GB.274/PFA/9/1E - Governing Body

ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations

GB.274/PFA/9/1 274th Session Geneva, March 1999

Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee	PFA

NINTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA

PROGRAMME AND BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR 2000-01

VOLUME 1

STRATEGY AND ORIENTATION

Appendix

Strategic and operational objectives: Synopsis

Mandate

Strategic objectives

Operational objectives

Fundamental principles and rights at work

1. "… the ILO is the constitutionally mandated international organization and the competent body to set and deal with international labour standards, and enjoys universal support and acknowledgement in promoting fundamental rights at work as the expression of its constitutional principles." (ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work).

1. Promote and realize fundamental princi ples and rights at work.

1(a) ILO member States give effect to the prin ciples and rights concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining, dis crimination and forced and child labour that are reaffirmed in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

1(b) The fundamental Conventions on freedom of association and collective bargaining, the elimination of forced labour and dis crimination and the abolition of child labour are extensively ratified and fully applied.

1(c) Child labour is progressively eliminated, giving priority to the urgent elimination of its worst forms and providing alterna tives for children and families.

Employment

2. "We commit ourselves to promoting the goal of full employment as a basic priority of our economic and social policies, and to enabling all men and women to attain secure and sustainable livelihoods through freely chosen productive employment and work." (World Summit for Social Development : Commitment 3).

2. Create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income.

2(a) ILO constituents are equipped to analyse economic and labour market developments and to elaborate and negotiate effective employment promotion policies and pro grammes.

2(b) Employment-friendly enterprise develop ment policies and programmes are effec tively implemented.

2(c) Women have access to more and better jobs.

2(d) Policies and programmes to upgrade infor mal sector activities are effectively imple mented.

2(e) Targeted programmes are adopted or strengthened to enable groups such as young workers, the disabled, migrants and indigenous populations to find decent employment.

2(f) ILO constituents are better equipped to influence global and regional policy devel opment related to employment.

Social protection

3. "The goals and objectives of social development require continuous efforts to reduce and eliminate major sources of social distress and instability for the family and for society. We pledge our particular focus on and priority attention to the fight against the worldwide conditions that pose severe threats to the health, safety, peace, security and well-being of our people." (World Summit for Social Development).

3. Enhance the coverage and effectivenesss of social protection for all.

3(a) International labour standards related to working and employment conditions are widely ratified and effectively applied.

3(b) ILO constituents target and take effective action against hazardous conditions in and around the workplace.

3(c) Policies and programmes of action on workers' protection are implemented for the most difficult-to-reach sectors and the most vulnerable and exploited groups, while voluntary measures are implemented to reach those workers who are insuffi ciently protected by existing systems.

3(d) Member States broaden the scope of social security systems, improve and diversify benefits, strengthen governance and man agement, and develop policies to overcome financial constraints.

3(e) ILO constituents at national level are able to analyse the social and labour implica tions of globalization, and to develop effective policies to protect workers from adverse social effects.

Social dialogue

4. "… the war against want requires to be carried on with unrelenting vigour within each nation, and by continuous and concerted international effort in which the representatives of workers and employers, enjoying equal status with those of governments, join with them in free discussion and democratic decision with a view to the promotion of the common welfare. …" (Declaration of Philadelphia).

4. Strengthen tripartism and social dialogue.

4(a) Employers' and workers' organizations have the necessary capacity to serve their members and to influence economic and social policy.

4(b) Machinery for social dialogue and consen sus is widely adopted and fully opera tional, on a bipartite or tripartite basis as appropriate.

Updated by VC. Approved by NdW. Last update: 26 January 2000.

PROGRAMME AND BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR 2000-01
VOLUME 1	STRATEGY AND ORIENTATION

Strategic and operational objectives: Synopsis

Mandate	Strategic objectives	Operational objectives

Fundamental principles and rights at work
1. "… the ILO is the constitutionally mandated international organization and the competent body to set and deal with international labour standards, and enjoys universal support and acknowledgement in promoting fundamental rights at work as the expression of its constitutional principles." (ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work).	1. Promote and realize fundamental princi ples and rights at work.	1(a) ILO member States give effect to the prin ciples and rights concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining, dis crimination and forced and child labour that are reaffirmed in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 1(b) The fundamental Conventions on freedom of association and collective bargaining, the elimination of forced labour and dis crimination and the abolition of child labour are extensively ratified and fully applied. 1(c) Child labour is progressively eliminated, giving priority to the urgent elimination of its worst forms and providing alterna tives for children and families.

Employment
2. "We commit ourselves to promoting the goal of full employment as a basic priority of our economic and social policies, and to enabling all men and women to attain secure and sustainable livelihoods through freely chosen productive employment and work." (World Summit for Social Development : Commitment 3).	2. Create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income.	2(a) ILO constituents are equipped to analyse economic and labour market developments and to elaborate and negotiate effective employment promotion policies and pro grammes. 2(b) Employment-friendly enterprise develop ment policies and programmes are effec tively implemented. 2(c) Women have access to more and better jobs. 2(d) Policies and programmes to upgrade infor mal sector activities are effectively imple mented. 2(e) Targeted programmes are adopted or strengthened to enable groups such as young workers, the disabled, migrants and indigenous populations to find decent employment. 2(f) ILO constituents are better equipped to influence global and regional policy devel opment related to employment.

Social protection
3. "The goals and objectives of social development require continuous efforts to reduce and eliminate major sources of social distress and instability for the family and for society. We pledge our particular focus on and priority attention to the fight against the worldwide conditions that pose severe threats to the health, safety, peace, security and well-being of our people." (World Summit for Social Development).	3. Enhance the coverage and effectivenesss of social protection for all.	3(a) International labour standards related to working and employment conditions are widely ratified and effectively applied. 3(b) ILO constituents target and take effective action against hazardous conditions in and around the workplace. 3(c) Policies and programmes of action on workers' protection are implemented for the most difficult-to-reach sectors and the most vulnerable and exploited groups, while voluntary measures are implemented to reach those workers who are insuffi ciently protected by existing systems. 3(d) Member States broaden the scope of social security systems, improve and diversify benefits, strengthen governance and man agement, and develop policies to overcome financial constraints. 3(e) ILO constituents at national level are able to analyse the social and labour implica tions of globalization, and to develop effective policies to protect workers from adverse social effects.

Social dialogue
4. "… the war against want requires to be carried on with unrelenting vigour within each nation, and by continuous and concerted international effort in which the representatives of workers and employers, enjoying equal status with those of governments, join with them in free discussion and democratic decision with a view to the promotion of the common welfare. …" (Declaration of Philadelphia).	4. Strengthen tripartism and social dialogue.	4(a) Employers' and workers' organizations have the necessary capacity to serve their members and to influence economic and social policy. 4(b) Machinery for social dialogue and consen sus is widely adopted and fully opera tional, on a bipartite or tripartite basis as appropriate.