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GB.279/205
279th Session
Geneva, November 2000


Record of Decisions

This document is a preliminary working paper for the use of the Governing Body and officials of the Office. It records only the Governing Body's decisions, and not the circumstances of their adoption, except where they were the result of a formal vote. The comments or reservations by individual members or groups subject to which the decisions were made will be found in the minutes of the session.

Where an Office publication or paper refers to a Governing Body decision, the source given should be the relevant Governing Body document and minutes, and not this Record of Decisions.

The Record of Decisions is arranged in the order of the items on the Governing Body's agenda. All decisions relating to a particular paper or section of a paper are grouped together. After the decision the sitting at which it was taken is indicated in brackets together with the basis on which it was taken, including appropriate references to Governing Body papers. The decisions are reproduced in full, with the exception of those relating to reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association, where a simple reference is made to the paragraphs of the report which form the basis of the decision.

The table of contents is in the form of a detailed agenda showing for each item the number of the relevant Governing Body paper and that of the relevant paragraph in the Record of Decisions.

 Contents

Item

Documents

Agenda item

Paragraphs

1

GB.279/1

Approval of the minutes 277th and 278th Sessions

1

2

GB.279/2

Report of the Meeting of Experts on Workers in Situations Needing Protection (Geneva, 15-19 May 2000)

2

3

GB.279/3

Agenda of the 90th Session (2002) of the Conference

3-4

4

GB.279/4

Possible improvements in ILO standards-related activities

5

5

GB.279/5/1
GB.279/5/2

Proposals for the agenda of the 91st Session (2003) of the Conference

6-7

6

GB.279/6/1
& Add.1(Rev.1),
Add.2 & Add.3
GB.279/6/2

Effect given by the Government of Myanmar to the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry established to examine the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

8

7

GB.279/7

Effect to be given to the resolution concerning HIV/AIDS and the world of work, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 88th Session (2000)

9-10

8

GB.279/8

Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association: 323rd report

11-12

9

GB.279/9 & Add.1

Report of the Special Representative of the Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

13

10

GB.279/10/Add.
& Corr.

Reports of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee

 

 

GB.279/10/1

First report: Financial and general questions

 

 

 

Programme and Budget for 2000-01: Regular budget account and Working Capital Fund

14

 

 

Financial questions relating to the International Institute for Labour Studies: Authorization to accept contributions and gifts – Recommendations of the Board of the Institute

15

 

 

International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin

16

 

 

Review of the Financial Regulations governing cash surpluses and deficits

17

 

 

Information Technology Systems Fund

18

 

 

Other financial questions

 

 

 

Report of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations on its activities for the year ended 31 December 1999

19

 

 

Reports of the Joint Inspection Unit

19

 

 

Financial arrangements for the appointment of a Special Representative of the Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

20

 

GB.279/10/2

Second report: Personnel questions

 

 

 

I.

Statement by the staff representative

21

 

 

II.

Amendments to the Staff Regulations

21

 

 

III.

Exceptions to the Staff Regulations

21

 

 

IV.

ILO Human Resources Strategy: Update

22

 

 

V.

Pensions questions

 

 

 

 

(a)

Report of the Board of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

23

 

 

 

(b)

Report of the Board of Trustees of the Special Payments Fund

23

 

 

 

(c)

ILO Staff Pensions Fund

23

 

 

VI.

Report of the International Civil Service Commission

24

 

 

VII.

Matters relating to the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO

25

 

 

VIII.

Other personnel questions

26

 

GB.279/10/3

Third report

 

 

 

I.

Strategic policy framework, 2002-05, and  preview of the Programme and Budget proposals for 2002-03

27

 

 

II.

Programme and Budget for 2000-01: Performance indicators and targets

27

 

 

III.

ILO evaluation strategy:

27

 

 

 

Programme and Budget for 2000-01: Performance indicators and targets

27

 

 

 

ILO evaluation strategy

27

 

 

 

Strategic policy framework, 2002-05, and preview of the  Programme and Budget proposals for 2002-03

27

11

 

Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards

 

 

GB.279/11/1

First report: Legal issues

 

 

 

I.

