Reports submitted to the Conference

Report I(A): ILO Programme Implementation 2008-09

Report of the Director-General: Appendix. The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Accelerating action against child labour. Report of the Director-General, International Labour Conference, 99th session, 2010

In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour, the ILO said that the global number of child labourers had declined from 222 million to 215 million, or 3 per cent, over the period 2004 to 2008, representing a “slowing down of the global pace of reduction.” The report also expressed concern that the global economic crisis could “further brake” progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.

Report of the Director-General - Recovery and growth with decent work

Report II: Information concerning the Programme and Budget for 2010–11 and other financial and administrative questions

1. Financial report and audited financial statements for the 71st financial period (2008-09)
2. Report of the External Auditor - Audit of the financial statements of the International Labour Organization for the 71st financial period (2008–09)

Report III (1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

The 2010 Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations provides an impartial and technical evaluation of the state of application of ILO Conventions and Recommendations in member States. This year, the Committee has examined more than 2500 reports from governments on the application of ratified Conventions.

1. Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel

Report III (1B): General Survey concerning employment instruments in light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

This year's General Survey of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations concerns six employment instruments and has been prepared in light of the fact that the first of the four strategic objectives highlighted in the 2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is the promotion of employment. In this way, the subject matter of the General Survey is aligned to the subject matter of the first recurrent report on Employment which, like the General Survey, is to be discussed at the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference.

Report III(2): Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities

This publication provides general information on recent developments concerning international labour standards, constitutional and other procedures in relation to the supervision of standards and technical assistance in the field of standards. It also provides information on the ratification of individual Conventions in table format as well as comprehensive country profiles.

Report IV(1): Decent work for domestic workers

The Governing Body has placed an item on decent work for domestic workers on the agenda of the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of 2010 with a view to the setting of labour standards. This report, which provides information from across the world on the law and practice concerning domestic workers, is intended to serve as the basis for the ILC discussion. The report, accompanied by a questionnaire, was communicated to the governments of the member States of the ILO which were invited to send their replies to the Office no later than 30 August 2009.

Report IV(2): Decent work for domestic workers

The comments to Report IV(1) received from the constituents are summarized in Report IV(2). This report as well as report IV(1) will form the basis for the first discussion of this question to take place at the 99th ILC in June 2010.

1. Report IV(2): Decent work for domestic workers. Corrigendum

ILC 99 Report V(1) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work

On the basis of reports IV(1) and IV(2) and the discussion at the ILC, the HIV/AIDS Committee adopted Proposed Conclusions outlining the instrument. Report V(1) was then published in August 2009 and provided the first draft text of the new instrument.

Report V(2A) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work

The comments to Report V(1) received from the constituents are summarized in Report V(2A). This report as well as report V(2B) will form the basis for the second discussion to take place at the 99th ILC in June 2010.

Report V(2B) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work

The bilingual draft text of the new instrument is presented in Report V(2B). This report as well as report V(2A) will form the basis for the second discussion to take place at the 99th ILC in June 2010.

Report VI - Employment policies for social justice and a fair globalization

The follow up to the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization stipulates that the Organization introduces a scheme of recurrent discussions in the ILC, the first of which is on Employment. The report addresses the contribution that employment policies, as part of an integrated decent work approach, can make to social justice for a fair globalization.

1. Committee on the Strategic Objective of Employment: Proposed discussion points

Report VII - Review of the follow-up to the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work