Decision on the fifth item on the agenda: Sectoral meetings 2015 and 2016

The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the reports of the two meetings referred to in section I of document GB.325/POL/5;

(b) forwarded the report of the 12th Session of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART), along with any observations made by the Governing Body, to the International Labour Conference at its 105th Session (June 2016) for examination in the first instance by the Committee on the Application of Standards;

(c) requested the Director-General to communicate the CEART report to the governments of member States, along with any observations made by the Governing Body, requesting them to communicate the texts to the relevant employers’ and workers’ organizations, as well as communicate the reports to relevant intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations;

(d) requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for future work, the recommendations for future action by the ILO made by the Global Dialogue Forum and the CEART, where appropriate in consultation with the Director-General of UNESCO;

(e) endorsed the proposals made in paragraphs 11 and 12 of document GB.325/POL/5 with regard to the Meeting of Experts to adopt a draft revised code of practice on safety and health in ports, in addition to the proposals contained in the table appended to the document relating to the dates, duration, official title, purpose and composition of the meetings listed therein.

(Document GB.325/POL/5, paragraph 13.)

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