Practical arrangements for the discussion, at the 89th Session (June 2001) of the International Labour Conference, of the Global Report prepared under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

28

 

 

II.

Other issues

29

 

GB.279/11/2

Second report: International labour standards and human rights

 

 

 

I.

Report of the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards

30

 

 

II.

Ratification and promotion of fundamental ILO Conventions

31

 

 

III.

Review of the activities of the multidisciplinary teams in relation to standards

31

 

 

IV.

Form for reports on the application of ratified Conventions (article 22 of the Constitution): The Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183)

32

 

 

V.

Choice of Conventions and Recommendations on which reports should be requested in 2002 and 2003 under article 19 of the Constitution

33

 

GB.279/D.1

VI.

Other questions

34

12

GB.279/12

Report of the Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises

 

 

 

I.

Follow-up on and promotion of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy: Promotional activities, technical advisory services, completed studies and current research by the Office

35

 

 

II.

Developments in other organizations

35

 

 

III.

Amendments to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

36

13

GB.279/13

Report of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy

 

 

 

I.

ILO relations with the Bretton Woods institution

37

 

 

II.

The functioning of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy

37

 

 

III

Outcome of the Special Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations: World Summit for Social Development and Beyond – Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalizing World (Geneva, 26-30 June 2000)

38

 

 

IV.

Outcome of the Special Session of the General Assembly: Women 2000 – gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century (New York, 5-9 June 2000)

39

 

 

V.

The World Employment Forum, 2001

40

 

 

VI.

Effect to be given to the Conclusions concerning human resources training and development, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 88th Session (2000)

40

 

 

VII.

World Labour Report 2000: Income security and social protection in a changing world

40

14

GB.279/14

Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues

 

 

 

I.

Review of the Sectoral Activities Programme

41

 

 

II.

Programme of sectoral meetings, 2002-03

42

 

 

III.

Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral meetings:

 

 

 

 

(a)

Symposium on Information Technologies in the Media and Entertainment Industries: Their impact on Employment, Working Conditions and Labour-Management Relations (Geneva, 28 February-3 March 2000)

43

 

 

 

(b)

Joint Meeting on Lifelong Learning in the Twenty-first Century: The Changing Roles of Educational Personnel (Geneva, 10-14 April 2000)

44

 

 

 

(c)

Tripartite Meeting on the Social and Labour Impact of Globalization in the Manufacture of Transport Equipment (Geneva, 8-12 May 2000)

45

 

 

IV.

Other questions

46

15

GB.279/15

Report of the Committee on Technical Cooperation

 

 

 

I.

The ILO's technical cooperation programme, 1999-2000

47

 

 

II.

Progress report: Implementation plan to give effect to the conclusions concerning the role of the ILO in technical cooperation, adopted by the Conference at its 87th Session (June 1999)

47

 

 

III.

Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: Priorities and action plans for technical cooperation

48

 

 

IV.

Reporting arrangements concerning operational aspects of the International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

49

16

GB.279/16

Report of the Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization

50

17

GB.279/17

International Institute for Labour Studies

51

18

GB.279/18

Report of the Director-General

 

 

& Add.1

I.

Obituary

52

 

 

II.

Progress in international labour legislation

53

 

GB.279/18/1

First Supplementary Report: Appointment of a Regional Director

54

 

GB.279/18/2

Second Supplementary Report: Report of the committee set up to examine the representation alleging non-observance by Ethiopia of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) and the Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158) made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW)

55

 

GB.279/18/3

Third Supplementary Report:  Report of the committee set up to examine the representation alleging non-observance by Turkey of the Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158), made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-IS)

56

 

Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body

57

19

GB.279/19

Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

 

 

 

Sixth European Regional Meeting (Geneva, 12-15 December 2000)

58

 

 

Joint Maritime Commission: 29th Session (Geneva, 22-26 January 2001)

59-60

 

 

Tripartite Meeting on the Employment Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking and Financial Services Sector (Geneva, 5-9 February 2001)

61-62

 

 

Tripartite Meeting on Human Resources Development, Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector (Geneva, 2-6 April 2001)

