105th Session of the International Labour Conference
The 105th Session of the International Labour Conference takes place from 30 May to 10 June 2016. The Conference, held annually in Geneva, is often called an international parliament of labour.
Each of the 187 member States of the ILO is represented by a delegation consisting of two government delegates, an employer delegate, a worker delegate, and their respective advisers. Every delegate has the same rights, and all can express themselves freely and vote as they wish. This diversity of viewpoints does not prevent decisions being adopted by very large majorities, or in some cases even unanimously.
The tasks of the Conference are, among others,
- to develop and adopt international labour standards,
- to supervise the application of these standards at the national level,
- to provide guidelines for the ILO’s general policy and future activities,
- to adopt the ILO’s budget and to elect its governing body.
The focus of this year’s conference is Building a future with decent work.
Among the topics discussed at the Conference are
- decent work for peace, security and disaster resilience;
- decent work in global supply chains; as well as
- the impact of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization.
The World Day Against Child Labour will also take place during the conference in 12 June. This year’s theme is End child labour in supply chains – It’s everyone’s business.
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