Sri Lankan Ambassador Dr.
Dayan Jayatilleka chairs 300th Session of ILO Governing Body
The Permanent Mission of
Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva
26th November 2007
The 300th session of the Governing Body of the International Labour
Office (ILO) was held from 1st to 15th November 2007 under the chairmanship
of H.E. Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva.
The session held wide-ranging discussions among its government, employer
and worker members on basic labour rights in Myanmar, Belarus and other
countries as well as the impact of climate change on jobs, corporate
social responsibility, and the implications of United Nations (UN) reform
on ILO technical cooperation.
The Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization held a panel
discussion on climate change and decent work including Mr. Achim Steiner,
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Mr. Michel
Jarraud, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization, Mr. Supachai
Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development, Mr. Mathew Farrow, Head of Environment Policy, Confederation
of British Industry and Mr. Joaquín Nieto, Secretary for Occupational
Safety, Health and Environment, Comisiones Obreras Trade Union, Spain.
It decided to place on the agenda of the 97th Session (2008) of the
International Labour Conference an item on "Strengthening the ILO's
capacity to assist its Members' efforts to reach its objectives in the
context of globalization". It also considered the ILO Action Plan
for Gender Equality 2008-09 and the ILO's support for gender equality
in the world of work.
The Governing Body is the executive body of the International Labour
Office (the Office is the secretariat of the Organization). It meets
three times a year, in March, June and November and takes decisions
on ILO policy, the agenda of the International Labour Conference and
the draft Programme and Budget of the Organization for submission to
the Conference.
It is composed of 56 titular members (28 Governments, 14 Employers
and 14 Workers) and 66 deputy members (28 Governments, 19 Employers
and 19 Workers). Ten of the titular government seats are permanently
held by States of chief industrial importance (Brazil, China, France,
Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom
and the United States). The other Government members are elected by
the Conference every three years.
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