63-64

 

 

Interregional Meeting of Experts on ILO Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (Geneva, 19-27 April 2001)

65-66

 

 

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in the Non-ferrous Metals Industries (Geneva, 28 August-4 September 2001)

67-68

 

 

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Management of Disability at the Workplace (Geneva, 3-12 October 2001)

69

 

 

Joint Meeting on the Impact of Decentralization and Privatization on Municipal Services (Geneva, 15-19 October 2001)

70

 

 

Appointment of Governing Body representatives on various bodies:

 

 

 

  • Tripartite Meeting on the Employment Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking and Financial Services Sector (Geneva, 5-9 February 2001)

71

 

 

  • Tripartite Meeting on Human Resources Development, Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector (Geneva, 2-6 April 2001)

72

 

 

Matters on which the Officers of the Governing Body took decisions on its behalf

 

-

GB.279/Inf.1

Meetings for the remainder of 2000 and for 2001

73

-

GB.279/Inf.2

Symposia, seminars, workshops and similar meetings

74

-

GB.279/Inf.3

Requests from non-governmental international organizations wishing to be represented at the 89th (2001) Session of the International Labour Conference

75

 

Appendix

Resolution to be submitted to the 89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference

 


Record of Decisions

First item on the agenda

Approval of the minutes of the 277th and 278th Sessions

1.    The Governing Body approved the minutes of its 277th and 278th Sessions. (First sitting; GB.279/1, para. 2)

Second item on the agenda

Report of the Meeting of Experts on Workers in
Situations Needing Protection
(Geneva, 15-19 May 2000)

2.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to communicate the report –

Third item on the agenda

Agenda of the 90th Session (2002) of the Conference

3.    The Governing Body decided that, in addition to the standing items that the Conference would have before it, the following items should be placed on the agenda of the 90th Session (2002) of the Conference:

4.    The Governing Body noted that, as a result of the above decisions and of the decision taken at its 277th Session (March 2000) concerning the withdrawal of a number of Recommendations,[1] and having regard to the standing items that would necessarily be before the Conference and the item likely to be carried over from the 89th Session (2001), the agenda of the 90th Session (2002) of the Conference would be as follows:

           (First sitting; GB.279/3 paras. 10 and 15)

Fourth item on the agenda

Possible improvements in ILO standards-related activities

5.    The Governing Body –

Fifth item on the agenda

Proposals for the agenda of the 91st Session (2003)
of the Conference

6.    The Governing Body requested law and practice reports or more detailed proposals on the following subjects to be submitted to it at its 280th Session (March 2001):

7.    As a consequence of its approval of the proposals concerning possible improvements in ILO standards-related activities, the Governing Body requested the Office to propose additional themes for integrated analyses of ILO standards-related activities. (Third sitting; GB.279/5/1, para. 13)

Sixth item on the agenda

Effect given by the Government of Myanmar to the
recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry
established to examine the observance of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (
No. 29)

8.    The Governing Body examined the report of the ILO mission that visited Myanmar in October 2000 and the communications by the Government of Myanmar. The GB considered that the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of the Conference resolution had not been met and that effect should accordingly be given to the provisions of paragraph 1 of the resolution. In the light of the discussion, it was however noted that the Director-General should continue to extend cooperation to the Government of Myanmar in order to promote full implementation by that Government of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and that he was expected to report to the Governing Body on this matter at its 280th Session (March 2001).

       (Fifth sitting; GB.279/6/1, GB.279/6/1(Add.1)(Rev.1), GB.279/6/1(Add.2), GB.279/6/1(Add.3), GB.279/6/2 and summary by the Chairperson)

Seventh item on the agenda

Effect to be given to the resolution concerning HIV/AIDS
and the world of work, adopted by the International
Labour Conference at its 88th Session (2000)

9.    The Governing Body requested the Director-General, when communicating the resolution to the governments of member States and, through them, to employers' and workers' organizations, to draw attention to operative paragraph 1. (Third sitting; GB.279/7, para. 4.)

