Medical Care for

Seafarers' Dependents

Committee on Accommodation.

Summary of the Convention

Committee on Entry, Training, and Promotion .
Committee on Food and Catering

Convention on Food and Catering for Crews

on Board Ship .

Convention on the Certification of Ships' Cooks

Continuous Employment for Seafarers

Composition of the Joint Maritime Commission.

Safety of Life at Sea

Ratification of Conventions

Seafarers' Compensation Claims Arising out of

the War.

Thanking the Authorities and People of the

State of Washington

Seamen's Welfare in Ports

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International Fishermen's Charter

International Shipping Policy

APPENDIXES

A. United States Delegation .

Delegation.

B. Committee Assignments of United States Government

C. Statements by Members of United States Delegation

Welcoming Address-Lewis B. Schwellenbach

Comments

on the Director's Report-Lewis B.

Schwellenbach, Richard J. Welch, and Maitland

S. Pennington

Comments on the Wages, Hours, and Manning Conven-

tion-Henry M. Jackson, Harold S. Roberts, and