THE OLOF PALME INTERNATIONAL CENTER
- FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE

1 Name and Head Office
The name of the association is the Olof Palme International Center.
The Head Office is located in Stockholm.

2 Objectives
The Olof Palme International Center works in the spirit of Olof Palme for democracy, human rights, and peace.

The Center is the Swedish labour movement's umbrella organisation for co-operation in international issues. Its task is to support the member organisations 's international activities.

3 Activities
The Olof Palme International Center works through development co-operation and stimulating opinion. In co-operation with the member organisations the Center shall:

• support and stimulate the creation of free and democratic organisations which work for popular participation, global justice, and common security in different parts of the world; this through mutual and equal co-operation.
• provide relevant information on issues of democracy, human rights, and peace, as a source for the Swedish labour movement; as a foundation for studies, debate, and active stimulation of opinion.
• initiate and co-ordinate activities and fund-raising within the labour movement for democracy, human rights, and peace; this in a spirit of international solidarity.

4 Membership
The funding organisations of the Olof Palme International Center are the LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation), the SAP (the Swedish Social Democratic Party) and the KF (the Swedish Co-operative Union). In addition, national organisations directly related to, or which have links with these organisations are eligible for membership.

Applications for affiliation will be considered by the board and subjected to a vote by the General Assembly.

5 Affiliation Fees
The organisations affiliated to the Olof Palme International Center will pay an annual fee determined by the General Assembly. This fee will be calculated on the basis of membership figures on December 31 of the preceding year.

For affiliated organisations which do not have individual members or who are co-operatives or economic associations, the amount of the fee will be agreed on in consultations between the organisation and the board of the Olof Palme International Center. Any such agreements will be subjected to a vote of the General Assembly.

6 Organisation
The organs of the Olof Palme International Center are the General Assembly, the Board and the Executive Committee.

7 General Assembly
The General Assembly is the supreme authority of the Olof Palme International Center. Ordinary General Assemblies will be held in the second quarter of each year.

The LO, SAP and KF will each appoint five delegates to the General Assembly. Other affiliated organisations will each appoint one delegate.

Written notice to attend the General Assembly will be given at least thirty days in advance.

The agenda of the General Assembly will include the following items:

1. election of the official members of the Assembly
2. reports from the Board and the auditors
3. adoption of the reports and accounts of the Board
4. determination of affiliation fees
5. election of the President of the Board
6. election of members of the Board and deputies
7. election of auditors and deputies
8. election of the election committee
9. plan of activities and budget for the following year

Other issues which members wish to submit to the General Assembly must be communicated to the Board at least fourteen days in advance.

8 Extraordinary General Assemblies
Extraordinary General Assemblies may be convened whenever the Board deems it necessary. Notice to attend will follow the same procedure as for Ordinary General Assemblies.

Extraordinary General Assemblies will consider only the issue stated in the notification of attendance.

9 The Board
The Board's activities are directed by a group consisting of 13 members; LO, SAP and KF will propose two members each. The ABF (the Workers' Educational Association) will propose one member. The remaining member organisations will propose a total of six members. Deputies are proposed in the same number and according to the same distribution.

The Board is responsible for managing the affairs of the Olof Palme International Center.

The mandate of the Board will be for the term of one year.

The Board is obliged to present its report to the General Assembly.

10 The Management Committee
The Board shall appoint from its own members a Management Committee to take decisions on behalf of the Board on delegated matters.

11 The Labour Movement's International Solidarity Fund
The Center shall administer the Swedish Labour Movement's International Solidarity Fund. The Board is responsible for the management of the Fund's assets and determines its goals and objectives. The Board shall appoint a committee for the administration of the Fund's assets. The Committee shall serve for one year, and it shall report to the Board.

12 Secretariat
The Board is assisted by a Secretariat which deals with matters in hand and implements the decisions taken. The Secretariat will be headed by a Secretary General appointed by the Board.

13 Signing
The Olof Palme International Center is signed by the person or persons appointed by the Board.

14 Auditing
The Board's administration will be reviewed by two elected auditors before the meeting of the General Assembly. At least one of the auditors and his or her deputy will be a chartered accountant.

The auditor will present his or her report to the General Assembly, with a recommendation of approval or rejection of the Boards' administration.

The financial year will be the calendar year.

15 Alteration of Statutes
These Statutes may be altered by a decision of an Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assembly.

16 Dissolution
On dissolution of the Olof Palme International Center, its assets will be assigned to the funding organisations to be used according to the objectives of the Center. The assets of the International Solidarity Fund will be used according to the objectives of the International Solidarity Fund.

(translation from Swedish version)