GB.343/INS/6/Decision

Decision concerning the proposals for including safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work

Record of decisions | 13 November 2021

The Governing Body decided to:
 
(a) place on the agenda of the 110th Session (2022) of the International Labour Conference an item regarding the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work through an amendment to paragraph 2 of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998;
 
(b) request the Director-General to prepare for the 344th Session (March 2022) of the Governing Body a draft resolution for consideration at the 110th Session (2022) of the Conference based on the guidance and views expressed during the discussion of GB.343/INS/6;
 
(c) request the Office to prepare for its 344th Session (March 2022) a background paper to address the issues raised in the discussion, including:
 
(i) the terminology to be used taking into account the views expressed by the Governing Body;
 
(ii) the occupational safety and health instrument(s) to be recognized as fundamental, with a view to preparing proposals for decision at the 110th Session (2022) of the Conference; and
 
(iii) the possible legal effects, direct and indirect, on existing trade agreements concluded by Member States; and
 
(d) request the Office to organize informal consultations on the above issues prior to the 344th Session (March 2022).
 
(GB.343/INS/6, paragraph 52, as amended by the Governing Body)