Currently the GB comprises 56 Titulaire members (28 Governments, 14 Employers and 14 Workers) and 66 deputy members (28 Governments, 19 Employers and 19 Workers). Ten of the Titulaire government seats are permanently held by States of chief industrial importance (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, UK and USA). The African Region currently has no permanent Titulaire seats on the Governing Body. The other Government members are elected by the ILC every three years. Ireland was elected to a Titulaire seat in 2017 for the first time since we joined the Organisation in 1923. The Employer and Worker members are elected in their individual, rather than national, capacity.