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113th Session of the International Labour Conference

Opening of the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference

Plenary debates – Morning sitting

Plenary debates - Afternoon sitting

World Day Against Child Labour 2025

Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Key intervention’s Spotlight - Living wages: A driver of social and economic development   

Closing of the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference

Switzerland

The International Labour Organization will hold its 112th annual International Labour Conference in Geneva from 3–14 June 2024. Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 187 Member States will tackle a wide range of issues, including: a standard-setting discussion on protection against biological hazards, a recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of fundamental principles and rights at work and a general discussion on decent work and the care economy. The Conference will also elect members of the Governing Body for the 2024-27 term of office&nbsp;&nbsp;

Official website of the 112th International Labour Conference

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Voices from the 112th International Labour Conference

The opening sitting of the 112th International Labour Conference will elect the Conference President and Vice-Presidents, adopt the operational arrangements for the conduct of the Conference and the constitution of committees. It will hear the opening addresses of the President of the Conference, the Employers’ and Workers’ Groups Chairpersons as well as the ILO Director-General and a special address by Ms Jayati Ghosh -Development Economist- on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the <a href="https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:62:0::NO:62:P62_LIST_ENTRIE_ID:2453907:NO#declaration">Declaration of Philadelphia</a>.

Opening of the 112th International Labour Conference

Palais des Nations

Discussion of the Reports of the Director-General and of the Chairperson of the Governing Body.

- Adoption of the report of the <a href="https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/international-labour-conference/112th-session-international-labour-conference/general-affairs-committee-112th-session">General Affairs Committee&nbsp;</a>- Discussion of the <a href="https://www.ilo.org/resource/conference-paper/report-112th-session-ilc-june-2024-situation-workers-occupied-arab">Director-General's report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories</a>

Special sitting on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories (morning)

Discussion of the <a href="https://www.ilo.org/resource/conference-paper/report-112th-session-ilc-june-2024-situation-workers-occupied-arab">Director General report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories</a>.

Special sitting on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories (afternoon)

As the preparations for the Second World Summit for Social Development to be held in 2025 are under way, this Strategic Dialogue is an opportunity to exchange views with Ambassador Kridelka of Belgium and Ambassador Hilale of Morocco, the two co-facilitators of the process. The session will be opened by the President of the Conference and includes a statement from the ILO Director General, followed by a statement from a representative of the workers’ and of the employers’ group.&nbsp; Delegates will be invited to take the floor and engage in a dialogue with the two co-facilitators.

Strategic Dialogue with Co-Facilitators of the World Summit for Social Development

Discussion of the Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General.

- Presentation, discussion and noting of the report of the Finance Committee (Record of proceedings No. 4A), including the adoption of two draft resolutions.- Discussion of the Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General

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- Presentation and noting of the first report of the Credentials Committee.- Discussion of the Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General.

Plenary debates - Morning sitting

Discussion of the Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General

Panel discussion&nbsp;The high-level side event organized by the ILO during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference, at the fringes of the Recurrent Item Discussion on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, celebrates the 25 years since the adoption of ILO Convention No. 182.It also provides an opportunity for tripartite constituents to discuss advances and challenges in relation to the elimination of child labour with the aim to improve implementation worldwide, as well as to promote universal ratification of ILO Convention No. 138.&nbsp;Let’s Act on our Commitments: End Child Labour This year’s World Day will focus on celebrating the 25th&nbsp;anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour,1999 (No. 182), which, in 2020, was the first ILO Convention to be universally ratified. While calling on all member States that have not yet done so to ratify the Convention on the Minimum Age, 1973 (No. 138), the World Day is also an opportunity for reminding all stakeholders to improve their implementation of&nbsp;the two fundamental&nbsp;ILO Conventions&nbsp;on child labour – Conventions No. 182 and No. 138.While much progress has been made in reducing child labour over the years, recent years have seen global trends reverse, and, now more than ever, it is important to join forces to accelerate action towards ending child labour in all its forms.With the adoption of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 8.7, the international community made a commitment to the elimination of child labour in all its forms by 2025.&nbsp; Governments around the world have ratified ILO Conventions on child labour (Convention No. 182 ratified by all 187 ILO member States, and Convention No. 138 ratified by 176 Member States) and are committed to their implementation. The Durban Call to Action, adopted by delegates following the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in 2022, shows the way.&nbsp;This year, the Regional Initiative “Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour” is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the event will feature a video message by tripartite representatives of the Initiative.&nbsp;

World Day Against Child Labour

<a href="https://live.ilo.org/events/inaugural-forum-global-coalition-social-justice-2024-06">Watch the forum</a>&nbsp;

Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

- Credentials Committee&nbsp;- Standard-Setting Committee on Biological Hazards- Recurrent Discussion Committee on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

- General Discussion Committee on Decent Work and the Care Economy&nbsp;- Committee on the Application of Standards- Closing ceremony

112th International Labour Conference

Full schedule

Monday, 3 June 2024

Tuesday, 4 June 2024

Wednesday, 5 June 2024

Thursday, 6 June 2024

Friday, 7 June 2024

Monday, 10 June 2024

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Thursday, 13 June 2024

Friday, 14 June 2024