Decisions on the tenth item on the agenda: Report of the Working Party on the Functioning of the Governing Body and the International Labour Conference

Record of decisions | 27 March 2015

Decisions on the tenth item on the agenda: Report of the Working Party on the Functioning of the Governing Body and the International Labour Conference

The Governing Body:

(a) decided to propose to the Conference that it implement, on a trial basis, the proposed arrangements for a two-week session of the International Labour Conference in June 2015, as set out in document GB.323/WP/GBC/1;

(b) requested the Office to prepare for the 325th Session (November 2015) of the Governing Body an analysis of the trialed format of a two-week session in June 2015, which would allow the Governing Body to draw the lessons of this experience and take the appropriate decisions as regards the format arrangements for the future sessions of the International Labour Conference.

(Document GB.323/INS/10, paragraph 9.)

The Governing Body:

(a) decided that the words “technical cooperation” should be replaced with “development cooperation” where it was appropriate and that the title of the Technical Cooperation Segment should be readjusted accordingly;

(b) requested the Office to improve the current format of the Supplementary Report of the Director-General describing the follow-up action taken by the Office as a result of previous decisions through the implementation of the improvements proposed in paragraph 8 of document GB.323/WP/GBC/2 as well as by any additional improvement which could serve the objective of the relevant report;

(c) requested the Office to review the text of its Standing Orders, including the Introductory note, and to propose amendments, including those needed to implement the agreed changes, to its 326th Session (March 2016).

(Document GB.323/INS/10, paragraph 17.)