October 2019

1. GB.337/INS/2 (Add.1)

   Agenda of future sessions of the International Labour Conference - Addendum: Proposals for the withdrawal of the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention, 1933 (No. 34), and the abrogation of the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96)

   16 October 2019

2. GB.337/INS/6

   Follow-up to the decision adopted by the Governing Body at its 334th Session to support the National Tripartite Agreement of November 2017 aimed at implementing the road map: Progress report by the Government of Guatemala on action taken

   16 October 2019

3. GB.337/PFA/11

   Composition and structure of the ILO staff: Action plan for improving the diversity of the ILO workforce

   15 October 2019

   This document proposes a comprehensive and time-bound action plan for improving gender parity and geographical diversity of the ILO staff, and ensuring the necessary breadth of skills and experience of the ILO staff to deliver effectively on the mandate of the Organization. The action plan is set in the framework of the ILO’s Human Resources Strategy 2018–21 endorsed by the Governing Body at its 331st Session (October–November 2017), taking into account the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work and seeking to support the effective discharge of the constitutional mandate of the ILO. The Governing Body is invited to endorse the action plan (see draft decision in paragraph 29).

4. GB.337/POL/5

   Update on the costed and time-bound integrated strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector

   15 October 2019

   This document provides an update on the costed and time-bound integrated strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector and the mobilization of the necessary resources for the implementation of this strategy. The Governing Body is invited to authorize the publication of the draft Note on the Proceedings of the Technical Meeting held in Kampala (3–5 July 2019); endorse the integrated strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector to be financed by voluntary contributions from multi- and bilateral aid for development cooperation augmented by ILO resources – if necessary – in order to operationalize the integrated strategy in the four former public–private partnership (PPP) countries (see draft decision in paragraph 25).

5. GB.337/Programme (Rev.2)

   Programme for the 337th Session of the Governing Body

   15 October 2019

   This programme may be subject to change throughout the entire session and will be regularly updated on the Web. Changes to the order of business are also displayed on the screens outside the Governing Body room and announced in the ILO Events App. - In version "Rev.1", document GB.337/INS/INF/2 has become GB.337/INS/12/7. In version "Rev.2" of 15 October, GB.337/POL/5 has been confirmed and GB.337/PFA/5 has been added

6. 14th African Regional Meeting (2019)

   Information Note

   11 October 2019

7. GB.337/PFA/5

   Other financial questions Proceeds from the sale of the ILO Brussels office

   11 October 2019

8. Meeting document

   Provisional programme for the 14th African Regional Meeting

   11 October 2019

9. GB.337/INS/12/7

   Mid-term review of the implementation of the Bali Declaration adopted by the 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (Bali, 6–9 December 2016)

   11 October 2019

   This document contains a brief report on the progress made in the implementation of the Bali Declaration during 2017–18.

10. GB.337/INS/INF/2

    Report on the status of pending representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution

    10 October 2019

    As requested by the Governing Body, this document provides information on the status of pending representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution.

11. Overview

    Gender balance at the last African Regional Meeting

    10 October 2019

12. GB.337/INS/12/1 (Rev.1)

    Update on the status of ratification of the 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the ILO and follow-up to paragraph 3 of the resolution on the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work

    10 October 2019

    This document provides an update on the status of ratification of the 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the ILO and action taken to promote its ratification since the last report to the Governing Body in March 2019. The Governing Body is invited to provide guidance on possible future Office action as regards the promotion of the 1986 amendment in the light of the adoption of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work and the accompanying resolution (see draft decision in paragraph 13). - In the revised version of 10 October, the year has been corrected in paragraphs 12 and 13(b).

13. GB.337/PFA/13/2

    Matters relating to the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO - Proposed amendments to the Statute of the Tribunal

    09 October 2019

    This document follows up on the discussion at the 335th Session on proposed amendments to the Statute of the ILO Administrative Tribunal for an orderly withdrawal process of any of the organizations having recognized its jurisdiction. It also provides up-to-date information on the geographical and gender balance of the Tribunal’s composition and the possible review of its functioning further to the discussion at the 335th Session (see the draft decision in paragraph 17).

14. Meeting document

    Final report – Global Dialogue Forum on Decent Work in the Management of Electrical and Electronic Waste (e-waste) (Geneva, 9-11 April 2019)

    09 October 2019

15. GB.337/INS/3/2

    Questions découlant des travaux de la 108e session (2019) de la Conférence internationale du Travail - Suite à donner à la Résolution sur la Déclaration du centenaire de l’OIT pour l’avenir du travail: propositions visant à inclure la question des conditions de travail sûres et salubres dans le cadre des principes et droits fondamentaux au travail de l’OIT

    07 October 2019

    Proposer un plan de travail en vue de l’examen des propositions visant à inclure la question des conditions de travail sûres et salubres dans le cadre des principes et droits fondamentaux au travail de l’OIT (voir le projet de décision au paragraphe 23).

16. GB.337/POL/1

    The ILO’s response to HIV and AIDS: Accelerating progress for 2030

    07 October 2019

    In the present document, the Governing Body is invited to provide guidance on and endorse the proposed updated ILO strategy to adapt the world of work response to HIV and AIDS to the changing environment (see the draft decision in paragraph 35).

17. GB.337/INS/3/2

    Matters arising out of the work of the 108th Session (2019) of the International Labour Conference. Follow-up to the resolution on the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work: Proposals for including safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work

    07 October 2019

    To propose a procedural road map for considering the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work (see the draft decision in paragraph 23)

18. GB.337/INS/5

    Annual progress report on the technical cooperation programme agreed between the Government of Qatar and the ILO

    07 October 2019

    This document provides an annual progress report on the technical cooperation programme agreed between the Government of Qatar and the ILO. The Governing Body is invited to take note of the report (see draft outcome in paragraph 53)

19. GB.337/Agenda (Rev.3)

    Agenda of the 337th Session of the Governing Body of the ILO (24 October-7 November 2019)

    07 October 2019

    In version "Rev.1" of 3 October, the following items have been added INS/12/5, INS/12/6 and PFA/1/2. In version "Rev.2" of 7 October, document GB.337/INS/INF/2 has become GB.337/INS/12/7. In version "Rev.3" of 15 October, GB.337/POL/INF/1 has become GB.337/POL/5 and item GB.337/PFA/5 has been added.

20. GB.337/PFA/2

    Update on the headquarters building renovation and the security perimeter projects

    07 October 2019

    This document provides information on the current status of phase 1 of the renovation of the ILO headquarters building. It also provides an update on developments related to the sale of the vacant ILO land and the security perimeter.