Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

New appointments

The Governing Body appointed Professor Rachid Filali Meknassi (Morocco), and Professor Paul-Gérard Pougoue (Cameroon) as members of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations for a period of three years.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 1.)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Strategies for the Extension of Social Security Coverage (Geneva, 2–4 September 2009)

Composition

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the following composition formula for this Meeting: representatives of 12 employers’ organizations and 12 workers’ organizations, from both industrialized and developing countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Arab region, to be nominated after consultation with the Employers’ and the Workers’ groups of the Governing Body; 12 Government representatives from Brazil, China, India, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, United States, Zambia, as well as two European Union (EU) member countries and one other European country. The European countries would be determined by the Regional Coordinators for Europe.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 4.)

Agenda

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the following agenda for the Meeting:

– to examine recent trends and developments on various policies aimed at extending social security coverage and building universal, comprehensive and fiscally sustainable social security systems;

– to analyse options for the extension of social security coverage to all as outlined in the ILO Constitution and relevant social security Conventions for countries in different economic and social conditions, to serve as a basis for the design of appropriate policies in the framework of the Global Campaign; and

– to identify strategies to promote a set of basic social security guarantees that will provide the basis for the gradual move to reach higher levels of protection. This would represent a major contribution towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, the fulfilment of the commitment of the Organization to “the extension of social security to all” as renewed in the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, and strengthening the Global Campaign.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 6.)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that the Director-General intended to invite the following intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the Meeting as observers:

– European Commission (EC);

– International Monetary Fund (IMF);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

– United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);

– United Nations Development Programme (UNDP);

– United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA);

– Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);

– World Bank (WB);

– World Health Organization (WHO).

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 7.)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations and national observers

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the International Social Security Association (ISSA), HelpAge and Save the Children and national observers, preferably from bilateral donor agencies, to be represented at the Meeting as observers.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 9.)

Workshop to Promote Ratification of the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181)
(Geneva, 20–21 October 2009)

Composition

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the following composition formula for this Workshop: eight representatives of the Workers’ group, eight representatives of the Employers’ group; all interested Governments could also participate in the Workshop.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 12.)

Agenda

The Governing Body noted that the purpose of the Workshop was to raise awareness of the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), exchange views on its benefits, present good practice and encourage further ratifications.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 13.)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that, in addition to the three international intergovernmental organizations, the invitation of which had already been communicated, the Director-General intended to invite the European Commission (EC) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to be represented at the meeting as observers.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 14.)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Adopt Port State Control Guidelines for Implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
(Geneva, 15–19 February 2010)

Composition

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the following composition formula for this Meeting: six Government, six Employer and six Worker experts. The Government experts would be: one from Western Europe; one from Central and Eastern Europe; one from Africa; one from the Americas; and two from Asia. In order to obtain the government nominations, the Director-General intended to approach the Governments of Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation and South Africa. Should any of those Governments prove to be unable to nominate an expert, the Director-General would approach one of the Governments of the following reserve list: Indonesia, Namibia, Republic of Korea, Peru, Poland and Spain. The Meeting would be open to interested Government observers.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraphs 16 and 17.)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that the Director-General intended to invite the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to attend the Meeting as observers.

(Document GB.305/8, paragraph 18.)