First report: Financial questions

The Governing Body delegated its authority under article 16 of the Financial Regulations by requesting the Director-General to submit proposals for any necessary transfers within the 2008–09 expenditure budget to the Chairperson for approval, prior to the closing of the biennial accounts, subject to confirmation of such approval by the Governing Body at its 307th Session (March 2010).

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 9.)

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraphs 10 to 13.)

The Governing Body, subject to its approval of the activities related to measuring decent work, authorized the Director-General to use US$500,000 from the Special Programme Account, as proposed in paragraph 2 of document GB.306/PFA/3.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 18.)

(a) Programme and Budget for 2010–11

(b) Authorization to accept contributions
and gifts

The Governing Body endorsed the programme and approved the budget for the International Institute for Labour Studies for 2010–11 as set out in document GB.306/PFA/4/1.

(Document GB.306/9(Add. & Corr.), paragraph 5.)

(a) International Occupational Safety
and Health Information Centre (CIS)

The Governing Body approved the proposed 2010–11 income and expenditure budget for the CIS extra-budgetary account, as set out in detail in the appendix to document GB.306/PFA/5/1.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 30.)

(b) Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training
(CINTERFOR)

The Governing Body approved the income and expenditure estimates of the CINTERFOR extra-budgetary account for 2010–11, as set out in Appendix I of document GB.306/PFA/5/2.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 39.)

(a) Documents submitted to the 71st Session of the Board of the Centre (Turin, 5–6 November 2009)

(b) Report of the 71st Session of
the Board of the Centre

(c) Building the capacity of ILO constituents:
A medium-term strategy for the Turin Centre

The Governing Body took note of these parts of the report.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraphs 40 to 75.)

The Governing Body took note of the revised implementation plan for the adoption of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 83.)

The Governing Body approved the draft amendments to the Financial Rules set out in the appendix of document GB.306/PFA/8(&Corr.).

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 91.)

The Governing Body decided that the six meetings presented in document GB.306/PFA/9 would be funded from the technical meetings reserve for
2010–11.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 99.)

The Governing Body:

(a) approved the use of up to CHF750,000 of the funds remaining from the urgent works allocation for the resurfacing of the floors in the P3(A) and P4 parking areas;

(b) authorized the Director-General to enter into arrangements, as he considers appropriate, relating to granting public access to ILO land, including clarification of the respective responsibilities of the parties concerned, in particular as regards the financial aspects.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 113.)

The Governing Body endorsed the Information Technology Strategy 2010–15, taking into account the views expressed during its discussion.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 121.)

(a) Overview

(b) Human Resources Strategy

The Governing Body took note of these parts of the report.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraphs 122 to 131.)

(c) Knowledge Strategy

The Governing Body endorsed the Knowledge Strategy 2010–15, taking into account the views expressed during its discussion.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 146.)

(a) Annual Evaluation Report 2008–09

The Governing Body:

(a) requested the Director-General to continue efforts to align the evaluation function with the implementation of the Social Justice Declaration; and

(b) decided to provide guidance on the evaluation priorities for 2010 and the arrangements for the independent external evaluation of the ILO evaluation function.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 169.)

(b) Independent evaluation of the ILO’s Decent
Work Country Programme in Indonesia

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to take into consideration the findings, recommendations and lessons learned from the independent evaluation of the Decent Work Country Programme in Indonesia 2006–09, in the preparations of the next Decent Work Country Programme for Indonesia.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 189.)

(c) Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy
to increase member States’ capacities to
develop policies and programmes focused
on youth employment

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to take into consideration the findings and recommendations contained in document GB.306/PFA/13/3, together with the deliberations of the Committee, to continue supporting efforts to integrated approaches to address youth employment.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 206.)

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraphs 207 to 211.)

Financial arrangements for activities related to the preparation of amendments to the Constitution of the International Labour Organization in order to introduce inclusive language for the purpose of promoting gender equality

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.306/9/1, paragraph 212.)