Programme of the 15th Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting

Agenda | 05 October 2011

Saturday, 3 December 2011

14.30–17.00 Registration

Sunday, 4 December 2011

07.30 onwards Registration

09.00–12.00 Group meetings (Government – Room A, Workers – Room B-1 and Employers – Room B-2)

14.001–15.30 (Room A) Opening session (Plenary)

  • Election of the Chairperson of the Meeting
  • Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Meeting
  • Adoption of the provisional programme
  • Appointment of the Members of the Credentials Committee
  • Appointment of the Members of the Drafting Committee for the conclusions of the Meeting
  • Statement by the Chairperson of the 15th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting
  • Statement of the Chairman of the Governing Body
  • Address by the ILO Director-General
  • Special address by H.E. Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan
  • Welcome remarks by the Japanese social partners:

- RENKO (Worker’s groupe)
- Keidanren (Employers’s group)

15.30–15.45 Break

15.45–16.15 (Room A) Keynote address by Dr Ahmed Mohammed Luqman, Director-General of the Arab Labour Organization

16.30–18.30 (Room A) Leaders’ forum on youth employment

18.30–20.30 (Banquet Hall Sakura) Reception hosted by the Director-General

18.30 Onwards (Room C2) (Immediately after closing the High-level segment) Session 1 of the Drafting Committee for the conclusions of the Meeting

Monday, 5 December 2011

08.30–10.00 (Room C2) Ministerial breakfast with the Director-General

09.00–10.00 Group meetings (Employers – Room B-2, Workers – Room B-1)

10.00–12.00 (Room A) Plenary

  • Presentation of the ILO Director-General’s Report
  • Discussion of the Director-General’s Report
  • Bachelet report presentation:
    Guest Speaker: Ms Sudha Pillai, Member of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group; introduction by Mr. Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Sector

12.30–14.00 (Room B1) Special session: Sustaining the Future with Green Jobs

14.00–15.45 (Room A) Thematic panel I: Coordinated macroeconomic, employment and social protection policies

16.00–17.45 (Room A) Thematic panel II: Productive employment, sustainable enterprises and skills development

18.00–20.00 (Room B1) Special Session: Natural Disaster Response with a Central Focus on Employment Policy (by Gov. of Japan)

18.30 (Room C2) Onwards Session 2 of the Drafting Committee for the conclusions of the Meeting

20.15 (Banquet Hall Sakura) Onwards Dinner hosted by MHLW of Japan for 3 guests from each delegation

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

09.00–10.00 Group meetings (Government tbc, Employers – Room B-2, Workers – Room B-1)

10.00–12.00 (Room A) Thematic panel III: Rights at work and social dialogue

12.30–14.00 (Room B1) Special session: Partnerships for Decent Work

14.00–18.30 (Room A) Plenary

  • Keynote address by Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • Continuation of discussion of the ILO Director-General’s Report

18.30–20.30 (Prince hotel) Reception hosted by the Government of Japan

18.30 Onwards (Room C2) (Immediately after closing the Plenary sitting) Session 3 of the Drafting Committee for the conclusions of the Meeting

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

08.00–08.45 (Room B1) Information session on the 1986 Amendment to the ILO Constitution

08.45–09.30 (Room B1) Information session on the tripartite declaration of principle concerning multinational enterprises and social policy (MNE Declaration)

09.00–11.00 Group meetings (Government – Room A, Employers – Room B-2, Workers – Room B-1)

11.30–12.30 (Room A) Plenary

  • Adoption of the Report and conclusions of the Meeting; noting of the report of the Credentials Committee

Closing ceremony

1 Objections and complaints to the Credentials Committee are to be lodged within two hours after the scheduled time for the opening of the Meeting (see article 9 of the Rules for Regional Meetings, 2008).