Decision concerning the follow-up to the resolution concerning the measures recommended by the Governing Body under article 33 of the ILO Constitution on the subject of Belarus

The Governing Body:

(a) took note with growing concern of the information provided in document GB.352/INS/10(Rev.1);

(b) noted with deep regret that the Government of Belarus once again provided no new information on the measures taken to implement the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and subsequent recommendations of the Committee on Freedom of Association, the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and the Committee on the Application of Standards;

(c) urged the Government of Belarus to submit information on any new concrete steps taken to implement the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and subsequent recommendations of the supervisory bodies of the ILO in respect of freedom of association by 17 January 2025 for transmission to the Governing Body at its 353rd Session (March 2025);

(d) requested the Government of Belarus with the utmost urgency to accept:

(i) an international humanitarian mission to ensure that independent doctors can visit all imprisoned trade unionists to assess their health and offer medical assistance, as necessary; and

(ii) an ILO tripartite mission to assess the situation and visit trade unionists that are currently in prison or detention;

(e) requested the Director-General to bring to the attention of the Credentials Committee of the International Labour Conference at the 113th Session (2025), the information provided in document GB.352/INS/10(Rev.1) and the discussion in the Governing Body, so that it might take it into account in its monitoring of the nomination of the Workers’ delegation of Belarus as decided by the Conference at its 112th Session (2024) and in the examination of any new objection concerning the subject;

(f) took note of the steps taken by the Office to implement the Conference resolution and the conclusions of the Committee on the Application of Standards and requested the Director-General to report to the Governing Body at its 353rd Session on:

(i) the appointment of a special envoy with the mandate outlined above; and

(ii) the outcome of engagement with the United Nations human rights bodies and other international entities with the view to establishing a working group of the ILO and other United Nations institutions with a view to ensuring coordinated and joint action towards the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and the supervisory bodies;

(g) invited the Organization’s constituents – governments, employers and workers – to continue to take steps to ensure an effective follow-up to the Conference resolution concerning the measures recommended by the Governing Body under article 33 of the ILO Constitution on the subject of Belarus, including by holding national high-level tripartite meetings to assess and intensify efforts and to report back thereon to the Director-General for transmission to the Governing Body;

(h) requested the Director-General to prepare an updated report for the 353rd Session (March 2025) of the Governing Body.

(GB.352/INS/10(Rev.1), paragraph 38)