GENEVA (ILO News) – Nine candidatures were submitted for election to the post of Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), as nominations to the ILO top job officially closed on 9 March 2012.
The full list of candidatures, including a vision statement and curriculum vitae of the candidates, can be found on the ILO website.
The process for the appointment of the next Director-General of the ILO will be conducted over two sessions of the Governing Body, respectively held on 30-31 March (hearings of candidates) and 28 May 2012 (ballot for the election).
The election was scheduled following a letter dated 30 September 2011 from the current Director-General, Juan Somavia, informing the Officers of the Governing Body that he would advance the date of his departure as Director-General of the ILO to 30 September 2012.The Director-General is elected for a five-year term (renewable for a further period which shall not exceed five years).
Under the rules governing election of the Director-General, all 56 titular members of the ILO Governing Body are eligible to vote.
The Governing Body – composed of 28 government members, 14 employer members and 14 worker members – convenes three times annually. It serves as the executive council of the ILO and takes decisions on ILO policy. Ten of the government seats are permanently held by major industrialized countries. The remaining seats are filled on a rotating basis, taking account of geographical distribution, for three-year terms. The employers and workers elect their own representatives. The ILO has 183 member States.
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