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Procedures for International Labour Standards and Discussions at the Conference

Procedures for International Labour Standards and Discussions at the Conference. ACTRAV-Turin. Process of Discussion/Adoption of a New Standard. New labour issue/problem raised by member states. International Labour Office. International Labour Conf. Member States.

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Procedures for International Labour Standards and Discussions at the Conference

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  1. Procedures for International Labour Standards and Discussions at the Conference ACTRAV-Turin

  2. Process of Discussion/Adoption of a New Standard New labour issue/problem raised by member states International Labour Office International Labour Conf. Member States Governing Body decides to discuss a new standard at ILC Nov. 2003 18 Months before ILC Office prepares a report on laws and practices concerning the agenda (1st Report) Jan. 04 11 Months before ILC Government submits a comment July 04 Workers Employers 4 Months before ILC Office prepares 2nd Report based on the comments sent from member states Feb. 05 June 2005 Discussion by a Committee, and adoption of its conclusion in the Plenary (2/3 majority) G June 05 E W 1st Discussion Within 2 Months aft. ILC Aug. 05 Office prepares 3rd Report based on the conclusions of the ILC Within 3 Months aft. Receipt Government submits a comment Nov. 05 Employer Workers 3 Months before ILC Mar. 06 Office prepares the Final Report based on the comments from states June 2006 G June 06 E W 2nd Discussion Submission to Competent Authority Discussion by a Committee, & adoption of a new standard in the Plenary (2/3 majority) Ratify or Not

  3. Calendar of Supervisory Mechanism ILO Constitution ILO Declaration ILC Art. 22 Report Art. 19(5e) Report New Standard Annual Review Annual Report on un-ratified Core Conventions Regular report on ratified Conventions July 1stComment to be sent to Office General Survey June International Labour Conference 1st Discussion Submission of Article 22 Regular Reports June 1st – Sept. 1st Governing Body July Submission of Report By Sept. 1st End. Aug..Receipt of 3rdRep. August Sept. Within 3 Mon. Comment on 3rd Rep. October Nov. Governing Body Dec. Feb. 1stComment on 2nd Rep. January March 1stReceipt of 3rd Rep. Feb. Report of Committee of Experts March Submission of Report By April 30 Discussion at GB Governing Body April Preparation for Discussion at Conf. Committee May June Conference Committee on Application of Standards International Labour Conference 1st Discussion 2nd Discussion Adoption Governing Body

  4. Summary of Supervisory Mechanism Submission to Competent Authority by All Member States Special Prcdre. In case of violations of ratified Conv. Art.24 Representation Examination by a tripartite Committee set up by G.B. Adoption of New Convention at ILC Set up and examination by Commission of Inquiry Art.26 Complaint Possibility of “Article 33” Art. 22 Report Examination by C.E.A.C.R Ratify D. Request Observation Priority－Every 2 years Others － Every 5 years Serious Cases Regular Report on the situations of implementation and/or efforts done to give effect to the Convention Examination by C.C.A.C.R. Decisions by Member State Discussions at Competent Authority Report on national situations concerning a specific area of interests Article 19-5(e)General Survey Special Procedure Normally no further obligations Not Ratify Violation of FOA-related rights Discussion at ILC Global Report Irrespective of Ratification ILO F.P.R.W. Declaration Annual Review Discussion at G.B. meeting(March) Complaint to CFA Annual report on un-ratified core conventions

  5. Summary of Supervisory Bodies of the ILO ILO Governing Body Conference Experts on Declaration A Tripartite Committee C.C.A.C.R. (Conference Committee on Application of Conventions & Recom.) Report C.F.A. (Committee on Freedom of Association) Report Commission of Inquiry C.E.A.C.R (Committee of Experts on Application of Conventions and Recommendations) Article 26:Complaint Complaint to CFA Article 22:Report Article 24: Representation Annual Review Article 19-5(e)General Survey Complaint Procedures Regular (Annual) Report Workers’ Organizations

  6. Effective Use of Supervisory Mechanism Study of the case Complaints to Committee on Freedom of Association Violation of Standards Art. 22 Report Examination by C.E.A.C.R. D. Request Observation YES Art.24 Representation Serious Cases Examination by C.C.A.C.R. Art. 26 Complaint Is it concerning FOA or not? YES Is the State a member of the Convention? No No No Chance! Core Standards? Art.19(5)-e General Survey YES ILO Declaration Global Report Obligations concerning non-ratified Core Conventions Attention！： Annual Review under the ILO Declaration is a “promotional tool”. Annual Review Campaign for Ratification

  7. Trend in Ratification of Core Conventions • Ratification Status: Up from 936 in 1999 to 1240today; • Ratio of the Core Conventions in the total number of ratifications: Up from 14% in 1999 to 17% today (decline in past years); • In Asia and the Pacific Region, five member states, namely Fiji, Indonesia, Macau, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka have ratified all the 8 Core Conventions (World=103); and • Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Philippines are following with 7 ratifications

  8. Violations of Trade Union Rights

  9. Workers’ Participation in Supervisory Mechanism

  10. Workers’ Participation in Supervisory Mechanism

  11. Workers’ Participation in Supervisory Mechanism

  12. Participation in the Conference • Different Status <G – T(W) – E> • Delegate • Advisor (max. 2 per committee) • Visitor • Staff • First Thing to do Every Morning • Pick up “Daily Bulletin (yellow)” and confirm the meeting schedule • Pick up also “provisional record”, if any

  13. Committee Discussion: Workers’ Meeting Spokesperson:Sis. Sharon Barrow, ICFTU President Secretary:Sis. Yvonne O’Callaghan, ICFTU Youth Officer All the workers’ representatives present in the room can take the floor. Discuss and decide workers’ position and strategy on the agenda of the Tripartite Meeting – item by item, sentence by sentence, word by word

  14. Committee Discussion: Seating Workers’ Spokesperson Employers’ Spokesperson Top Table(Chair + Secretariat) Workers’ Secretary Employers’ Secretary Workers(T) Employers (E) Governments (G)

  15. Committee Discussion: Tripartite Meeting • Workers and Employers:Only Spokesperson can take the floor. • Governments:Every G. member can take the floor. • Decision Making Rule • If workers and employers take the same side, it becomes the decision of the committee • If workers and employers take the opposite side, the decision depends on the position of the G. members

  16. Committee Discussion: Voting In case neither side has a clear majority in a decision making situation, the Chair may decide to take a vote: • Show of hands of the government members; and then • Voting • Weighting to have 1:1:1 voting power balance among G:W:E • It is important to have all the titular members in the room

  17. Committee Discussion: Strategy Try to influence the decisions of the workers’ meeting as much as you can. Try to get involved in “informal” meetings and discussions Try to get as much information as possible on the positions of G. + E. members of your country Liaise closely with the W. member of your country (if any)

  18. All the Best! ACTRAV-Turin

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