Decision on the 14th item on the agenda: Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues

Record of decisions | 24 March 2011

GB.310/14

Decision on the 14th item on the agenda: Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues

The Governing Body took note of the report and adopted the following decisions:

1. Sectoral Activities Programme: Proposals for 2012–13

The Governing Body:

(a) endorsed the proposed Sectoral Activities Programme, subject to decisions to be taken by the Conference on the Programme and Budget proposals for 2012–13; and

(b) decided to instruct the Office to encourage the governments of all member States to participate in Tripartite Sectoral Meetings in 2012–13.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 58.)

2. Effect to be given to the recommendations of sectoral and technical meetings

The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the report of the Meeting of Experts and authorized the Director-General to publish the code of practice on safety and health in agriculture; and

(b) requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future work of the Office, the recommendations for follow-up action made by the Meeting.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 66.)

2.2. Global Dialogue Forum on Vocational Education and Training
(Geneva, 29–30 September 2010)

The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the final report of the Forum to governments, requesting them to communicate the text to the employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned; as well as to communicate the report to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations and other international organizations concerned; and

(b) requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future work of the Office, the recommendations made by the Forum.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 74.)

2.3. Global Dialogue Forum on New Developments and Challenges in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector and their Impact on Employment, Human Resources Development and Industrial Relations
(Geneva, 23–24 November 2010)

The Governing Body:

(a) authorized the Director-General to communicate the points of consensus mentioned in paragraph 4 of document GB.310/STM/2/3 to governments, requesting them to communicate the text to the employers’ and workers’ organizations concerned; as well as to communicate the points of consensus to the international employers’ and workers’ organizations and other international organizations concerned; and

(b) requested the Director-General to bear in mind, when drawing up proposals for the future work of the Office, the wishes expressed in the attached points of consensus.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 82.)

3. Sectoral activities 2010–11

The Governing Body authorized an increase in the duration of the Tripartite Meeting of Experts for the Development and Adoption of ILO Guidelines on Training in the Port Sector from four to five days, to be held from 21 to 25 November 2011 in Geneva.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 85.)

3.2. Follow-up to the resolution concerning tonnage measurement and accommodation adopted by the 96th Session of the International Labour Conference

The Governing Body requested the Director-General to:

(a) continue to monitor developments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and to evaluate any amendment to or interpretation of agreements of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (1969 TM Convention), that could have an impact on the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), especially on Annex III;

(b) monitor developments and evaluate any amendment to or interpretation of agreements of the 1969 TM Convention that could have an impact on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; and

(c) encourage the IMO to give full consideration to possible amendments to or interpretation of agreements of the 1969 TM Convention that would lead to improved welfare of seafarers or fishers or both.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 90.)

3.3. Revision of the guidelines on the medical fitness examinations of seafarers, and revision of the Addendum to the International Medical Guide for Ships concerning ships’ medicine chests

The Governing Body:

(a) took note of the actions already taken by the Office, particularly the outcomes of the Joint ILO–IMO Working Group preparatory meeting that took place from 4 to 7 October 2010;

(b) approved, on the basis of its decision at its 303rd Session (November 2008), the holding of the Joint ILO–IMO Meeting on Medical Fitness Examinations of Seafarers from 26 to 30 September 2011, with a composition of eight Government representatives nominated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and four Shipowners’ and four Seafarers’ representatives nominated by the ILO, and inviting the World Health Organization (WHO) to participate, with a view to finalizing the revision of the existing Guidelines for Conducting Pre-sea and Periodic Medical Fitness Examinations for Seafarers, and requested the Office to report the final outcome to the Governing Body prior to the publication of the revised guidelines;

(c) requested the Office to pursue discussions with the IMO and WHO to address seafarers’ and fishers’ specific needs;

(d) approved the holding of a small tripartite meeting, in cooperation with the IMO and WHO, to revise the Quantification Addendum to the International Medical Guide for Ships published by the WHO, as set out in paragraph 10 of document GB.310/STM/3/3.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 93.)

3.4. Revision of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for packing of cargo transport units (1997 edition)

The Governing Body authorized:

(a) the development of an IMO/ILO/UNECE code of practice through the revision of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for packing of cargo transport units (1997 edition) by a joint IMO/ILO/UNECE working group on the basis of the proposals made by the Office in consultation with the secretariats of the IMO and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as set out in paragraphs 4, 5 and 7 of document GB.310/STM/3/4; and

(b) the participation of the ILO in the joint working group through one or more ILO officials, as well as one Government, one Worker and one Employer representative, nominated by the Government group and the secretariats of the Workers’ and Employers’ groups of the Governing Body, respectively, as set out in paragraph 6 of document GB.310/STM/3/4.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 99.)

3.5. Composition of the Tripartite Meeting on Promoting Social Dialogue on Restructuring and its Effects on Employment in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries (Geneva, 24–27 October 2011)

The Governing Body approved that five additional Worker and five additional Employer participants, selected after consultations with their respective groups, be invited to attend the Tripartite Meeting on Promoting Social Dialogue on Restructuring and its Effects on Employment in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries.

(Document GB.310/14, paragraph 101.)

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