ILO Governing Body Overview
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Council for Multilateral Business
Diplomacy
October 2013
Webinar AgendaMain outcomes of the ILO Governing BodyNew strategy on outreach to private sectorLinkages of ILO to global migration issuesLaunch of Child Labour Platform at the UN
Global Compact
Key GB ItemsTechnical CooperationYouth EmploymentDomestic WorkersFormalization of Informal Sector in Labor
Market Freedom of Association Administrative DevelopmentPost 2015 MDG GoalsAddressed separately: Migrant Workers and
WIDER Engagement with the Private Sector
Technical Cooperation: Trends and Perspectives since 2000
1. increase awareness in decent work for migrant workers
2. attention to development effectiveness and accountability of results
3. UN system of coherence at country level
4. development partners: new and old, including private sector
Technical Cooperation: Outreach
• Private Sector: key for development and investment
- Small and Medium Enterprises
• G20 relationship - G20 countries commit to recovery in employment
• World Bank • UN system
Youth Employment•Issues:
-population of youth is rising -lack of skills/ vocational
training provided -youth are first to lose jobs
during economic crises•Key needs:
-technical cooperation -multilateral support-trade-establishment of decent work-education and vocational
training -fiscal consolidation?
Will stimulate economy Creates transparency Addressing wage gap
between two sectors Aids in eradicating
poverty Stimulated by vocational
training
Formalization of Informal Sector in Labor Market
Domestic Workers too early to measure
significant impact of new standards
formalization of informal sector and protection of workers (especially children and women)
consensus for developing a global conference:- global awareness -sharing best-practices
labor inspections must impose sanctions for validity to ensure law compliance
Freedom of Association • Countries of Focus: -Cambodia, Fiji,
Philippines, Bahrain, Myanmar
• Issues Addressed: -unfair treatment of
trade unions-disregard of
workers’ rights -disregard of basic
human rights -recruitment of
underage children
Administrative Improved use of
technologyEstablishment of
sub committee reviews prior to conferences
Discussion on privileges and immunities of ILO on mission
Establishment of next agendas
Direction of the ILO Conference Agendas2015: Discussion on
small and medium enterprises and employment creation
2016: Discussion on
global supply chains and decent work
Post 2015 Agenda: GoalsDecent work: especially for youth
and womenPromote open markets Promote best practices in
domestic policyMatch supply and demand Increase private sector
investment Informal to Formal Economy Create sustainable jobs Establish social floor
Migrant Workers – UN High-Level Dialogue and ILO Role
• Migrants stimulate economy • Changing demographics• Technological changes• Fight against stigmatization• Costs of Migration must be
reduced:-transferring money home -health care -general cost of living
Setting the Stage for the ILO Role
Chair of Global Migration Group (UN agencies)
Swedish Preparations for Global Forum on Migration and Development in 2014First ever Business
RoundtableImportant civil society role
Search for Policy CoherenceImproved global governance on
migrationEnlightened labour market practices
Ethical recruitment practicesUniversal certifications and
qualificationsMobility of skills to meet demand
and supplyPension and retirement benefits
Options for migration managementBetter integration into second
countriesCircular migration policy options
The Need for WIDER Private Sector EngagementGrowth and diversification of supply
chainsGlobal corporate initiativesGrowth in demand for ILO knowledge
and outreachMoving beyond traditional ILO
tripartismSupply chain policies and practicesKnowledge and outreach on CSR and
socially responsible investmentMore active support from the ILO for
international initiatives
ILO
Governing Body DebateBroad consensus among all three groups
Direct contact with business can be useful
Global Compact and Ruggie PrinciplesEmployers:
Management principles of global operations
Channel through Employers’ BureauInterest in joint technical projects
Workers:Channel through both Employers and
Workers BureausCoherent system of advice
Governing Body DebateGovernment Views
Role in development and job creationCan help promote small and medium
enterprisesAlso transition from informal to informal
economySkills and lifelong learning will benefitReducing costs of doing businessStreamline opportunities for joint
technical projectsGuy Ryder, ILO Director GeneralPhoto: UN Multimedia
Child Labour PlatformMulti-stakeholder and multi-
sectoral forumHosted by the UN Global CompactStimulated by business interest in
eradicating extreme forms of child labourAgricultural sector (cocoa,
coffee, sugar cane)Textiles and apparelBut also other sectors (mining,
retail, domestic work)Leveraging change through global
supply chains
Photo: ILO
Child Labour Platform ServicesLinking global initiatives
with local initiativesIndustrial coalitions and
global action networksMobilizing for better laws
and labour inspectionsCooperative community
approaches
Information exchange on best practicesAlignment with ILO
ConventionsPeer learning and capacity
buildingGuidance toolsDue diligence and
remediation
Child labour Index 2012 – UN Global Compact/Maplecroft
Katherine HagenAlexandra Hall
Livia Beidermann
Photography and layout: R. Doggett, CMBD
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