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| Social Dialogue |
Tripartism, as a mechanism for dialogue between different interests, perspectives and views, is the most effective way to find rules and policies that work in practice. Realizing the potential for social dialogue requires strong, representative and democratic employers' and workers' organizations with the capacity for full and effective participation, as well as more effective ministries of labour. Of equal importance is the need for governments and the social partners to establish an enabling environment to promote and enhance social dialogue. Freedom of association and institutions for dialogue and collective bargaining are essential to uphold the fundamental rights of workers and to promote decent work. An integrated approach to social dialogue, labour law and labour administration will be pursued in order to provide a strong framework for good governance. Ensuring that institutions and policies are effective and equitable requires gender-responsiveness in all these areas, which will be pursued actively.
Social dialogue is both an objective and a means to achieve decent work. The current work programme will continue to build on the foundation established during the last couple of years for a meaningful follow-up to the resolution concerning tripartism and social dialogue adopted by the 2002 International Labour Conference. The overall aims of the follow-up to the resolution are twofold: to strengthen the capacity of the tripartite constituents to engage in social dialogue and to use social dialogue as a tool to address and resolve the key issues and problems that confront them, with a focus on the informal economy and poverty reduction. The ILO interventions will continue to move beyond institutions and into improving the substantive outcomes of social dialogue. The extension of labour administration services into the informal economy will also be a priority, in the light of the ILO resolution concerning decent work and the informal economy.
The social dimension of regional integration will be an area of emphasis to support a more equitable globalization. This builds on the considerable experience of the ILO in terms of legislation, institutions and processes of social dialogue at all levels, including at sectoral levels. Ratification and application of key instruments will enhance the use of social dialogue as a means to build consensus and promote good governance.
The employment relationship is an important component in the management of labour market change. In 2006 the International Labour Conference will consider a proposed recommendation on the employment relationship following the outcome of the 2003 Conference discussion. Preparatory work for this discussion will focus on expanding the ILO's knowledge base in this area.
The new approach to sectoral activities introduced in 2002 will continue to focus on practical programmes tailored to constituents' requests as well as broader meetings which can highlight issues and strategies that need to be developed across a particular branch of economic activity in the light of technical innovation, restructuring, regional integration and other issue of globalization. A close relationship with the sectoral constituents will enable the Office to accelerate innovative standard-setting policies to maximize the potential of standards and other instrument-related activities to contribute to a fair globalization. |
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