The ILO sectoral work and priorities

1. The ILO sectoral work and priorities Sectoral Activities Department (SECTOR) ILO-Geneva EC Liaison Forum 28 January 2013

2. Sectoral social dialogue is at the heart of the Decent Work Agenda

3. Sectoral social dialogue: • Window to and on the world of work to bring together tripartite constituents at different levels • Opportunities for tripartite constituents to interact on issues of concern • Platform to promote employment generation and working conditions improvement in various sectors • Integrated agenda to address sector-specific challenges and needs Sectoral approach to decent work

4. Sectoral approachCross-cutting through the Decent Work Agenda

5. Natural resources and industries: • Agriculture, food and forestry • Agriculture, plantations, other rural sectors • Food, drink, tobacco • Forestry, wood, pulp, paper • Energy and mining • Mining (coal, other mining) • Oil and gas production; oil refining • Manufacturing • Basic metal production • Chemical industries • Mechanical and electrical engineering • Transport equipment manufacture • Textiles, clothing, leather, footwear • Infrastructure, construction and related industries • Construction • Public and private services: • Private sector services • Commerce • Financial services; Professional services • Hotels, catering, tourism • Media, culture, graphical • Postal and telecommunications services • Public service, utilities and health • Health services • Public administration • Utilities (water, gas, electricity) • Education and research • Pre-school and child-care • Compulsory schooling (Primary/Secondary) • Vocational training; Higher Education and Research • Non-teaching Personnel ILO Sectoral Programm:Groupings of sectors • Maritime & Transport: • Maritime (Shipping, ports, fisheries, waterways) • Transport (civil aviation, road, rail)

6. Consulted with tripartite constituents through sectoral advisory bodies • Approved by the Governing Body • Aligned with overall ILO priorities and outcomes • Guided by international labour standards • Follow-up to conclusions and recommendations of previous sectoral meetings and relevant ILC & GB decisions/resolutions ILO Sectoral ProgrammeFramework

7. Tripartite conclusions and recommendations adopted on key emerging issues Trends and challenges affecting selected industries and services around the world analysed Conventions ratified and sectoral standards and implemented Programmes and plans developed to promote decent work at sectoral level Joint work with UN and other international organizations • Consensus building • Knowledge development • Promotion of International Labour Standards • Capacity development • Policy coherence ILO Sectoral Programme Means of Action

8. Points of consensus on Conditions of Personnel in Early Childhood Education adopted (February 2012) • Points of consensus on Future Needs for Skills and Training in the Oil and Gas Industry adopted (December 2012) • Proposals for the promotion of decent work in the construction sector in Eastern African countries adopted (May 2012) Consensus building recent examples

9. Global impact of e-waste: addressing challenges • Built environment and labour: greening sectors • Digital labour challenge: work in new age media • Migrant workers in international hotel industry Knowledge developmentrecent examples

10. Action Plan for the ratification of the MLC, 2006 and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, N° 188 • Ratification and implementation of the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (N° 151) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Dominican Republic, FYR of Macedonia, Philippines, Serbia • Sub-regional workshop for the promotion of Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (N° 176) in Sub-Saharan countries International Labour StandardsRecent examples

11. Development of a national occupational safety and health policy for the agriculture sector in Zimbabwe • Promotion of social dialogue in the utilities (water) sector in Malawi and the Philippines • Portworker development programme implemented in more than 30 countries Capacity developmentRecent examples

12. Promotion of social dialogue in the road transport sector in Bulgaria and Romania • Promoting Decent Work Across Borders: a pilot project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers in the Philippines, India and Viet Nam • Decent Work for Food Security in Malawi and the Philippines Technical cooperationRecent examples

13. SG High Level Task Force on Global Food Security • UN Water • ILO/WHO/UNAIDS guidelines for improving health workers’ access to HIV and TB prevention, treatment, care and support services Policy coherenceSelected examples

14. Sectoral programme Priorities for the future

15. Sectoral meetings

16. Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry, 20-22 February • Global Dialogue Forum for the Promotion of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), 15-17 May • Meeting of Experts to Adopt Guidelines on Training of Ships’ Cooks, 23-27 September • Meeting of Experts on Policy Guidelines on the Promotion of Decent Work for Early Childhood Education Personnel, 12-15 November • Global Dialogue Forum on Initiatives to Promote Decent and Productive Work in the Chemical Industry, 26-28 November Sectoral meetings 2013

17. Sectoral meetings 2014-15 * • Global Dialogue Forums: • Commerce – diversification of employment relationships • Construction – decent work in infrastructure works (e.g. world sports events) • Electrical engineering - incidence temporary and other forms of employment in electronics • Media and culture – employment relationships • Telecommunications – employment relationships in telecommunication and call centers • Public service – impact of financial crisis on collective bargaining • Textiles – wages and working hours • Tripartite Sectoral Meetings: • Road transport – safety and health in passenger and freight transport • Oil and gas – skills and OSH in extreme climatic conditions * Subject to the approval of the Governing Body

18. Sectoral meetings 2014-15 * • Meeting of Experts for the review and adoption of new tools: • fishing- flag state inspection guidelines • shipping – occupational safety and health guidance * Subject to the approval of the Governing Body

19. Development of new tools to • Promote decent work for sustainable livelihoods and food security (targeting the agriculture and food sectors) • Promote socially responsible tourism • Revision of sectoral tools on safety and health: • Opencast mines • Ports • Shipbuilding and ship repair industries * Subject to the approval of the Governing Body Development of sectoral tools2014-15*

20. Chemical industries – impact on employment of technological advances in glass industries • Health services – implementation of social protection floors • Tobacco – data on employment trends • Maritime – working conditions in inland waterways • Ports – retirement age of portworkers * Subject to the approval of the Governing Body New research and studies2014-15*

21. Recurrent (statutory) work 2014-15 • Promotion of sectoral standards, codes of practice, guidelines or tools • Capacity development • Continued collaboration with UN agencies and other international/regional organizations

22. Thank you! ILO Sectoral Activities Department www.ilo.org/sector Beatriz Mello da Cunha – cunha@ilo.org May Mi Than Tun – thantun@ilo.org