Meeting documents

September 2013

  1. Meeting document

    Programme and Budget for 2012–13: Regular budget account and Working Capital Fund

    30 September 2013

    This paper provides information on the position of 2012–13 income and expenditure as at 31 August 2013 together with the status of contributions by member States at this date. In accordance with established practice, the paper also proposes that the Governing Body authorize its Chairperson to approve transfers between items in the budget, should this be necessary, in order to close the financial period prior to the next session of the Governing Body (see the draft decision in paragraph 11).

  2. Meeting document

    Update on the operation of the complaint mechanism in Myanmar

    30 September 2013

    Report of the ILO Liaison Officer in Myanmar on the number, type and outcome of complaints received and treated under the forced labour complaints mechanism.

  3. Meeting document

    Proposed 2014–15 budgets for extrabudgetary accounts: Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (CINTERFOR)

    30 September 2013

    This paper presents a proposal for CINTERFOR’s Programme and Budget for 2014–15. Additionally, it provides information concerning the use of the 2012–13 budget and activities implemented during 2012–13 taking into account the guidance received from the Governing Body in November 2011. The Governing Body is invited to approve the income and expenditure estimates of the CINTERFOR extra-budgetary account for 2014–15, as set out in Appendix I (see the draft decision in paragraph 16).

  4. Meeting document

    Agenda of the International Labour Conference (2015 and beyond)

    30 September 2013

    To submit to the Governing Body proposals to complete the agenda of the 104th Session (2015) of the Conference as well as proposals for the agenda of the 105th Session (2016) and beyond of the Conference, in light of the decisions taken at the 317th Session (March 2013) of the Governing Body and the discussions and outcomes of the 102nd Session (June 2013) of the Conference. The Governing Body is invited to take decisions concerning the agenda of the Conference or provide guidance (see the draft decisions in paragraph 13).

  5. Meeting document

    Annual evaluation report 2012–13

    30 September 2013

    In the present document, the Governing Body is provided with a progress report on the ILO’s evaluation work during 2012–13 as measured against its results-based strategy 2011–15. The second part of the report summarizes the results of several studies on the Office’s effectiveness in achieving short- and medium-term objectives. The Governing Body may wish to take note of the present report, endorse recommendations to be included in the ILO’s rolling plan for the implementation of the recommendations and suggestions contained in it, and confirm priorities for the 2015 programme of work (see the draft decision in paragraph 61).

  6. Meeting document

    A strategy for ILO wider engagement with the private sector

    30 September 2013

    This paper proposes a strategy for the ILO’s wider engagement with enterprises in the form of an enterprises initiative. It examines the world of work context; reviews the ILO’s current engagement with enterprises; identifies the innovations that might be introduced to improve the ILO’s reach and influence within the framework of its overall strategy to promote decent work, including for sustainable enterprises; and proposes certain principles on which basis this objective could be advanced.

  7. Meeting document

    Déclaration du Dialogue de haut niveau sur les migrations internationales et le développement

    27 September 2013

  8. Meeting document

    Declaration of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

    27 September 2013

  9. Meeting document

    Report of the Director-General: Fourth Supplementary Report: Follow-up to Governing Body decisions

    27 September 2013

    In the present document, the Governing Body is provided with an overview of the action envisaged or already taken by the Office to give effect to the decisions adopted at its previous sessions.

  10. Meeting document

    Other financial questions - Appointment of a replacement member to the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee

    27 September 2013

    In this paper the Governing Body is invited to appoint a replacement member to the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee following the resignation of one of the current members.

  11. Meeting document

    Steps towards a new Strategic Policy Framework

    27 September 2013

    This document provides information and raises questions on possible steps to prepare an ILO medium-term strategic plan for the period after 2015. The Governing Body is invited to provide its views and guidance on the way forward.

  12. Meeting document

    Further developments in relation to the International Organization for Standardization, including in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH)

    27 September 2013

    This document communicates the Agreement concluded between the ILO and ISO on a pilot basis under the terms authorized by the Governing Body in March 2013, and contains information on developments in ISO relating to occupational safety and health management systems.

  13. Meeting document

    Follow-up to the resolution on the trade union situation in Fiji, adopted by the Governing Body at its 316th Session (November 2012)

    27 September 2013

    The Governing Body is invited to take note of the information and to take a decision in view of any further development which might be reported and of the recommendation of its Officers concerning the complaint submitted under article 26 of the ILO Constitution on similar matters.

  14. Meeting document

    The global economic and employment situation and policy options

    27 September 2013

    The Governing Body is invited to review the current global economic and employment situation and the contribution that employment and social policy can make to continued economic recovery and growth, and to provide guidance regarding the future activities of the ILO in this area.

  15. Meeting document

    Report of the Director-GeneralFirst Supplementary Report: Update on the internal reform

    27 September 2013

    Report on progress made in respect of the implementation of the internal reform agenda.

  16. Meeting document

    Matters arising out of the work of the 102nd Session (2013) of the International Labour Conference

    26 September 2013

    The document outlines the main elements of a strategic action plan for the Office for the short, medium and long term. This plan is guided by the resolution and conclusions concerning sustainable development, decent work and green jobs adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 102nd Session. The Governing Body is invited to provide guidance on the follow-up plan (see paragraph 33).

  17. Meeting document

    Follow-up to the resolution concerning efforts to make decent work a reality for domestic workers worldwide: Progress report

    25 September 2013

    As a framework for follow-up to the 2011 resolution concerning efforts to make decent work a reality for domestic workers worldwide, the Office prepared a strategy for action which was presented to and discussed by the Governing Body in November 2011. The present document provides an update on the strategy’s implementation. The Governing Body is invited to provide guidance regarding the implementation of the strategy in the next biennium, to request the Director-General to draw on it when pursuing action in the areas of critical importance for priority action identified in the programme and budget, and to organize a high-level global conference on decent work for domestic workers (see the draft decision in paragraph 31).

  18. Meeting document

    Privileges and immunities of the International Labour Organization: Follow-up -- Question of privileges and immunities in relation to officials of the secretariats of the Employers’ and Workers’ groups of the Governing Body

    24 September 2013

    This document responds to the Governing Body’s request in March 2012 to present an analysis of the legal protection available to members of the secretariats of the Employers’ and Workers’ groups in the execution of official missions of the ILO, under the framework of the 1947 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies and its Annex I relating to the ILO (see draft decision in paragraph 8).

  19. Meeting document

    Approval of the minutes of the 318th Session of the Governing Body

    24 September 2013

  20. Meeting document

    Discussions of high-level evaluations: Strategies and Decent Work Country Programmes

    20 September 2013

    The present document provides a summary of the findings and recommendations of three independent high-level evaluations conducted during 2013. The final section of each evaluation summary contains a set of recommendations requiring follow-up and sets out the Office response. The Governing Body is invited to endorse the recommendations and request the Director-General to ensure their due implementation (see the draft decision in paragraph 131).