I. Purpose, duration and composition of the activities to be held in 2008–09 and new proposals for activities in 2008–09

The Governing Body:

(a) endorsed the composition, duration and dates of the global dialogue forum on decent work in local government procurement for infrastructure provision as proposed in document GB.301/STM/1 and decided:

(i) that it be held for two days on 17 and 18 February 2009;

(ii) that six Employer and six Worker representatives be invited to attend the forum; and

(iii) that all member States be invited to nominate participants to attend the forum;

(b) decided to hold a regional tripartite workshop on improving safety and health in mining for selected Asian countries; and

(c) decided to hold a workshop to promote ratification of the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), in Geneva on 20 and 21 October 2009.

(GB.301/14, paragraph 15.)

II. Interim report on action programmes in 2006–07 in the health services, public services and telecommunication services sectors

The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (GB.301/14, paragraphs 16–20.)

III. Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral and technical meetings

The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the Note on the proceedings containing the texts mentioned in paragraph 4 of document GB.301/STM/3/1:

(i) to governments, requesting them to communicate these texts to the employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned;

(ii) to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned; and

(iii) to the international organizations concerned; and

requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future work of the Office, the wishes expressed by the Meeting in its conclusions.

(GB.301/14, paragraph 27.)

The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the report of the Tripartite Meeting of Experts and its resolution concerning the updating and adoption of the ISCO;

(b) requested the Director-General to consider the wishes expressed by the Meeting when drawing up proposals for future work of the Office; and

(c) authorized the Director-General to publish the ISCO–08.

(GB.301/14, paragraph 32.)

The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the final report of the Meeting:

(i) to governments, requesting them to communicate the text to the employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned;

(ii) to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned;

(iii) to the other international organizations concerned; and

requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future work of the Office, the wishes expressed by the Meeting in the recommendations containing a plan of action for the ILO.

(GB.301/14, paragraph 37.)

IV. Maritime matters

The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (GB.301/14, paragraphs 38–41.)

The Governing Body reiterated the request to the Director-General mentioned in paragraph 1 of document GB.301/STM/5/2, and requested the Director-General to transmit to the Secretary-General of the IMO the decisions figuring therein. (GB.301/14, paragraph 44.)

The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (GB.301/14, paragraphs 45–48.)

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) continue to monitor the developments at the IMO and to evaluate any amendment to, or interpretation of, agreements of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (1969 TM Convention), that could have an impact on the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), especially on Annex III;

(b) monitor developments and evaluate any amendment to, or interpretation of, agreements of the 1969 TM Convention that could have an impact on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; and

(c) encourage the IMO to give full consideration to possible amendments to, or interpretation of, agreements of the 1969 TM Convention that would lead to improved welfare of seafarers or fishers or both.

(GB.301/14, paragraph 52.)

V. Composition of the Third Session of the Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group on Ship Scrapping

The Governing Body:

(a) set the dates of the Third Session of the Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group on Ship Scrapping in Geneva for 29–31 October 2008;

(b) approved that the delegation be composed of ten ILO (five Employer and five Worker) representatives at no cost to the Office, five Basel Convention representatives and five IMO representatives; and

(c) requested the Director-General to communicate its decision to the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Basel Convention and to the Secretary-General of the IMO.

(GB.301/14, paragraph 58.)

VI. Report of the International Symposium on the Labour and Social Aspects of Global Production Systems: Issues for Business (Geneva, 17–19 October 2007)

VII. Other questions

Report of the International Workers' Symposium on the role of trade unions in workers' education: The key to trade union capacity building
(Geneva, 8–12 October 2007)

The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (GB.301/14, paragraphs 59–62.)