Meeting documents
October 2020
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GB.340/INS/18/4
Documents submitted for information only
23 October 2020
Since the Governing Body did not hold its 338th Session (March 2020), it is invited to take note of the documents submitted for information to its 338th and 340th Sessions (see the draft decision in paragraph 4).
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GB.340/TOB (Rev. - 23/10/2020)
Programme and tentative order of business of the 340th Session of the ILO Governing Body
23 October 2020
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GB.340/INS/18/1
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
21 October 2020
This document provides an update on the status of ratification of the 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the ILO (“1986 Amendment”) and action taken to promote its ratification since the last discussion by the Governing Body in October–November 2019. The Governing Body is invited to approve the mandate, composition and financing of the tripartite working group established by the Governing Body at its 337th Session (see draft decision at paragraph 19).
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Meeting document
Membership of the Committee on Freedom of Association and of other Bodies (2017-2021)
21 October 2020
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Meeting document
Composition of the Governing Body, 2017-2021
21 October 2020
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GB.340/PFA/12
Update on the Human Resources Strategy 2018–21. Agility, engagement and efficiency
15 October 2020
At its 331st Session (October–November 2017), the Governing Body approved the ILO’s Human Resources (HR) Strategy for the period 2018–21. In line with the ILO’s Strategic Plan for 2018–21, the HR Strategy is aimed at strengthening and developing an efficient, effective and results-based HR function for an agile and responsive ILO. The purpose of this document is to provide an update on progress in the implementation of the HR Strategy and to seek guidance from the Governing Body.
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GB.340/INS/7 (Rev.1)
Mid-term report on the implementation of the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2018–21
15 October 2020
This document sets out the action taken based on the three-point decision adopted in March 2018 by the 332nd Session of the Governing Body concerning the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2018–21. It recounts how the Action Plan was finalized and implemented, summarizes the results of monitoring at midpoint of implementation, and provides details about the Governing Body’s request that the Director-General take into consideration its guidance in pursuing the ILO’s mandate to promote gender equality in implementing the ILO Strategic Plan 2018–21 and the two corresponding programme and budgets, and in facilitating extrabudgetary resources. Guidance is sought at this stocktaking milestone on implementing the 2020–21 phase of the Action Plan, and the proposed approach of the subsequent Action Plan, taking into account the United Nations reform (see the draft decision in paragraph 27). Note: The consideration of this item was deferred from the 338th Session (March 2020) of the Governing Body. The content of the document is the same as GB.338/INS/7. In version "Rev.1" of 15 October 2020, the draft decision has been corrected.
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GB.340/INS/10
Guatemala: Progress report on action taken on the 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 - Information provided by the tripartite constituents of Guatemala on action taken
14 October 2020
This document provides follow-up to the request made by the Governing Body at its 337th Session (October–November 2019) to inform it about this matter at its October–November 2020 session. The Governing Body is invited to note the report of the National Tripartite Committee sent by the Government and the supplementary document communicated by the trade union federations (see the draft decision in paragraph 38).
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GB.340/INS/8 (Rev.1)
Report of the 14th African Regional Meeting (Abidjan, 3–6 December 2019)
14 October 2020
This document contains the final report of the 14th African Regional Meeting, which was held in Abidjan, from 3 to 6 December 2019. Appendix I contains the conclusions of the Meeting – Abidjan Declaration. Advancing Social Justice: Shaping the Future of work in Africa – Appendix II contains the report of the Credentials Committee and Appendix III contains the implementation plan supplementing the Abidjan Declaration. The Governing Body is invited to consider the draft decision in paragraph 232. In version "Rev.1" of 14 October 2020, the draft decision has been corrected and the implementation plan supplementing the Abidjan Declaration has been inserted as Appendix III.
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GB.340/PFA/8 (Rev.1)
Report of the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee
14 October 2020
This paper transmits the 2020 report of the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee, for debate and guidance. See the draft decision in paragraph 5. Note: The consideration of this item was deferred from the 338th Session (March 2020) of the Governing Body. This document is a revised version of GB.338/PFA/6, updated with developments that have occurred since March 2020. In version "Rev.1" of 14 October 2020, corrections have been made to the draft decision.
