GB.347/INS/13(Rev.1)/Decision

Decision regarding the follow-up report on further developments concerning the Social Dialogue Forum and the implementation by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of the agreed plan of action to give effect to the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry in respect of Conventions Nos 26, 87 and 144

Record of decisions | 20 March 2023
The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers:

(a) took note of the report on the third Social Dialogue Forum held from 30 January to 1 February 2023 while reiterating its call to the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to accept the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry;

(b) requested the Government to accelerate the implementation of the commitments adopted in the action plan as updated by the Social Dialogue Forum in February 2023, in order to continue achieving concrete results without delay;

(c) requested the Director-General to continue collaborating with the Government and the social partners of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the full implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and the effective application of Conventions Nos 26, 87 and 144 in law and practice, and to submit to the 349th Session (November 2023) of the Governing Body a further report on any developments concerning the above;

(d) requested the Director General to engage with the Government so that an ILO expert on social dialogue accompanies and supports, on a continuous basis, the implementation of the action plan.

(GB.347/INS/13(Rev.1), paragraph 33)