The governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for closer co-operation between the ILO and the European Union to promote "decent work for all."
Addressing the working party meeting of ILO Governing Body, which concluded its 295th session last week in Geneva, Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid said: "It is not work which is lacking but the financial resources to promote it."
The meeting was attended by Employers' Federation of Pakistan President Ashraf W.Tabani as a member of the Governing Body along with Pakistan Labour, Manpower and Overseas Secretary Malik Asif Hayat.
According to details available here on Friday, the Governing Body's working party on the Social Dimension of Globalisation discussed the UN World Summit 2005 outcome and follow-up the link between growth, investment and employment and the idea of an ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalisation to be held in 2007.
The Governing Body requested the Director General to begin the preparatory work for the promotion of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
The convention, which was adopted by a special maritime session of the ILO conference in February 2006, provides a comprehensive labour charter for the world's 1.2 million seafarers and established a socio-economic floor to global competition in the maritime sector that handles 90 per cent of the world's trade.
The Governing Body's meeting also considered ILO activities in the field of employment promotion and social protection. As a follow-up to the resolution concerning youth employment adopted by the 93rd session of the ILO in June 2005, it examined plans for ILO action on youth employment.
It also considered the question of the observance of the government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 and expressed its profound concern at the continued lack of any meaningful progress towards abolishing forced labour.
It was also concerned that the persons, who had complained about the use of forced labour, were being prosecuted and asked for their immediate release.
The Governing Body decided that the ILO this year would review further action to be taken to effectively secure the compliance of Myanmar with this convention as well as ways to ensure that no action would be taken against persons or their representatives who complained about forced labour. It also urged that all remaining possibilities to resolve the issue be pursued.
The Governing Body's committee on Sectoral and Technical meetings and Related issues recommended that it took note of the multilateral framework on labour migration and authorised the Director General to publish it. The multilateral framework, which is part of a plan of action for migrant workers agreed by constituents at the ILO in 2004, was adopted by a tripartite meeting of experts held in Geneva on October 31-November 2, 2005.
The Governing Body also approved the 340th and 341st reports of the ILO committee on freedom of association. At its March meeting, the committee examined 37 cases. Altogether there are currently 122 cases before the committee. It drew special attention to the cases of Belarus, Colombia, Myanmar and Nepal.
The Governing Body is composed of 56 titular members (28 governments, 14 employers and 14 workers) and 66 deputy members (28 governments, 19 employers and 19 workers). 10 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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