Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards. First report: Legal issues

Record of decisions | 24 March 2011

Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards

First report: Legal issues

Constitution of the International Labour Organization: Inclusive language in official texts for the purpose of promoting gender equality

The Governing Body:

(a) approved the proposed resolution concerning gender equality and the use of language in legal texts of the ILO, contained in Appendix I to document GB.310/11/1, for submission to the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference; and

(b) subject to the adoption of the resolution, requested the Office to attach the editor’s note, contained in Appendix II to document GB.310/11/1, to the Constitution of the International Labour Organization.

(Document GB.310/11/1, paragraph 18.)