At the request of the Union side on the Joint Negotiating
Committee, the Administration has decided to organize
an annual Recognition Award ceremony for all staff
members who have completed 25 years of service for
the ILO. This ceremony will be held on the same
day across the world. The decision appears all the
more symbolic given the current state of affairs
in the UN common system. An ILO united in recognition
of the value attached to long-term employment is
a strong message to send out to the other Organizations
- none of which, to our knowledge, has a similar
approach. In Geneva, the Chair of the Staff Union
Committee will address the ceremony following the
Director General's statement. The same pattern should
be followed in all duty stations where a ceremony
will be held.
Recognition for long service is also recognition
of the right to employment security within the United
Nations!
