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Accra, June 3, GNA – President Akuffo-Addo
will speak at a high-level plenary session at the 108th International Conference of the
Labor Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on the future of work, an example
initiative of the Organization.
A statement from the Ministry of Employment
and labor relations and copy to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said Mr.
Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, will be
The Ghanaian delegation to the conference to be held from 10 to 21 June
2019.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the
The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Conference will be the major
centenary celebration of the ILO.
The conference will be the occasion
Member States to bring together their tripartite constituents, including
Governments, trade unions and employers' badociations, to come back to the
its performance over the past 100 years and prepare for the future.
The CDI, also known as International
Parliament, is the highest decision-making body that adopts
resolutions and conventions governing the world of work of its 187 members
States.
Therefore, the knowledge shared during the CDI
on critical issues such as child labor, labor migration and badual harbadment
workplace and social protection will help build the capacity of Member States.
ability to develop inclusive work policies, formulate and execute projects
as well as programs in line with the Decent Work Agenda.
Having been a member of the Organization
Since 1957, the government and its social partners have had rich experiences in
their interaction with the ILO, helping to stimulate creative thinking and
catalyze action to its normative functions.
In plenary, delegates will discuss
Report of the World Commission on the Future of Work.
The 25-member commission that released the
The global report was prepared by the ILO in the context of
globalization is changing and its impact on the world of work.
In the end, the Commission
make recommendations on the future of work.
The Conference should also adopt a
important Centennial Declaration to guide Member States and
The ILO as an organization is attacking the challenges of its second century.
In addition, the conference should
adopt new standards on the issue of violence and harbadment in the world of
in line with its agenda for decent work.
GNA
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