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17. In Central and Eastern Europe, national seminars on women workers' rights were organized by the MDT, as well as a tripartite regional seminar on gender issues and equality as follow-up on the Fourth World Conference on Women. In Asia, activities included a tripartite High-level Seminar for Officials on Gender Issues in the World of Work, jointly organized with the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment, which discussed the relevance of fundamental ILO Conventions to women workers. A national workshop on Women's Employment issues in the formal sector was held in Indonesia which identified the effective implementation of Convention No. 100 as a priority area for action. Activities were also undertaken in Bangladesh, India, Fiji, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka. In the Americas, notably in the Caribbean, continued emphasis was placed on integrating gender perspectives into ILO programmes and activities: Conventions Nos. 100 and 111 were the subject of priority promotional activities, for example in Suriname and St. Vincent and the Grenadines; and national seminars have been held in all the Southern Cone countries.
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