Meeting documents

October 2023

  1. GB.349/POL/INF/1

    Follow-up to the Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban

    13 October 2023

    This document provides an overview of the steps taken by Member States, the Office and other organizations in follow-up to the Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, which was held in May 2022, in particular to support the implementation of the Durban Call to Action on the Elimination of Child Labour.

  2. GB.349/INS/INF/3

    Update on the status of ratification of the 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the ILO

    13 October 2023

  3. GB.349/INS/INF/2

    Report on the status of pending representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution

    13 October 2023

    As requested by the Governing Body, this document provides information on the status of pending representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution.

  4. GB.349bis/Agenda(Rev.1)

    Agenda of the 349th bis (Special) session of the Governing Body

    13 October 2023

    In version "Rev.1" of 16 October, subitem 2 has been added.

  5. GB.349/Agenda(Rev.1)

    Agenda of the 349th Session of the ILO Governing Body (October-November 2023)

    13 October 2023

    In version "Rev.1" of 13 October, a few items has been updated.

  6. GB.349/PFA/INF/2

    Update on the headquarters building renovation project

    12 October 2023

    This report provides the Governing Body with an update on phase 2 of the renovation works and on the status of the building works for the headquarters security perimeter Project.

  7. GB.349/INS/2

    Agenda of future sessions of the International Labour Conference

    12 October 2023

    This document is intended to facilitate consideration by the Governing Body of proposals for the agenda of the International Labour Conference for 2025 and beyond, including the strategic approach to be followed (see the draft decision in paragraph 52).

  8. GB.349/INS/3/2

    Follow-up to the resolution concerning the second recurrent discussion on labour protection

    12 October 2023

    This document proposes a plan of action on labour protection for the period 2023–29 to give effect to the conclusions concerning the second recurrent discussion on that subject adopted by the International Labour Conference in June 2023. The Governing Body is invited to provide guidance on the proposed plan of action and on the holding of a meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages, in the first quarter of 2024 (see the draft decision in paragraph 26).

  9. GB.349ter/INS/1

    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 October 2023

    This document has been prepared for the purposes of the special meeting of the Governing Body convened under paragraph 3.2.2 of the Standing Orders of the Governing Body following 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 (June 2024) of the International Labour Conference. Its aim is to serve as a background report for the discussion. It contains information on the ILO statutory framework for placing a standard-setting item on the Conference agenda, ILO practice regarding the adoption of Protocols, an account of the origins of the standard-setting proposal on the right to strike and concluding observations summarizing the possible implications of the above for the proposed standard-setting item. The Governing Body is invited to take note of this background report and provide guidance on action to be taken in relation to the proposal for placing a standard-setting item on the agenda of next year’s Conference (see the draft decision in paragraph 16).

  10. GB.349ter/Agenda

    Agenda of the 349th ter (Special) session of the Governing Body

    11 October 2023

  11. GB.349/INS/6(Rev.1)

    Review of the implementation of the strategy to give effect to the resolution concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work

    10 October 2023

    At its 337th Session (October–November 2019), the Governing Body held a discussion on the elimination of violence and harassment and endorsed a strategy for action. This document provides an update on the Office’s follow-up to the strategy and proposes a number of points for the way forward (see the draft decision in paragraph 37). In version "Rev.1" of 12 October, corrections have been made in paragraphs 4 and 21

  12. GB.349/LILS/INF/1

    Agreements concluded with other international organizations

    09 October 2023

  13. GB.349/PFA/1

    Proposed 2024–25 budgets for extrabudgetary accounts: Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (CINTERFOR)

    09 October 2023

    This document presents a proposal for CINTERFOR’s Programme and Budget for 2024–25. The Governing Body is invited to approve the income and expenditure estimates of the CINTERFOR extrabudgetary account for 2024–25, as set out in Appendix I (see the draft decision in paragraph 37).

  14. GB.349/INS/3/3

    Follow-up to the resolution concerning a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all

    09 October 2023

    This document proposes a strategy and action plan to give effect to the resolution concerning a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 111th Session in June 2023. The Governing Body is invited to endorse the proposed strategy and action plan and request the Director-General to consider its guidance in implementing the strategy (see the draft decision in paragraph 33).

  15. GB.349/PFA/6/REF/2

    ILO’s follow-up status on the JIU recommendations presented to the Governing Body in the previous three years 1: an update as of July 2023

    09 October 2023

  16. GB.349/PFA/6/REF/1

    ILO’s follow-up status on the JIU recommendations presented to the Governing Body at the current session, as of July 2023

    09 October 2023

  17. GB.349/INS/18/5(Rev.1)

    Arrangements for the 349th bis and 349th ter Special Sessions of the Governing Body

    09 October 2023

    The version "Rev.1" of 1 November, contains the revised para. 4 and the revised point for discussion

  18. GB.349/PFA/4

    Annual evaluation report 2022–23

    09 October 2023

    This document provides the Governing Body with a progress report on the ILO Evaluation Office’s work covering the reporting period 2022–23, as measured against the indicators and targets in its results-based Evaluation Strategy (Part I). It also looks at the ILO’s overall effectiveness (Part II). The Governing Body is invited to endorse the recommendations in this report (see the draft decision in paragraph 91).

  19. GB.349/INS/18/1

    Follow-up to Governing Body decisions

    06 October 2023

    In the present document, the Governing Body is provided with an overview of the action envisaged or already taken by the Office to give effect to the decisions adopted at its previous sessions (see the draft decision in paragraph 5).

  20. GB.349/INS/14

    Report of the Commission of Inquiry established in accordance with article 26 of the ILO Constitution concerning the non-observance by Myanmar of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

    06 October 2023