Decision on the 15th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body Special arrangements for discussing the ILO’s response to the employment and social policy consequences of the economic and financial crisis at the 98th Session (2009) of the Conference

Record of decisions | 08 July 2009

Special arrangements for discussing the ILO’s response to the employment and social policy consequences of the economic and financial crisis at the 98th Session (2009) of the Conference

The Governing Body decided to:

(a) recommend to the 98th Session (2009) of the International Labour Conference that it arrange its programme of work to include the proposals contained in document GB.304/15/2(& Corr.);

(b) instruct the Director-General to make the necessary practical arrangements for the implementation of this proposed programme of work of the Conference;

(c) suspend its decision to place on the agenda of the Conference an item on employment and social protection in the new demographic context; and

(d) take a decision on the most appropriate way to deal with this item at its November 2009 session, including possibly by a tripartite meeting of experts to be convened as early as possible.

(Document GB.304/15/2(& Corr.), paragraph 8.)