10.  The Governing Body requested the Director-General to take account of the resolution when preparing future ILO activities, and in particular to utilize all means at the disposal of the Office to implement programmes along the lines indicated in the Office paper during the current biennium, and in the 2002-03 and 2004-05 biennia, in accordance with the Strategic Policy Framework for 2002-05. (Third sitting; GB.279/7, para. 32.)

Eighth item on the agenda

Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association

323rd report

11.  The Governing Body took note of the introduction to the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/8, paras. 1-112).

12.  The Governing Body adopted the recommendations in paragraphs 122 (Case No. 1953: Argentina); 131 (Case No. 2045: Argentina); 150 (Case No. 2074: Cameroon); 161 (Case No. 2073: Chile); 175 (Case No. 2085: El Salvador); 200 (Case No. 1888: Ethiopia); 213 (Case No. 2028: Gabon); 247 (Case No. 1960: Guatemala); 284 (Case No. 1970: Guatemala); 309 (Cases Nos. 2017 and 2050: Guatemala); 326 (Case No. 2021: Guatemala); 383 (Case No. 1991: Japan); 396 (Case No. 2048: Morocco); 407 (Case No. 2034: Nicaragua); 430 (Case No. 2006: Pakistan); 456 (Case No. 2049: Peru); 477 (Case No. 2059: Peru); 492 (Case No. 2089: Romania); 505 (Case No. 2043: Russian Federation); 524 (Case No. 2075: Ukraine); 543 (Case No. 2079: Ukraine); 554 (Case No. 2058: Venezuela); and 575 (Case No. 2081: Zimbabwe).

       (Sixth sitting; GB.279/8)

Ninth item on the agenda

Report of the Special Representative of the
Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

13.  The Governing Body took note of the report and addendum. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/9 and Add.1)

Tenth item on the agenda

Reports of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee

First report: Financial and general questions

Programme and Budget for 2000-01: Regular budget
account and Working Capital Fund

14.  The Governing Body took note of this section of the report.

Financial questions relating to the International Institute for
Labour Studies: Authorization to accept contributions and
gifts
– Recommendations of the Board of the Institute

15.  The Governing Body accepted with thanks the contribution from the Employers’ Confederations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/Add. & Corr., para. 2)

International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin

16.  The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/1, paras. 13-24)

Review of the Financial Regulations
governing cash surpluses and deficits

17.  The Governing Body decided to propose to the International Labour Conference, for adoption at its 89th Session (June 2001), the draft resolution contained in the Appendix to this Record of Decisions. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/1, para. 35)

Information Technology Systems Fund

18.  The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/1, paras. 36-50)

Other financial questions

Report of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations on its activities for the
year ended 31 December 1999

Reports of the Joint Inspection Unit

19.  The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/1, paras. 51-60)

Financial arrangements for the appointment of a Special Representative of the
Director-General for Cooperation with Colombia

20.  The Governing Body decided that the cost of the appointment of the Special Representative in 2000-01, estimated at US$290,000, be financed in the first instance from savings in Part I of the budget on the understanding that, should it subsequently prove impossible, the Director-General would propose alternative methods of financing at a later stage in the biennium. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/1, para. 65)

Second report: Personnel questions

I.      Statement by the staff representative

II.    Amendments to the Staff Regulations

III.   Exceptions to the Staff Regulations

21.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/2, paras. 1-5)

IV.   ILO Human Resources Strategy: Update

22.    The Governing Body –

    (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/2, para. 80, as amended in GB.279/10/Add. & Corr.)

V.    Pensions questions

(a)      Report of the Board of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

(b)      Report of the Board of Trustees of the Special Payments Fund

(c)      ILO Staff Pensions Fund

23.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/2, paras. 81-85)

VI.  Report of the International Civil Service Commission

24.    The Governing Body –

VII.  Matters relating to the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO

25.    The Governing Body approved the recognition of the Tribunal’s jurisdiction by –

VIII. Other personnel questions

26.    The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/2, para. 94)

Third report

I.       Strategic policy framework, 2002-05, and  preview of the Programme and
         Budget proposals for 2002-03

II.       Programme and Budget for 2000-01: Performance indicators and targets

III.      ILO evaluation strategy:

Programme and Budget for 2000-01: Performance indicators and targets

ILO evaluation strategy

Strategic policy framework, 2002-05, and preview of the Programme and
Budget proposals for 2002-03

