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Department of Labour Presentation of ILO 93 rd Conference to the Portfolio Committee on Labour. 8 November 2005. Presentation Outline. Committee on Finance Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Committee on the Application of Standards Committee on Work in the Fishing Sector
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Department of LabourPresentation of ILO 93rd Conference to the Portfolio Committee on Labour 8 November 2005
Presentation Outline • Committee on Finance • Committee on Occupational Safety and Health • Committee on the Application of Standards • Committee on Work in the Fishing Sector • Committee on Youth
1. Discussions of the Committee on Finance Mandate: The Committee discusses and concludes the budget of the ILO. Some of the issues discussed are as follows: • Status of collection of contribution • Assessment of the contributions of new member states • Scales of assessment of contributions to the budget • Composition of the Administrative Tribunal on the ILO • Programme and budget proposal for 2006/7
Finance Committee Conclusions • The committee endorsed the expenditure budget of $568,589,939 for the 2006 / 7 financial year. • The developing countries, particularly Africa are expected to benefit from the ILO Technical Programmes.
2. Discussions of the Committee on Safety and Health • The focus was on the discussion regarding the Promotional Framework on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). • The proposal requires that member states should then establish national systems that deal with OSH. • South Africa has already established such systems through its legislation • The 94th Session in 2006 will hold a second discussion on the matter with a view to establish a new Convention and Recommendation
3. Discussions of the Committee on the Application of Standards • The Committee monitors the implementation of ratified conventions and also requires member states to report on non-ratification of convention. • There was general unhappiness from the developing countries regarding the working method of the committee • It is felt that developing countries are more often called to account, which is viewed as a political ploy / abuse of power by the developed countries
4. Discussions of the Committee on Work in the Fishing Sector • The fishing sector has been identified as requiring attention as a result of the nature of work that is performed. • The ILO was requested to consider the following resolutions: • Promote social security for sea fishers • Examine the impact of globalization on the fishing sector • Examine, in conjunction with the World Health Organization, the occupational diseases and injuries affecting fishers
Fishing sector (continued) • Assist countries in providing technical expertise to member states that wish to ratify the proposed convention • To utilize the expertise at its disposal in order to make a contribution that responds to the labour market, employment and social protection needs of the affected countries
5. Discussions of the Committee on Youth Employment • Committee convened to discuss challenges and approaches to the problems of youth employment. • Youth employment has been identified as a global challenge that warranted an integrated approach
Youth Committee (Cont.) • Issues discussed: • Disadvantages faced by young people in the labour market • Packages of policies and programmes that encourage decent work for young people • Roles of governments, employers and workers organizations in promoting pathways for decent work for young men and women
Youth Employment (continued) • The establishment of a new instrument by the ILO that will focus on youth employment
Action plan calls to the ILO • The ILO was urged to do the following: • Work closely with the Youth Employment Network • Expand knowledge through the gathering of factual data and empirical evidence on the effectiveness of country policies • Facilitate global peer partnerships • Develop a research agenda that includes evaluation strategy • Strengthen research and knowledge dissemination on the 10 core elements in the ILO Global Employment Agenda
Southern Africa Sub-Regional Conference on Youth Employment • A sub-regional conference on youth employment was convened by the ILO in Zimbabwe in October 2005 • The objective was to discuss challenges for Southern Africa and to further develop strategies on how to address this problem.
Conclusions of the conference • Countries to develop action plans outlining interventions in dealing with youth employment. • Identify sectors with high potential for youth employment. • Gather factual data on the effectiveness of country policies and interventions.