GENEVA (ILO News) – The 106th session of the International Labour Conference will take place at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva from June 5-16, 2017.

More than 4,000 worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 187 member States will tackle a wide range of issues. Plenary sessions will be broadcast live on www.ilo.org.

Here is a preview of the main events:

5 June: Opening ceremony (11.00 a.m.)

The Conference will elect its President and Vice-presidents to be followed by the opening address of ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder. This year’s report of the head of the ILO: Work in a changing climate: the Green Initiative, provides a roadmap for a just transition to a green economy.

At 12.45, H.E. Tabaré Vázquez, President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, is expected to address the Conference.

12 June: World Day Against Child Labour

The theme for this year is: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour.

A specific media advisory will be issued closer to the day, including details on the event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

14 June: Launch of the WESO – Trends for Women 2017

A press briefing under embargo will be held on 14 June to brief ILC and UN-accredited correspondents on the new World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – Trends for Women 2017, providing figures and analysis on women in the labour market, including the huge economic benefits that could be made by closing large gender gaps. A separate media advisory will be issued closer to the launch.

15 June: “World of Work Summit”

A World of Work Summit on the theme Women in the world of work will be held on 15 June in the morning in the Assembly Hall gathering high-level government, worker and employer panelists. More details will be communicated later.

Committees

Specific ILC committees will address the following issues:

• Labour migration and the challenge of governance;
• Fundamental principles and rights at work (as a follow up to the ILO’s Social Justice Declaration);
• Occupational safety and health (OSH) based on a general survey concerning the promotional framework on OSH, construction, mines and agriculture;
• Peace and stability through a possible revision of the Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 71). The revision reflects the growing international concern with the importance of employment and decent work in fragile and crisis-affected countries;
• The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards will review the respect for international labour standards around the globe;
• The Conference will also have to decide on the abrogation of six ILO Conventions.

The different committees will report back to the plenary session of the Conference once they have completed their work. Kindly note that committee sessions are not accessible to journalists without prior authorization.

Details on the ILO Conference programme are available at ilo.org/ilc (please note that the programme is regularly being updated).

Media accreditation

For media accreditation, details on room access and high level sessions both for UN-accredited correspondents and other journalists, please refer to the media advisory that was issued on 9 May.

Social media

The following hashtags will be used during the conference:

English: #ILC2017
French: #CITravail
Spanish: #CITrabajo

Daily “ILO Live: Ask the experts” sessions on Facebook – also accessible on ilo.org – will take place from the Salle des Pas Perdus at the Palais des Nations. They will provide an opportunity for internet users from all over the world to ask their questions to guests.

For more information, please contact: newsroom@ilo.org.