Decision on the ninth item on the agenda: Programme, composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Record of decisions | 26 June 2017

Decision on the ninth item on the agenda: Programme, composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Part I. Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

New appointment

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body appointed Professor Mónica Pinto (Argentina) as a member of the Committee for a period of three years.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 1.)

Workers’ Symposium: The future of work we want: Workers’ perspective
(Geneva, 17–19 October 2017)

Composition

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body approved the following composition formula: 30 or more trade union representatives, nominated after consultation with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body and coming from both industrialized and developing countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Arab States. The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) will sponsor representatives from developing and transition countries, while trade unions from developed countries will participate at their own expense. Efforts will be made to ensure that at least 30 per cent of the participants selected are women, in compliance with the Workers’ group’s policy on gender equality.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 6.)

Agenda

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body approved the following agenda for the Symposium:

– Globalization, new scenarios and changes in the world of work.
– Decent work and human dignity for all as a basis of sustainable societies: Challenges and opportunities.
– New types of work and enterprises: Challenges and opportunities for governments and social partners.
– The role of the ILO and tripartite constituents in new global scenarios.
– The SDGs and Decent Work Agenda: A way to promote a future of work based on social justice.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 8.)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite, in addition to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), which have general consultative status with the ILO, the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Symposium as observers:

– Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI);
– Education International (EI);
– European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC);
– General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU);
– IndustriALL Global Union;
– International Arts and Entertainment Alliance (IAEA);
– International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU);
– International Federation of Actors (FIA);
– International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);
– International Federation of Musicians (FIM);
– International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF);
– International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF);
– Public Services International (PSI);
– Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC);
– Trade Union Confederation of Arab Maghreb Workers (USTMA);
– UNI Global Union.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 10.)

Meeting of Experts to Adopt a Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Geneva, 22–26 January 2018)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

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

– IndustriALL Global Union;
– IndustriALL Europe;
– European Shipyards and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe);
– International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI);
– International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA).

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 13.)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts in Labour Statistics on the Revision of International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) (Geneva, 5–9 February 2018)

Composition

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body approved the following composition formula: 12 Government experts, nominated after consultations with Governments, six Employer experts nominated after consultation with the Employers’ group and six Worker experts nominated after consultation with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body. The experts nominated should be well acquainted with the items of the agenda.

The Governing Body took note that, in order to obtain the government nominations, the Director-General intended to approach the Governments of: Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Uganda and United States. A reserve list would also be established which would include the Governments of the following countries: Argentina, Finland, Japan, Singapore, Tunisia and United Kingdom.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 18.)

Agenda

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Officers of the Governing Body approved the following agenda for the Meeting:

– Revision of the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93).

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 20.)

Composition

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body approved the following formula: the governments of all member States will be invited to nominate participants who will attend at the expense of their respective governments. It is expected that a great majority, if not all, will be statisticians. In addition, the Director-General will invite six experts nominated by the Employers’ group of the Governing Body and six nominated by the Workers’ group. The experts nominated should have adequate knowledge to enable them to participate actively in the Conference.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 24.)

Agenda

On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body approved the following agenda:

– General report on past and planned statistical activities of the ILO since the last ICLS in October 2013.
– Revision of the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93), which will be presented as a draft resolution for examination and adoption by the Conference.
– Examination of concepts, statistical definitions and measurement methods of issues relevant for decent work, including the indicators identified under the ILO’s custodianship in the Global Indicator Framework set up for monitoring the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 26.)

The Governing Body took note of the programme of meetings contained in Part II of document GB.330/INS/9, as approved by the Officers of the Governing Body, subject to decisions yet to be adopted, as described in the footnotes of that document.

(Document GB.330/INS/9, paragraph 27.)