THE 110th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) will take place between 27th May and 11th June, 2022, an ILO media advisory revealed on Friday.
The Conference will be held in hybrid format, with delegates attending in person in Geneva, as well as virtually, to take account of COVID-19 sanitary and travel restrictions, as well as renovation work at the UN and ILO buildings in Geneva.
The ILC’s opening sitting (which will be fully virtual), will take place on 27th May. Committees will begin their work on 30th May. Plenary sittings will be held between 6th and 11th June. The high-level World of Work Summit will take place on 10th June. The Conference will close on 11th June.
Among the items on the agenda will be the possible amendment of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998, to include safe and healthy working conditions.
An initial discussion on apprenticeships will take place, with a view to the possible creation of a new international labour standard.
Committees will also discuss decent work and the social and solidarity economy, and the strategic objective of employment as part of the follow-up mechanism of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation.
The Conference will be followed by a meeting of the ILO’s Governing Body on 13th June, when it will elect its Officers for the period 2022-2023.
The ILC, sometimes known as the world parliament of labour, is the largest international gathering dedicated to the world of work, attended by representatives of governments, employers and workers from the 187 ILO Member States.
Delegates discuss key world of work issues, adopt and monitor the application of International Labour Standards and set the ILO’s global priorities and budget.