27.    The Governing Body took note of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/10/3)

Eleventh item on the agenda

Reports of the Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards

First report: Legal issues

I.      Practical arrangements for the discussion, at the 89th Session
        (June 2001) of the International Labour Conference, of the
        Global Report prepared under the follow-up to the ILO
        Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

28.    The Governing Body decided to invite the Conference, at its 89th Session (June 2001), to adopt the proposals concerning the arrangements for the discussion of the Global Report prepared under the follow-up to the Declaration contained in the appendix to the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/11/1, para. 19)

II.    Other issues

29.    The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/11/1, paras. 20-23)

Second report: International labour standards
and human rights

I.      Report of the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards

30.    The Governing Body –

II.    Ratification and promotion of
        fundamental ILO Conventions

III.   Review of the activities of the multidisciplinary teams in relation to standards

31.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/11/2, paras. 14-47)

IV.   Form for reports on the application of ratified Conventions
        (article 22 of the Constitution): The Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (
No. 183)

32.    The Governing Body adopted the report form for the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183), as amended in the light of the observations of the Employer and Worker members and reproduced in Appendix II to the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/11/2, para. 52)

V.    Choice of Conventions and Recommendations on which reports should be
        requested in 2002 and 2003 under article 19 of the Constitution

33.    The Governing Body decided that governments should be invited to submit reports under article 19 of the Constitution on the following instruments:

VI.   Other questions

34.    The Governing Body took note of this section of the report, and decided to include an item on the agenda of its 280th Session (March 2001) entitled: “Consideration of the Director-General’s Report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories at the 89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference”. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/11/2, paras. 68-69 and GB.279/D.1)

Twelfth item on the agenda

Report of the Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises

I.      Follow-up on and the promotion of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles
        concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy: Promotional
        activities, technical advisory services, completed studies and current
        research agenda of the Office

II.    Developments in other organizations

35.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/12, paras. 1-22)

III.  Amendments to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles
       concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

36.    The Governing Body adopt the amendments proposed in the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/12, para. 39)

Thirteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy

I.       ILO relations with the Bretton Woods institutions

II.      The functioning of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy

37.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/13)

III.     Outcome of the Special Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations: World Summit for
        Social Development and Beyond – Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalizing World
        (Geneva, 26-30 June 2000)

38.    The Governing Body –

IV.    Outcome of the Special Session of the General Assembly: Women 2000 – gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century (New York, 5-9 June 2000)

39.    The Governing Body–

V.     The World Employment Forum, 2001

VI.     Effect to be given to the Conclusions concerning human resources training and development, adopted
         by the International Labour Conference at its 88th Session (2000)

VII.    World Labour Report 2000: Income security and social protection in a changing world

40.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the  report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/13)

Fourteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Committee on Sectoral and
Technical Meetings and Related Issues

Introduction

I.      Review of the Sectoral Activities Programme

41.     The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/14, paras. 1-17)

II.     Programme of sectoral meetings, 2002-03

42.     The Governing Body decided that the following 12 sectoral meetings should be included in the Programme and Budget proposals for 2002-03 under major programme 100 (Sectoral activities):

Meetings to be held in 2002

Meetings to be held in 2003

III.   Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral meetings

(a)     Symposium on Information Technologies in the Media and Entertainment Industries: Their
         impact on Employment, Working Conditions and Labour-Management Relations (Geneva, 28
        February-3 March 2000)

43.    The Governing Body –

(b)    Joint Meeting on Lifelong Learning in the Twenty-first Century: The Changing
        Roles of Educational Personnel (Geneva, 10-14 April 2000)

44.    The Governing Body –

(c)    Tripartite Meeting on the Social and Labour Impact of Globalization in the
        Manufacture of Transport Equipment (Geneva, 8-12 May 2000)

