International Labour Conference: 101st - 105th Sessions

170 member States of the International Labour Organization were represented at the Conference. There were 5,327 persons accredited to the Conference, of whom 4,395 were registered. There were 329 government delegates, 146 employer's delegates, and 157 worker's delegates - a total of 632 delegates registered. Also, there were 1,125 government advisers, 409 employer's advisers, and 582 workers' advisers - a total of 2,116 advisers registered. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

President

Mr Rafael Francisco Alburquerque de Castro, Delegate of the Dominican Republic

Vice-presidents

Mr Rajab Sukayri,  Government delegate of Jordania

Mr Blaise Matthey,  Employers' delegate of Switzerland

Mr Francis Atwoli,  Workers' delegate of Kenya

Source: Minutes of the First Meeting.

I. Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other questions;

III. Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations;

IV. Elaboration of an autonomous Recommendation on the social protection floor;

V. The youth employment crisis (general discussion); 

VI. Recurrent discussion under the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization and the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;

VII. Review of measures previously adopted by the Conference to secure compliance by Myanmar with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry.

The One Hundred and First Session of the International Labour Conference held twenty-third plenary sittings, and adopted a Recommendation:

• Recommendation (No. 202) concerning national floors of social protection

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170 member States were represented at the International Labour Conference. There were 5,593 persons accredited to the Conference, of whom 4,569 were registered. There were 321 government delegates, 129 employer's delegates, and 148 worker's delegates - a total of 598 delegates registered. Also, there were 1,149 government advisers, 397 employer's advisers, and 600 workers' advisers - a total of 2,146 advisers registered. 

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

President

Dr. Nidal Katamine, delegate of Jordania

Vice-presidents

Mr Rytis Paulauskas,  Government delegate of Lithuania

Mr Kamran Rahman,  Employers' delegate of Bangladesh

Mme Eulogia Familia,  Workers' delegate of the Dominican Republic

Source: Minutes of the First Meeting.

I. Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other questions;

III. Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations;

IV. Employment and social protection in the new demographic context;

V. Sustainable development, decent work and green jobs;

VI. Recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of social dialogue under the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization.

The One Hundred and Second Session of the International Labour Conference held eighteen plenary sittings.

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165 member States were represented at the International Labour Conference. There were 5,254 persons accredited to the Conference, of whom 4,457 are registered. There were 317 government delegates, 134 employer's delegates, and 145 worker's delegates - a total of 596 delegates registered. Also, there were 1,182 government advisers, 398 employer's advisers, and 607 workers' advisers - a total of 2,187 advisers registered.

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

President

Mr Daniel Funes de Rioja, delegate of Argentina 

Vice-presidents

Mr Alexandros Alexandris, Government delegate of Greece

Ms Jacqueline Mugo,  Employers' delegate of Kenya

Mr Takaaki Sakurada, Workers' delegate of Japan

Source: Minutes of the First Meeting.

I. Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other questions;

III. Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations;

IV. Supplementing the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), to address implementation gaps to advance prevention, protection and compensation measures, to effectively achieve the elimination of forced labour;

V. Facilitating transitions from the informal to the formal economy;

VI. A recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of employment.

The One Hundred and Third Session of the International Labour Conference held fourteen plenary sittings, and adopted a Protocol, an Instrument of Amendment and a Recommendation:

• Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
• Protocol to Convention (No. 29) on Forced Labour, 1930
• Recommendation (No. 203) on Supplementary measures for the effective suppression of forced labour

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A total of 169 member States were represented at the International Labour Conference. 

There were 5,912 persons accredited to the Conference, of whom 4,842 were registered. There were 323 government delegates, 148 employer's delegates, and 157 worker's delegates - a total of 628 delegates registered. Also, there were 1,058 government advisers, 419 employer's advisers, and 580 workers' advisers - a total of 2,057 advisers registered.

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

President

Ms Ieva Jaunzeme, delegate of Latvia

Vice-presidents

Mr Modest J. Mero, Government delegate of Tanzania

Ms. Ronnie Goldberg, Employers' delegate of the USA

Mr Bernard Thibault, Workers' delegate of France

Source: Minutes of the First Meeting.

I. Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other questions;

III. Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations; 

IV. General discussion on the opportunities and challenges of SME promotion;

V. Facilitating transitions from the informal to the formal economy (standard-setting, double discussion);

VI. Recurrent discussion on social protection (labour protection).

The One Hundred and Fourth Session of the International Labour Conference held fifteen plenary sittings, and adopted a Recommendation:

• Recommendation (No. 204) concerning the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy

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A total of 171 member States were accredited at the International Labour Conference. There were 5,982 persons accredited to the Conference, of whom 4,875 are registered. There were 327 government delegates, 145 employer's delegates, and 151 worker's delegates - a total of 623 delegates registered. Also, there were 1,038 government advisers, 446 employer's advisers, and 639 workers' advisers - a total of 2,123 advisers registered.

Source: Report of the Credentials Committee. 

President

Ms Mildred Oliphant, delegate of South Africa

Vice-presidents

Mr Ramón Alberto Morales Quijano, Government delegate of Panama

Mr Alberto Echavarría, Employers' delegate of Colombia

Mr Eric Manzi, Workers' delegate of Rwanda

Source: Minutes of the First Meeting.

I. Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General;

II. Programme and budget and other questions;

III. Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations;

IV. Decent work in global supply chains (general discussion);

V. Decent work for peace, security and disaster resilience: Revision of the Employment  (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 71) (standard setting, double discussion);

VI. Evaluation of the impact of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008;

VII. Maritime matters:

(a) Approval of amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006;

(b) Adoption of amendments to the annexes of the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185). 

The One Hundred and Fifth Session of the International Labour Conference adopted two Amendments:

• Amendments of 2016 to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006
• Amendments of 2016 to the Annexes of the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No.185)

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