Decision on the 18th item on the agenda: Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Record of decisions | 24 March 2010

Committee of Experts on the Application
of Conventions and Recommendations

New appointment

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, appointed Ms Rosemary Owens, Australia, Professor and Dean of Law at the Law School of the University of Adelaide as a member of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations for a period of three years.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 1)

Upskilling out of the downturn: Global Dialogue Forum on Strategies for Sectoral Training and Employment Security
(Geneva, 29–30 March 2010)

Composition

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, decided that this Forum should be attended by ten Employer and ten Worker representatives, nominated after consultation with the Employers’ and Workers’ groups of the Governing Body, as well as by representatives of all governments interested. This Forum would also be open to any other Employer or Worker participants as well as observers attending the meeting at no cost to the ILO.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 5)

Agenda

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, approved the following items on the agenda:

– ILO policies and instruments for skills development and training;

– sectoral skills development, training and employment security: essential tools for a balanced and sustainable social and economic recovery;

– priority issues and challenges; and

– sectoral skills development and training strategies for decent work.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 8)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following international intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

– African Union;

– Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC);

– European Commission (EC);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

– United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO);

– World Bank.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 9)

99th Session of the International
Labour Conference
(Geneva, 2–18 June 2010)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the Conference as observers:

– African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC);

– Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);

– Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN);

– Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC);

– Centre arabe pour l’administration du travail et de l’emploi (ACLAE);

– Centre régional africain d’administration du travail (CRADAT);

– Council of Europe (CE);

– Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec);

– Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);

– International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (IAESCSI);

– Latin American Economic System (SELA);

– North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);

– Nordic Council (NC);

– Nordic Council of Ministers (NMR);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

– Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC);

– Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);

– Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME);

– Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC);

– West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU);

– World Trade Organization (WTO).

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 10)

Preparatory Tripartite Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, Committee
(Geneva, 20–22 September 2010)

Composition and agenda

The Governing Body noted that the meeting would be open to governments of any interested member States and that it would include up to ten representatives of the Shipowners’ group and ten representatives of the Seafarers’ group nominated respectively after consultation with the Joint Maritime Commission, with the understanding that it would also be open to Seafarers’ and Shipowners’ representatives wishing to participate at their own expense. The purpose of the meeting would be to review the preparations by Members for implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; identify any common issues, and prepare for the future special tripartite committee on any questions that might need to be dealt with as a matter of urgency after entry into force of the Convention, including the rules of procedure of the special tripartite committee.

The Governing Body noted that the agenda would consist of the following items:

– preparations for implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006;

– progress on ratification by member States and future action;

– common issues and special problems;

– outline of process and contents of the Standing Orders for the Special Tripartite Committee; and

– any other business.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraphs 11 and 12)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the meetings as observers:

– African Union;

– Arab Labour Organization;

– European Union;

– International Maritime Organization;

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;

– United Nations (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea);

– United Nations Conference for Trade and Development;

– World Health Organization;

– Acuerdo de Vĩna del Mar (Latin American Agreement);

– Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control;

– Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia–Pacific Region;

– Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Caribbean Region;

– Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Mediterranean Region;

– Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the West and Central African Region;

– Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Black Sea Region;

– Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control;

– Riyadh Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 13)

Invitation of international non-governmental organizations

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, authorized the Director-General to invite the following international non-governmental organizations to be represented at the meetings as observers:

– International Association of Classification Societies;

– International Christian Maritime Association;

– International Committee on Seafarers’ Welfare;

– International Confederation of Water Transport Workers’ Unions;

– International Federation of Shipmasters’ Association;

– International Maritime Health Association;

– International Shipping Federation;

– International Transport Workers’ Federation.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 15)

Global Dialogue Forum on Vocational Education and Training
(Geneva, 29–30 September 2010)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following international intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

– European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP);

– European Commission (EC);

– European Training Foundation (ETF);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

– United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO);

– World Bank.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 16)

Global Dialogue Forum on the Role of Private Employment Agencies in Promoting Decent Work and Improving the Functioning of Labour Markets in Private Services Sectors
(Geneva, 11–12 April 2011)

Invitation of intergovernmental organizations

The Governing Body noted that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the following international intergovernmental organizations to be represented at the meeting as observers:

– European Commission (EC);

– European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions;

– International Organization for Migration (IOM);

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

– World Bank.

(Document GB.307/18(Rev.), paragraph 17)