In December 2020, the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations recalled that the concrete commitments undertaken by ILO member States to protect the dignity and freedom of people at work remain fully valid during the current pandemic and strengthen the resilience of societies building back better. The CEACR which has been supervising the application of international labour standards since 1927 made the following particular comments: 


Extracts of the General Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR):

• Application of International Labour Standards in times of crisis: the importance of international labour standards and effective and authoritative supervision in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

General Observations adopted in 2020 by the Committee of Experts:


• General observation on the application of the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)
• General observation on the application of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
• General observation on matters arising from the application of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Forthcoming publication: 2021 Addendum to the 2020 General Survey on promoting employment and decent work in a changing landscape