Recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of employment
At its 97th Session (2008), the Conference adopted the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, calling all Members of the Organization to pursue policies based on the strategic objectives – employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work. The follow-up to the Declaration introduced a scheme of recurrent discussions by the International Labour Conference, covering each of the four strategic objectives in turn, in order to “understand better the diverse realities and needs of [ILO] Members with respect to each of the strategic objectives, respond more effectively to them, using all the means of action at [the ILO’s] disposal, including standards-related action, technical cooperation, and the technical and research capacity of the Office, and adjust its priorities and programmes of action accordingly” (Part II(B)(i)). The discussion on the strategic objective of employment in 2010 inaugurated the first seven-year cycle of recurrent discussions. A first round of all four strategic objectives concluded in 2013; a second discussion of the strategic objective of employment is due to take place in 2014.