45.    The Governing Body –

IV.   Other questions

46.    The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/14, paras. 55-59)

Fifteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Committee on Technical Cooperation

I.      The ILO's technical cooperation programme, 1999-2000

II.    Progress report: Implementation plan to give effect to the conclusions
        concerning the role of the ILO in technical cooperation, adopted by the
        Conference at its 87th Session (June 1999)

47.    The Governing Body took note of these sections of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/15, paras. 1-65)

III.   Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work:
        Priorities and action plans for technical cooperation

48.    The Governing Body endorsed the approach outlined in document GB.279/TC/3, with due attention to the report on the Committee’s discussion, and requested that it be kept informed, through the Committee on Technical Cooperation, of the implementation of the activities described. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/15, para. 85)

IV.   Reporting arrangements concerning operational aspects of the International
        Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

49.    The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/15, paras. 86-95)

Sixteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Working Party on the
Social Dimension of Globalization

50.    The Governing Body took note of the report of the Chairperson of the Working Party. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/16)

Seventeenth item on the agenda

International Institute for Labour Studies

51.    The Governing Body took note of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/17)

Eighteenth item on the agenda

Report of the Director-General

I.     Obituary

52.    The Governing Body requested the Director-General to convey its sympathy –

II.    Progress in international labour legislation

53.    The Governing Body took note of this section of the report. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/18, paras. 6-11)

First Supplementary Report:
Appointment of a Regional Director

54.    The Governing Body took note of the appointment of Ms. Regina Amadi-Njoku as Assistant Director-General responsible for ILO activities in the African region, with effect from 15 October 2000. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/18/1)

Second Supplementary Report:
Report of the committee set up to examine the
representation alleging non-observance by Ethiopia
of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention,
1958 (
No. 111) and the Termination of Employment Convention,
1982 (
No. 158) made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by
the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW)

55.    The Governing Body postponed consideration of the report to its 280th Session (March 2001). (Seventh [private] sitting; GB.279/18/2)

Third Supplementary Report:
Report of the committee set up to examine the
representation alleging non-observance by Turkey
of the Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (
No. 158),
made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the
Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-IS)

56.    The Governing Body adopted the recommendations in the report and and declared closed the procedure initiated before the Governing Body as a result of the representation. (Seventh [private] sitting; GB.279/18/3, para. 25)

Nineteenth item on the agenda

Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body

57.    [No business]

Twentieth item on the agenda

Composition and agenda of standing bodies and meetings

Sixth European Regional Meeting
(Geneva, 12-15 December 2000)

58.    The Governing Body took note that its Officers had authorized the Director-General to invite the International Occupational Hygiene Association and the Public Services International to be represented by observers at the meeting. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), para. 1)

Joint Maritime Commission: 29th Session
(Geneva, 22-26 January 2001)

59.    The Governing Body took note that its Chairperson would be unable to chair the meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission, and designated Ms. B. Sølling Olsen (Government, Denmark) as his replacement. (Sixth sitting;   GB.279/20, para. 1 and announcement on behalf of the Government group)

60.    The Governing Body appointed the following representatives of the Employers’ and Workers’ groups of the Governing Body to attend the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission:

Tripartite Meeting on the Employment Impact of Mergers
and Acquisitions in the Banking and Financial Services Sector
(Geneva, 5-9 February 2001)

61.    The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations with the Employers’ group

Substitutes

Nominations made after consultations with the Workers’ group

Substitutes

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

62.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting:

Tripartite Meeting on Human Resources Development,
Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering
and Tourism Sector
(Geneva, 2-6 April 2001)

63.    The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations with the Employers’ group

Substitutes

Nominations made after consultations with the Workers’ group

Substitutes

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

64.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the following organizations to be represented at the meeting:

Interregional Meeting of Experts on ILO Guidelines on
Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
(Geneva, 19-27 April 2001)

65.    The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations with governments

Substitute

Nominations made after consultations with the Employers’ group

Substitutes

Nominations made after consultations with the Workers’ group

Invitation of non-governmental international organizations

66.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the International Council of Nurses to attend this meeting as an observer. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), paras. 2-3)

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in the Non-ferrous
Metals Industries

