1. The sectoral dimension of the ILO’s work

1.1. Update of sectoral aspects regarding the global economic crisis: Tourism, public services, education and health

1.2. Presentation of social dialogue in one sector: Response to the economic crisis and the Global Jobs Pact

The Governing Body took note of these parts of the report.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraphs 1–20)

2. Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral and technical meetings

2.1. Workshop to Promote Ratification of the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), Geneva, 20–21 October 2009

The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the report of the discussion of the Workshop to governments, requesting them to communicate the text to the employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned; and to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations and other international organizations concerned; and

(b) approved the proposals in paragraphs 4–5 of GB.307/STM/2/1 concerning the effect to be given to the October 2009 Workshop as regards the date and purpose of the 2011 Global Dialogue Forum on the Role of Private Employment Agencies in Promoting Decent Work and Improving the Functioning of Labour Markets in Private Services Sectors.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 28)

2.2. Interregional Consultative Workshop on an ILO Human Resource Toolkit of good practices for the teaching profession, Geneva, 2–4 November 2009

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraphs 29–31)

2.3. Meeting of Experts to Consider a Draft Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Agriculture, Geneva, 23 November–1 December 2009, and follow-up

The Governing Body authorized the Director-General, following consultations with constituents, to convene a five-day meeting of experts to consider the revised draft code of practice, which would be held in October 2010 and comprise five Employer and five Worker experts nominated by their respective groups, as well as five Government experts from Costa Rica, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand and United Kingdom.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 36)

2.4. Asian Regional Workshop on the Automotive Industry, Tokyo, 7–9 December 2009

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraphs 37–40)

2.5. Meeting of Experts on the Revision of the List of Occupational Diseases (Recommendation No. 194), Geneva, 27–30 October 2009

The Governing Body:

(a) approved the list of occupational diseases contained in the appendix to document GB.307/13 as revised by the Meeting of Experts, which would replace the preceding list of occupational diseases annexed to Recommendation No. 194 and be communicated to the Members of the ILO by the Director-General;

(b) took note of the report of the Meeting of Experts on the Revision of the List of Occupational Diseases (Recommendation No. 194);

(c) authorized the Director-General to publish and distribute the report of the meeting to governments and, through them, to employers’ and workers’ organizations; to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations, other international organizations concerned; and to the other institutions and services as appropriate; and

(d) requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future programme and budget, the recommendations and proposals made by the Meeting of Experts in paragraphs 13–27 and 68–78 of its reports.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 52)

3. Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART): Report of the Tenth Session, Paris, 28 September–2 October 2009

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) transmit the report of the Tenth Session of the Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel to the governments of member States and through them, to the relevant employers’ and workers’ organizations, as well as to relevant intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations concerned with education and teachers, inviting their consideration and comments on the policy recommendations of the CEART that concern them; and

(b) take into consideration, where appropriate in consultation with the Director-General of UNESCO, the Joint Committee’s proposals for future action by the ILO and UNESCO contained in its report, in planning and implementing future ILO activities, due account being taken of the Programme and Budget for 2010–11.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 56)

4. Maritime matters

4.1. Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Adopt Port State Control Guidelines for Implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), Geneva, 15–19 February 2010

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraphs 57–59)

4.2. Update on the ILO’s participation in the development by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of safety recommendations for small fishing vessels

The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the continued participation by the ILO in the development of draft guidelines to assist competent authorities on the implementation of Part B of the Fishing Vessel Safety Code, the Voluntary Guidelines and the Safety Recommendations;

(b) authorized the participation by an ILO tripartite delegation, at no cost to the Office, in the next (53rd) session of the IMO’s Subcommittee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels’ Safety, and in related preparatory work; and

(c) invited the nomination of one representative each from the Governments, Employers and Workers to participate, at no cost to the Office, in the ILO delegation to the 53rd Session of the SLF and in related preparatory work.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 67)

4.3. Follow-up to the resolution concerning tonnage measurement and accommodation, adopted by the 96th Session (2007) of the International Labour Conference

5. Sectoral activities 2010–11

5.1. Purpose, duration and composition of meetings to be held in 2010–11: Global Dialogue Forum on Vocational Education and Training, Geneva,
29–30 September 2010

The Governing Body took note of these parts of the report.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraphs 68–82)

5.2. Tripartite workshop for the development and adoption of ILO guidelines on training in the port sector – New proposals from the Office

The Governing Body authorized:

(a) a change in the nature, title and duration of the tripartite workshop for the development and adoption of ILO guidelines on training in the port sector to the Tripartite Meeting of Experts for the Development and Adoption of ILO Guidelines on Training in the Port Sector, to be held for four days in December 2011 in Geneva; and

(b) that the meeting be composed of five Government, five Employer and five Worker experts, with representatives of other interested Governments, Employers and Workers invited as observers at their own cost.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 86)

5.3. Proposal for other activities in 2010–11 under the Sectoral Activities Programme: Tripartite meeting on labour aspects of sustainable construction – new proposals from the Office in relation to training in the construction sector

The Governing Body approved the implementation of a training programme on safety and health in construction, outlined in GB.307/STM/5/2, using the resources originally approved for the organization of a tripartite meeting on labour aspects of sustainable construction in 2011, which will not be implemented.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraph 93)

6. Workers’ meeting on the 60th Anniversary of Convention No. 98 – The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively in the 21st Century, Geneva, 12–15 October 2009

7. Other questions

The Governing Body took note of these parts of the report.

(Document GB.307/13, paragraphs 94–107)