Committee of Experts on the Application
of Conventions and Recommendations

Reappointments

The Governing Body reappointed, on the recommendation of its Officers, for a period of three years, the following members of the Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations:

– Mr Mario Ackerman (Argentina);

– Mr Denys Barrow, SC (Belize);

– Mr Raymond Ranjeva (Madagascar).

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 1.)

New appointment

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, appointed Ms Graciela Josefina Dixon Carton (Panama) as a member of the Committee for a period of three years.

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 2.)

Global Dialogue Forum on Safety in the Supply
Chain in Relation to Packing of Containers

(Geneva, 21–22 February 2011)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the Global Dialogue Forum as observers:

– Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);

– European Union (EU);

– International Maritime Organization (IMO);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) International Transport Forum;

– United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);

– United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);

– United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP);

– United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA);

– World Bank;

– World Customs Organization (WCO).

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 3.)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Global Dialogue Forum as observers:

– Global Shippers’ Forum;

– International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH);

– International Federation of Freight Forwarders (FIATA);

– International Organization for Standardization (ISO);

– International Road Transport Union (IRU);

– International Safety Panel (ISP) of ICHCA International Limited;

– International Shipping Federation;

– International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI);

– International Union of Railways (UIC);

– World Shipping Council.

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 5.)

15th Asia–Pacific Regional Meeting
(Kyoto, 10–13 April 2011)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body took note of the invitation of the following intergovernmental organizations that have a standing arrangement of mutual representation with the ILO, to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– Arab Labour Organization (ALO);

– Asian Development Bank (ADB);

– Asian Productivity Organization (APO);

– Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN);

– European Union (EU);

– Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);

– International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);

– International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);

– International Maritime Organization (IMO);

– International Monetary Fund (IMF);

– International Telecommunication Union (ITU);

– League of Arab States;

– United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO);

– United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO);

– United Nations (UN);

• § Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
• § Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS);
• § Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);
• § Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);
• § United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);
• § United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
• § United Nations Development Programme (UNDP);
• § United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator (UNDRO);
• § United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP);
• § United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA);
• § United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR);
• § United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Subregion (UNIAP);
• § UN Women;
• § United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);
• § United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS);
• § United Nations University;
• § United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR);
• § World Food Programme (WFP);

– Universal Postal Union (UPU);

– World Bank;

– World Health Organization (WHO);

– World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);

– World Tourism Organization.

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following intergovernmental organizations and institutions:

– Afro–Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO);

– Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific;

– Gulf Cooperation Council;

– Islamic Development Bank (IDB);

– International Organization for Migration (IOM);

– Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC);

– South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC);

– Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO);

– Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC);

– World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Governing Body also noted that, following previous practice, the Officers of the Governing Body had also authorized the Director-General to invite the Secretariats of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and of the Pacific Island Forum (SPFS).

(Document GB.309/21, paragraphs 6–8.)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE);

– ASEAN Trade Unions Council (ATUC);

– Building and Woodworkers International (BWI);

– Confederation of Asia–Pacific Employers (CAPE);

– Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI);

– Education International (EI);

– General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU);

– General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries;

– International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU);

– International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Union (ICEM);

– International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);

– Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH);

– International Council of Nurses (ICN);

– International Social Security Association (ISSA);

– International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF);

– International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF);

– International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association (IUF);

– Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU);

– Public Services International (PSI);

– South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC);

– UNI Global Union (UNI);

– South Pacific and Oceanic Council of Trade Unions (SPOCTU);

– Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (TUAC–OECD).

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 10.)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Examine the Termination of
Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158), and Termination of
Employment Recommendation, 1982 (No. 166)
(Geneva, 18–21 April 2011)

Composition

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the composition proposed for this Meeting, which would be attended by six representatives of Governments nominated after consultation with the Government group, six representatives of Employers nominated after consultation with the Employers’ group and six representatives of Workers, nominated after consultation with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body.

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 13.)

Agenda

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the agenda for this Meeting, as follows: to examine the Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158), and the Termination of Employment Recommendation, 1982 (No. 166); to identify obstacles to ratification and implementation and other relevant current trends in law and practice. On the basis of the outcome of the meeting, the Office would prepare proposals to the Governing Body for its consideration.

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 15.)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Working-time Arrangements
(Geneva, 17–21 October 2011)

Composition

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the composition proposed for this Meeting, which would be attended by six experts nominated after consultation with the Governments, six experts nominated after consultation with the Employers’ group and six experts nominated after consultation with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body. According to the established practice for meetings of experts, this Meeting will be chaired by an independent Chairperson.

The Governing Body noted that, in order to obtain the Government nominations, the Director-General intended to approach the Governments of Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Japan and Tunisia. Should any of those Governments prove to be unable to nominate an expert, the Director-General would approach one of the Governments of the following countries: Argentina, France, Hungary, Indonesia, South Africa and Thailand.

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 19.)

Agenda

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the agenda for this Meeting, as follows: to review and advise on modern working-time arrangements, which would include identifying the main policy issues that would need to be addressed to develop future ILO guidance for advancing decent work in the area of working time.

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 21.)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following international intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– European Union (EU);

– European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

– UN Women;

– World Bank;

– World Health Organization (WHO).

(Document GB.309/21, paragraph 22.)