(Geneva, 28 August-4 September 2001)

67.    The Governing Body approved the following nominations:

Nominations made after consultations with the Employers’ group

Substitutes

Invitation of a non-governmental international organization

68.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the International Occupational Hygiene Association to          attend this meeting as an observer. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), paras. 4-5)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Management of
Disability at the Workplace
(Geneva, 3-12 October 2001)

Invitation of a non-governmental international organization

69.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the International Council of Nurses to be invited to attend this meeting as an observer. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), paras. 6-7)

Joint Meeting on the Impact of Decentralization and
Privatization on Municipal Services
(Geneva, 15-19 October 2001)

70.    The Governing Body authorized the Director-General to invite the International Council of Nurses to be invited to attend this meeting as an observer. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), paras. 8-9)

Appointment of Governing Body representatives on various bodies

Tripartite Meeting on the Employment Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions
in the Banking and Financial Services Sector
(Geneva, 5-9 February 2001)

71.    The Governing Body appointed Mr. Mansfield (Worker member) as its representative, who would also chair the meeting. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), para. 10 and announcement by the Chairperson)

Tripartite Meeting on Human Resources Development,
Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering and
Tourism Sector
(Geneva, 2-6 April 2001)

72.    The Governing Body appointed Mr. Willers (Government, Germany) as its representative, who would also chair the meeting. (Sixth sitting; GB.279/20(Add.1), para. 11 and announcement by the Chairperson)

Matters on which the Officers of the Governing Body
took decisions on its behalf

Meetings for the remainder of 2000 and for 2001

73.    The Officers of the Governing Body approved the programme of meetings for the remainder of 2000 and for 2001 as set out in document GB.279/Inf.1.

Symposia, seminars, workshops and similar meetings

74.    The Officers of the Governing Body approved proposals for a number of symposia, seminars and similar meetings, as set out in document GB.279/Inf.2.

Requests from non-governmental international
organizations wishing to be represented at the
89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference

75.    The Officers of the Governing Body authorized the Director-General –

 


Appendix

Resolution to be submitted to the 89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference

      The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

      Recognizing that amendments to the Financial Regulations are required to put into effect the direct use of arrears of contributions received to reimburse the Working Capital Fund or to repay amounts borrowed to finance a cash deficit in a previous financial period;

      Decides to make the following amendments to the Financial Regulations:[2]

Article 18

      1.    The excess [or shortfall of income over expenditure] of income over expenditure (surplus) or the shortfall in income compared with expenditure (deficit) in any complete financial period shall be calculated by deducting budgetary expenditure from budgetary income with a financial provision being made for delays in the payment of contributions. Such provision shall amount to 100 per cent of the contributions unpaid at the [date of the financial statements at the] end of the financial period.

      2.    Any such [excess of income over expenditure] surplus, expressed in Swiss francs calculated at the budget rate of exchange for that financial period, shall be used to reduce the contributions of Members in the following way: Members which paid their ordinary contributions in the financial period in which this surplus accrued shall have their share of the surplus deducted from their contributions assessed for the second year of the succeeding financial period; other Members shall not be credited with their share until they have paid the contributions due from them for the financial period in which the surplus accrued. When they have done so their share of such surplus shall be deducted from their contributions assessed for the first year of the next financial period for which a budget is adopted after such payment.

Article 21

      1.    (No change.)

      2.    If any sums withdrawn from the Working Capital Fund or borrowed to finance [budgetary] expenditure [pending receipt of contributions or other income and/or expenditure incurred in the financingof contingencies and emergencies under prior authorization of the Governing Body] cannot be reimbursed in the course of the same financial period, then:

      3.    (No change.)

 


[1] GB.277/2/2, para. 8. See Governing Body, 277th Session (March 2000), Record of Decisions, para. 3. This concerns Recommendations Nos. 1, 5, 11, 15, 37, 38, 39, 42, 45, 50, 51, 54, 56, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 72 and 73.

[2] Additions are shown in bold type: deletions are indicated by square brackets.

Updated by HK. Approved by NdW. Last Updated 19 March 2001