Decision on the eighth item on the agenda: Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Record of decisions | 13 November 2007

Joint ILO/WHO Meeting on the Revision of the International Medical Guide for Ships (Geneva, 25–26 July 2007)

The Governing Body approved the proposed composition formula and the proposed agenda for the Meeting. (GB.299/8, paragraphs 3 and 5.)

Symposium on the Labour and Social Aspects of Global Production Systems: Issues for Business (Geneva, 17–19 October 2007)

The Governing Body approved the proposed agenda for the Symposium. (GB.299/8, paragraph 10.)

ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization (Lisbon, 31 October – 2 November 2007)

The Governing Body approved the proposed composition formula and proposed agenda for the Forum, and authorized the Director-General to invite international non-governmental organizations to be represented as observers at the Forum, and recommended that he continued to consult with its Officers in selecting those organizations, the list of which would include the following:

– Amnesty International;

– Anti-Slavery Society;

– Ashoka Foundation;

– Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;

– Conference of NGOs (CONGO);

– Consumers International;

– Dag Hammarskjold Foundation;

– Ethical Globalization Initiative;

– Ethical Trading Initiative;

– Fair Labour Association;

– Fairtrade Foundation;

– Friends of the Earth;

– Global Reporting Initiative;

– Human Rights Watch;

– International Alliance of Women;

– International Association for Community Development;

– International Centre for Trade and Development;

– International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE);

– International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives;

– International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA);

– International Council of Women;

– International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW);

– International Youth Foundation;

– Islamic Aid;

– OXFAM International;

– Social Watch;

– Solidar;

– Tebtebba – Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education;

– Third World Network;

– Transparency International;

– United Cities and Local Governments (merger of World Federation of United Cities (FMCU) and International Union of Local Authorities (IULA));

– Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO);

– World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS);

– World Assembly of Youth;

– World Council for Sustainable Business;

– World Council of Churches;

– World Development Movement;

– World Forum of Civil Society Networks (UBUNTU);

– Youth Business International.

(GB.299/8, paragraphs 14, 16 and 19.)

30th anniversary of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (Geneva, 15–16 November 2007)

The Governing Body approved the proposed composition formula and the proposed agenda for the Meeting, and authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– Ethical Trading Initiative;

– Social Accountability International.

(GB.299/8, paragraphs 22, 24 and 27.)