Decision on the fifth item on the agenda: Matters arising out of the work of the 104th Session of the International Labour Conference

Follow-up to the resolution concerning small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) take into account its guidance in pursuing the action plan for the follow-up to the 2015 Conference conclusions concerning small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation;

(b) give due consideration to the 2015 Conference conclusions concerning small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation when implementing the Programme and Budget for 2016–17 and when preparing the strategic plan for 2018–21 and the Programme and Budget proposals for 2018–19, and to give effect to the conclusions to the extent possible;

(c) allocate the required resources, within the limits of the resources available, to ensure the effective implementation of the action plan;

(d) report back to the Governing Body on the progress made in the implementation of the action plan in November 2016 and November 2017.

(Document GB.325/INS/5/2, paragraph 12.)