GB.347/LILS/2/Decision

Decision concerning the composition of the International Labour Conference and regional meetings

Record of decisions | 17 March 2023
The Governing Body:

(a) urged Member States to comply with their constitutional obligation to accredit full tripartite delegations to sessions of the International Labour Conference and regional meetings;

(b) urged all groups to aspire to achieve gender parity among their accredited delegates, advisers and observers to the Conference and regional meetings;

(c) requested the Director-General to:

(i) continue to monitor the situation of Member States which fail to accredit a tripartite delegation to sessions of the International Labour Conference and regional meetings and of those which have not reached the minimum target of 30 per cent of women’s participation, with the ultimate goal of gender parity;

(ii) continue providing technical assistance to all groups, as might be needed, to reach gender parity in delegations;

(iii) periodically report to the Governing Body on these matters.
 
(GB.347/LILS/2, paragraph 35)