Decision on the fourth item on the agenda: Matters arising out of the work of the International Labour Conference Follow-up to the resolution concerning the measures on the subject of Myanmar adopted under article 33 of the ILO Constitution by the Conference at its 101st Session (2012)

Record of decisions | 09 July 2013

Decision on the fourth item on the agenda: Matters arising out of the work of the International Labour Conference

Follow-up to the resolution concerning the measures on the subject of Myanmar adopted under article 33 of the ILO Constitution by the Conference at its 101st Session (2012)

In light of the 2012 resolution of the Conference and taking note of the situation reported by the Liaison Officer, the Governing Body:

(a) placed an item on the agenda of the 102nd Session (2013) of the International Labour Conference enabling a further review of remaining measures previously adopted by the Conference under article 33 of the ILO Constitution to secure compliance by Myanmar with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on forced labour;

(b) recommended that the 2013 Conference arrangements include a suspension by the Conference on its opening day of paragraph 1(a) of its 2000 resolution pending a review, as decided by the Conference at its 101st Session, through the Selection Committee or by such other means as the Conference may decide, in order to consider whether the remaining measures adopted under article 33 of the ILO Constitution, as found in paragraph 1(a) and (b) of the 2000 resolution of the Conference, should be suspended or discontinued in the light of the information available to it;

(c) requested the Director-General to report to the Conference on all relevant issues involving an update to the situation in Myanmar as available, and on ILO activities in the country, with a view to assisting the Conference’s consideration of this item on the agenda;

(d) requested the Director-General to provide a report from the Liaison Officer on ILO activities in Myanmar to March meetings of the Governing Body.

(Document GB.317/INS/4/2, paragraph 9, as amended.)