Decision concerning the status of Palestine in the ILO and its participation rights in ILO meetings

The Governing Body, having duly considered resolution ES-10/23 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 May 2024 and the request contained therein to specialized agencies to apply the modalities set out in the annex to the resolution:

(a) recommended that the Conference consider at its 113th Session (2025) the adoption of the draft resolution on the status of Palestine in the ILO and participation rights of Palestine in ILO meetings contained in Appendix III to document GB.352/INS/9;

(b) decided, subject to the adoption by the Conference of the resolution referred to in subparagraph (a), to authorize the Director-General to extend invitations to Palestine to participate as a non-member observer State in the Governing Body, the Asia and the Pacific regional meetings and, as appropriate, ILO technical meetings;

(c) decided, subject to the adoption by the Conference of the resolution referred to in subparagraph (a), and on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, to confer upon Palestine at future sessions of the Governing Body the rights contained in article 1.8.3 of the Standing Orders of the Governing Body and, for technical meetings, to grant it mutatis mutandis the rights and privileges set out in the resolution adopted by the Conference;

(d) decided that the relevant provisions of the Standing Orders of the Governing Body and the Standing Orders for technical meetings shall be suspended to the extent that they are incompatible with the present decision;

(e) decided that the Governing Body should evaluate in due time the need to amend relevant Standing Orders to conform with this decision;

(f) requested the Director-General to report to the United Nations Secretary-General on the decisions taken to give effect to resolution ES-10/23.

(GB.352/INS/9(Add.1), paragraph 9, as amended by the Governing Body)