Decision on the 17th item on the agenda: Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Meeting of Experts to Adopt Policy Guidelines for the Promotion of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Targeting the Agro-food Sectors (Geneva, 26–30 September 2016)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH);

– International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF);

– Oxfam;

– World Banana Forum (WBF).

(Document GB.326/INS/17, paragraph 4.)

Meeting of Experts on Violence against Women and Men in the World of Work (Geneva, 3–6 October 2016)

Agenda

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the following agenda for the Meeting of Experts:

– review existing understandings of what is considered to be violence in the world of work, related trends, forms and incidence;

– examine the gender dimensions of violence in the world of work;

– review the impact of violence in the world of work on workers and enterprises, including on workers’ well-being and productivity, and firms’ performance;

– identify groups of workers, enterprises, sectors and occupations more at risk of being subjected to violence;

– review responses to prevent and address violence in the world of work in national and international laws and regulations, collective agreements and enterprise policies; and

– provide, on the basis of the above, guidance for the standard-setting item on violence against women and men in the world of work that has been placed on the agenda of the International Labour Conference in June 2018. Guidance could include identifying forms of violence warranting priority consideration and responses thereto.

(Document GB.326/INS/17, paragraph 8.)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI);

– Education International (EI);

– European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EUOSHA);

– International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);

– IndustriALL Global Union;

– International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF);

– International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association (IUF);

– Promundo;

– Public Services International (PSI);

– Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO);

– Union Network International (UNI).

(Document GB.326/INS/17, paragraph 11.)

Global Dialogue Forum on the Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for
Workers and Employers in the ICTs and Financial Services Sectors
(Geneva, 24–26 October 2016)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Global Dialogue Forum as observers:

– International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT);

– UNI Global Union (UNI).

(Document GB.326/INS/17, paragraph 15.)

Meeting of Experts to Adopt a Revised Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Ports (Geneva, 21–30 November 2016)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT);

– International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) – ISP Technical Panel; 1

– International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH);

– International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF);

– International Shipping Federation (ISF);

– World Shipping Council (WSC).

(Document GB.326/INS/17, paragraph 19.)

16th Asia–Pacific Regional Meeting (Bali, Indonesia, 6–9 December 2016)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC);

– ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE);

– ASEAN Trade Unions Council;

– Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI);

– Confederation of Asia–Pacific Employers (CAPE);

– Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI);

– Education International (EI);

– General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU);

– General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries (GUCCIAAC);

– IndustriALL Global Union;

– International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);

– Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH);

– International Council of Nurses (ICN);

– International Social Security Association (ISSA);

– International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF);

– International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association (IUF);

– International Young Christian Workers (IYCW);

– Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU);

– Public Services International (PSI);

– South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC);

– South Pacific and Oceanic Council of Trade Unions (SPOCTU);

– Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (TUAC–OECD);

– UNI Global Union (UNI).

(Document GB.326/INS/17, paragraph 24.)