Decisions on the 16th item on the agenda: Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Record of decisions | 01 November 2013

Decisions on the 16th item on the agenda: Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Reappointments

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers reappointed the following members of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations for a period of three years:

– Mr Mario Ackerman (Argentina);

– Mr Denys Barrow (Belize);

– Ms Graciela Josefina Dixon Caton (Panama);

– Mr Raymond Ranjeva (Madagascar).

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 1.)

New appointments

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers and in order to fill two of the four vacant seats, appointed the following persons as members of the Committee for a period of three years:

– Ms Karon Monaghan (United Kingdom);

– Justice A.P. Shah (India).

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 2.)

Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART)

Reappointments

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, reappointed, until 31 December 2015, the following ILO-nominated members of the Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART):

– Ms Beatrice Avalos (Chile), Associate Researcher, Centre for Advanced Research in Education, University of Chile;

– Ms Linda McNeil Chisholm (South Africa), Director, Education, Science and Skills Development, Human Sciences Research Council and Extraordinary Professor, University of South Africa;

– Mr Masaaki Katsuno (Japan), Professor, School of Development and Policy Studies, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo.

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 3.)

New appointments

In order to fill the vacancy left by Mr Mark Thompson (Canada), who served out his term on the CEART on 31 December 2012, the Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, appointed the following expert as a member of the CEART for a period until 31 December 2018:

– Ms Frances Vavrus (United States), Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota, United States.

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 4.)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Facilitating Transitions from the Informal Economy to the Formal Economy
(Geneva, 16–20 September 2013)

Invitation of intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body took note of these parts of the report.

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraphs 5 and 6.)

Meeting of Experts on Labour Inspection and the Role of Private Compliance Initiatives (Geneva, 10–12 December 2013)

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

Composition

The Meeting of Experts would be attended by eight experts nominated after consultation with Governments, eight Employer experts nominated after consultation with the Employers’ group and eight Worker experts nominated after consultation with the Workers’ group of the Governing Body.

In order to obtain the Government nominations, the Director-General would, after consultation with the Regional Coordinators, approach the governments of the following countries: Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Morocco, Poland, South Africa and United States. A reserve list would also be established after consultations with the Regional Coordinators. The Meeting would be chaired by an independent chairperson.

Agenda

The Meeting of Experts would:

– Review current global trends in private compliance initiatives and their impact on working conditions, and on the operation of labour inspection systems in light of international labour standards.

– Consider the respective role of governments, workers and employers with respect to private compliance initiatives.

– Identify good practices for improving the complementarity of private compliance initiatives and labour inspection systems.

– Consider what role the ILO should have with respect to private compliance initiatives, particularly in light of the new area of critical importance on strengthening workplace compliance through labour inspection for 2014–15.

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 11.)

Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the Public Service (Geneva, 2–3 April 2014)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body took note of this part of the report.

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 12.)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Global Dialogue Forum as observers:

■ African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD);

■ Association of Labor Relations Agencies (ALRA);

■ Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA);

■ Education International;

■ European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA);

■ European Public Administration Network (EUPAN);

■ International Council of Nurses;

■ Latin American Centre for Public Administration and Development (CLAD);

■ Latin American Confederation of Public Sector Workers (CLATE);

■ Latin American Union of Public Control Workers (ULATOC);

■ Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee);

■ Public Services International (PSI);

■ Trade Unions International of Public and Allied Employees (TUIPAE).

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 14.)

Global Dialogue Forum on Employment Relationships in the Media and Culture Sector (Geneva, 14–15 May 2014)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the Global Dialogue Forum as observers:

■ Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO–ARTIS);

■ European Broadcasting Union (EBU);

■ European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound);

■ International Federation of Actors (FIA);

■ International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF);

■ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);

■ International Federation of Musicians (IFM);

■ International Federation of the Periodic Press (IFPP);

■ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI);

■ International Publishers Association (IPA);

■ Motion Picture Association (MPA);

■ Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe (PEARLE);

■ UNI Global Union;

■ World Association of Newspapers (WAN).

(Document GB.319/INS/16, paragraph 16.)