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GB.340/INS/18/6
Sixth Supplementary Report: The response of the International Labour Office to the COVID-19 pandemic
12 October 2020
This document summarizes the support the International Labour Office has provided to the tripartite constituents to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (see the draft decision in paragraph 77).
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GB.340/POL/6
ILO Development Cooperation Strategy 2020–25
12 October 2020
This document presents the ILO’s Development Cooperation Strategy for 2020–25. It follows up on the resolution, adopted at the 107th Session (2018) of the International Labour Conference, concerning effective ILO development cooperation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, and the subsequent discussion by the Governing Body at its 334th Session (October–November 2018) of a plan of action for the preparation of an ILO Development Cooperation Strategy for 2020–25. This Strategy takes account of some key issues that have emerged in the development cooperation landscape, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work and the implementation of the UN reform. It operationalizes the principles and road map contained in the 2018 resolution on the basis of the four focus areas identified by the Governing Body. The Strategy contributes to realizing programme and budget outcomes and consequently to the implementation of the ILO Centenary Declaration. The Governing Body is invited to endorse the proposed strategy and to request the Director-General to take into account its guidance in the implementation of the Strategy (see the draft decision in paragraph 52).
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GB.340/POL/2
Renewing commitment to youth employment by endorsing a follow-up plan of action on youth employment for the period 2020–30
12 October 2020
The consideration of this item was deferred from the 338th Session (March 2020) of the Governing Body. This document is a revised version of GB.338/POL/2, updated to reflect developments that have occurred since March 2020.
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GB.340/INS/2
Approval of the minutes of the 337th Session of the Governing Body and of the proceedings related to the decisions made by correspondence by the Governing Body between March and September 2020 in relation to the items on the agenda of the 338th Session of the Governing Body
12 October 2020
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GB.340/INS/15
Complaint concerning non-observance by Chile of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103), the Workers’ Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135), and the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151)
12 October 2020
The Office communicates to the Governing Body the information provided by the Government of the Republic of Chile, as contained in the appendices to this document. It will be for the Governing Body to adopt the necessary decisions as to the procedure to be followed in respect of this complaint.
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GB.340/INS/18/3
Follow-up to Governing Body decisions
12 October 2020
In the present document, the Governing Body is provided with an overview of the action envisaged or already taken by the Office to give effect to the decisions adopted at its previous sessions (see the draft decision in paragraph 5).
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GB.340/POL/3
Decent work and productivity
12 October 2020
This document is submitted to promote discussion of the main drivers of productivity growth and its implications for decent work, employment creation and sustainable enterprise development.
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GB.340/PFA/2
Preview of the Programme and Budget proposals for 2022–23
12 October 2020
The Governing Body is invited to comment on the preliminary information concerning the Programme and Budget proposals for 2022–23 and to provide guidance to the Office for the submission of proposals to its 341st Session (March 2021) (see draft decision in paragraph 187).
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GB.340/HL/2
COVID-19 and the world of work
12 October 2020
This document has been prepared to support consideration by the Governing Body of how the humancentred approach articulated in the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work might best be brought to bear on the extraordinary challenges of recovery that the COVID-19 crisis poses to the world of work. In view of the urgency and dimension of the current circumstances, it makes the case for framing the ILO’s contribution to the recovery within an overarching initiative to facilitate an integrated response to the crisis (see the draft decision in paragraph 44).
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GB.340/PFA/INF/1
Programme and Budget for 2020–21: Regular budget account and Working Capital Fund
12 October 2020
This paper provides information on the position of 2020–21 income and expenditure as of 31 August 2020. For the eight-month period ending 31 August 2020, contributions received were US$290,216,762 and expenditures recorded were US$227,139,101. In accordance with article 21.2(a) of the Financial Regulations, arrears of contributions received in 2020 were used to fully reimburse the Working Capital Fund and the internal borrowing, to cover the 2018–19 deficit of US$74,504,270. Following the reimbursement of the Working Capital Fund and internal borrowings the excess of expenditure over income as at 31 August 2020 was US$11,426,609 at the budget rate of exchange of 1.00 Swiss franc to the US dollar. In accordance with Financial Regulations, this amount was covered by the Working Capital Fund.