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International Labour Conference: 101st - 105th Sessions

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101st Session - 2012 (30 May-4 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

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.

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. 

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:

Reports submitted to the Conference Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I (A): Report of the Director-General - ILO Programme Implementation 2010-11

Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Report II: Information concerning the programme and budget and other questions

Financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 and Report of the External Auditor International

Report III (1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Report III (1B): General Survey on the fundamental Conventions concerning rights at work in light of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008

Report III (2): Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities 

Report IV (1): Social protection floors for social justice and a fair globalization 

Report IV (2A): Social protection floors for social justice and a fair globalization 

Report IV (2B): Social protection floors for social justice and a fair globalization

Report V: The youth employment crisis: Time for action

Report VI: Fundamental principles and rights at work: From commitment to action

Resolutions adopted

Agenda

Conference Guide

Record of Proceedings


102nd Session - 2013 (5-20 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

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.

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. 

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.

Reports submitted to the Conference Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I (A): Report of the Director-General - Towards the ILO centenary: Realities, renewal and tripartite commitment

Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Report II: Draft Programme and Budget for 2014–15 and other questions

Report II (Supplement) - The Director-General's Programme and Budget for 2014–15 

Financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012

Report III (1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 

Report III (1B): Collective bargaining in the public service: a way forward

Report III (2): Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities 

Report IV: Employment and social protection in the new demographic context 

Report V: Sustainable development, decent work and green jobs

Report VI: Social dialogue 

Resolutions adopted

Agenda

Conference Guide

Record of Proceedings


103rd Session - 2014 (28 May-12 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

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.

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. 

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:

Reports submitted to the Conference Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I (A): Report of the Director-General - Report of the Director-General - ILO Programme Implementation 2012-13

Report I (B): Report of the Director-General - Fair migration: Setting an ILO agenda

Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Report II: Information concerning the programme and budget and other questions

Financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 

Report III (1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 

Report III (1B): General Survey of the reports on the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131), and the Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation, 1970 (No. 135) 

Report III (2): Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities 

Report IV (1): Strengthening action to end forced labour 

Report IV (2A): Strengthening action to end forced labour 

Report IV (2B): Strengthening action to end forced labour

Report V (1): Transitioning from the informal to the formal economy

Report V (2): Transitioning from the informal to the formal economy

Report VI: Employment policies for sustainable recovery and development 

Resolutions adopted

Agenda

Conference Guide

Record of Proceedings


 

104th Session - 2015 (1-13 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

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.

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. 

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:

Reports submitted to the Conference Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I: Report of the Director-General - The future of work centenary initiative 

Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories 

Report II: Draft Programme and Budget for 2016–17 and other questions 

Report II (Supplement): The Director-General's Programme and Budget for 2016–17 

Financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 and Report of the External Auditor 

Report III (1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Report III (2): Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities 

Report IV: Small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation 

Report V (1): The transition from the informal to the formal economy

Report V (2A): The transition from the informal to the formal economy 

Report V (2B): The transition from the informal to the formal economy

Report VI: Labour protection in a transforming world of work 

Conventions and Recommendations

Agenda

Extracts from the Record of Proceedings


105th Session - 2016 (30 May-10 June) 

Geneva, Switzerland

President and Vice-Presidents Composition Agenda Outcomes

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.

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. 

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)
Reports submitted to the Conference Texts Adopted Other Documents

Report I (A): Report of the Director-General – ILO programme implementation 2014–15

Report I (B): Report of the Director-General – The End to Poverty Initiative: The ILO and the 2030 Agenda 

Report of the Director-General (Appendix) - The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories 

Report II: Information concerning the programme and budget and other questions 

Financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 and Report of the External Auditor 

Report III (1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the application of Conventions and Recommendations

Report III (1B): Promoting fair migration: General Survey concerning the migrant workers instruments 

Report III (2): Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities (up to 31 December 2015) 

Report IV: Decent work in global supply chains 

Report V (1): Employment and decent work for peace and resilience: Revision of the Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 71) 

Report V (1) - Corrigendum - Employment and decent work for peace and resilience: Revision of the Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 71) 

Report V (2): Employment and decent work for peace and resilience: Revision of the Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 71) 

Report V (2) - Corrigendum - Employment and decent work for peace and resilience: Revision of the Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 71)

Report VI: Advancing social justice: Reviewing the impact of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization 

Report VI - Suggested points for discussion

Resolutions adopted

Agenda

Conference Guide

Extracts from the Record of Proceedings