Decision on the seventh item on the agenda: Decent work for sustainable development

Record of decisions | 08 November 2016

Decision on the seventh item on the agenda: Decent work for sustainable development

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) make use of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 March Governing Body sessions as a platform for tripartite discussion of the ILO contribution to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) annual review, on the basis of the theme and SDGs selected for each review;

(b) in that regard, hold a high-level discussion in the framework of the March 2017 Governing Body on the decent work dimensions of the 2017 HLPF theme of “eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world”;

(c) report to the March 2017 Governing Body session on the outcome of the UN discussions on a new QCPR and other 2030 Agenda implementation activities; and

(d) continue to ensure the integration of decent work dimensions of the 2030 Agenda in the Programme and Budget proposals for 2018–19 including strengthening the ILO’s capacity to support constituents and contributing to the UN-wide sustainable indicators framework.

(Document GB.328/INS/7, paragraph 22.)