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311th Session, June 2011
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310th Session, March 2011
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309th Session, November 2010
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308th Session, June 2010
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307th Session, March 2010
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306th Session, November 2009
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305th Session, June 2009
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304th Session, March 2009
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LILS - Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards
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STM - Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues
TC - Committee on Technical Cooperation
HTM - High-level Tripartite Meeting on the Current Global Financial and Economic Crisis
SG/DECL - Steering Group on the Follow-up to the Declaration (2008)
303rd Session, November 2008
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STM - Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues
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302nd Session, June 2008
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GB.301bis
301st Session, March 2008
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300th Session, November 2007
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299th Session, June 2007
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298th Session, 8-30 March 2007
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297th Session, November 2006
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Governing Body

The Governing Body of the International Labour Office is the executive body of the International Labour Organization (the Office is the secretariat of the Organization). It meets three times a year, in March, June and November. It takes decisions on ILO policy, decides the agenda of the International Labour Conference, adopts the draft Programme and Budget of the Organization for submission to the Conference, and elects the Director-General.

Upcoming sessions

  1. 349th Session (30 October- 9 November 2023)

  2. 349th bis (Special) session (10 November 2023)

  3. 349th ter (Special) session (11 November 2023)

  4. Programme of ILO official meetings

Previous sessions

  1. 348th Session (17 June 2023)

  2. 347th bis Session (5 June 2023)

  3. 347th Session (13-23 March 2023)

Most recent documents

  1. GB.349/LILS/PV/Draft

    Draft minutes of the Legal Issues and International Labour Standards Section

    30 November 2023, GB.349/LILS/PV/Draft

  2. GB.349/PFA/PV/Draft

    Draft minutes of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Section

    22 November 2023, GB.349/PFA/PV/Draft

  3. GB.349/Decisions

    Decisions adopted by the Governing Body of the ILO at its 349th Session (November 2023)

    22 November 2023, GB.349/Decisions

  4. GB.349ter/INS/1/Decision

    Decision concerning the action to be taken on the request of the Employers’ group to urgently include a standard-setting item on the right to strike on the agenda of the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference

    11 November 2023, GB.349ter/INS/1/Decision

  5. GB.349bis/INS/1/1/Decision

    Decision concerning the action to be taken on the request of the Workers’ group and of 36 governments to urgently refer the dispute on the interpretation of Convention No. 87 in relation to the right to strike to the International Court of Justice for decision in accordance with article 37(1) of the Constitution

    10 November 2023, GB.349bis/INS/1/1/Decision