Decision concerning the Director-General’s Programme and Budget proposals for 2026–27

Recalling the ILO's obligation and commitment to combat any form of discrimination and exclusion on any grounds, and affirming in this regard that Office country-level technical assistance is provided upon request and having due regard to national conditions and circumstances,

Acknowledging the divergence of views in the Governing Body on the use of the terms sexual orientation and gender identity,

The Governing Body decided:

(a) to place on the agenda of the 355th Session (November 2025) of the Governing Body an item for discussion in the Policy Development Section on identifying challenges regarding the application of the principle of non-discrimination in the world of work, including divergent views as described above, and how to address them;

(b) to recommend to the International Labour Conference at its 113th Session (June 2025):

• (i) to approve a provisional programme level of US$879,800,000 estimated at the 2024-25 budget rate of exchange of CHF0.91 to the US dollar, the final exchange rate and the corresponding US dollar level of the budget and Swiss franc assessment to be determined by the Conference;
• (ii) to adopt the following resolution:

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

In virtue of the Financial Regulations, adopts for the 80th financial period, ending 31 December 2027, the budget of expenditure of the International Labour Organization amounting to US$ … and the budget of income amounting to US$ … which, at the budget rate of exchange of CHF… to the US dollar, amounts to CHF… , and resolves that the budget of income, denominated in Swiss francs, shall be allocated among Member States in accordance with the scale of contributions recommended by the Finance Committee.

(GB.353/PFA/1/1, paragraph 6, as amended by the Governing Body)