Preparing for the General Survey on Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience

Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience: A global webinar for preparing reports and comments for the General Survey

Organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), in collaboration with the International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) and the field Offices.

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Recording of the webinar

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Under article 19 of the ILO Constitution, Members shall report to the Director-General of the International Labour Office, at appropriate intervals as requested by the Governing Body on the position of their law and practice in regard to the matters dealt with in unratified Conventions and in Recommendations. On this basis, the Governing Body selects each year the Conventions and Recommendations on which member States are requested to supply reports. These reports and the comments received by employers’ and workers’ organizations allow the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) to establish General Surveys on the effect given, in law and in practice, to the instruments considered.

At its 349th Session in October-November 2023, the Governing Body decided that the General Survey to be prepared by the CEACR in 2025, and to be discussed by the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards (CAN) in 2026 will cover the Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation, 2017 (No. 205).

This webinar seeks to assist ILO constituents in preparing reports and comments for this General Survey that are informative and that are transmitted to the International Labour Office on time.

Target audience

Government officials responsible for matters relating to international labour standards (ILS), including the fulfilment of the reporting obligations laid down by the ILO Constitution.
Representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations responsible for ILO matters, in particular members of national tripartite committees.
Officials of the ILO and the United Nations system.

Objectives of the webinar

To better understand the relevance of Recommendation No. 205 in the current context of multiple unprecedented crises.
To be better equipped to prepare the report under article 19 of the ILO Constitution for the General Survey on employment and decent work for peace and resilience, to prepare related comments, and to participate actively in consultations and discussions on the topic.

Content

The context and procedure for General Surveys, together with Member States related time-bound obligations.
The origin, relevance and content of Recommendation No. 205.
The structure and content of the related report form approved by the Governing Body, with examples of approaches, strategies, activities and measures that can be adopted to implement the instrument.
The ILO Action Programme and Network on Crisis.