Luanda – Angola is participating since Friday in the opening session of the 110th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva (Switzerland), running until the 11th of June, at the Organization's headquarters, with inaugural session being held virtually.
The Secretary of State for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Pedro José Filipe, and seven MAPTSS experts participate in the event.
While the minister of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security (MAPTSS) Teresa Rodrigues Dias, head of the Angolan delegation to the event, is expected in Geneva on the 5th of June.
The team will also be made up of the Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations Offices in Geneva Margarida Izata, and diplomats from the Permanent Mission.
During the event, MAPTSS head Teresa Rodrigues Dias will speak in the plenary, which begins on June 6, where the most serious issues that have affected government agendas will be presented, particularly in the context of a pandemic.
According to the ILC agenda, the commissions will start the preparatory work on the 30th of May, with the plenary sessions to take place between the 6th and 11th of June.
The high-level summit on the world of work will be held on the 10th of June and will end on the 11th of June.
At this event, the CPLP Executive Secretary, Zacarias da Costa, will also make a statement on behalf of the Group.
The agenda will covers the possible amendment of the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work to include safe and healthy working conditions.
An initial discussion on learning will be held with a view to the possible creation of a new international labor standard.
The committees will also discuss decent work and the social and solidarity economy and the strategic objective as part of the follow-up mechanism to the ILO Declaration on social justice for fair globalization.
The conference will be followed by an ILO Governing Board meeting on 13 June, at which new leaders will be elected for the period 2022-2023.
The ILC, also known as the world labour parliament, is the largest international meeting dedicated to the world of work, with the participation of representatives of governments, employers and workers from the 187 member states of the ILO.
Delegates discuss major issues related to the world of work, adopt and monitor the application of international labor standards, and define the ILO's priorities and budget at the global level.
