Decision on the sixth item on the agenda: Preparations for the IV Global Conference on Child Labour

Record of decisions | 04 November 2016

Decision on the sixth item on the agenda: Preparations for the IV Global Conference on Child Labour Report

The Governing Body:

(a) endorsed the proposal made by the Government of Argentina to enlarge the scope of the IV Global Conference on Child Labour in 2017 to encompass the forced labour of adults in addition to all forms of child labour;

(b) endorsed the proposal for tripartite Regional Meetings and global preparatory tripartite consultations, as specified in paragraph 14 of document GB.328/POL/6; and

(c) requested the Director-General to take the necessary action to provide the Government and the social partners of Argentina with the required technical assistance for the organization of the IV Global Conference on Child Labour in 2017, taking into account the Governing Body discussion.

(Document GB.328/POL/6, paragraph 15.)