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Governing Body of the International Labour Office

The Governing Body is the executive body of the International Labour Office (the Office is the secretariat of the Organization). It meets three times a year, in March, June and November. It takes decisions on ILO policy, decides the agenda of the International Labour Conference, adopts the draft Programme and Budget of the Organization for submission to the Conference, and elects the Director-General.

It is composed of 56 titular members (28 Governments, 14 Employers and 14 Workers) and 66 deputy members (28 Governments, 19 Employers and 19 Workers). Ten of the titular government seats are permanently held by States of chief industrial importance (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States). The other Government members are elected by the Conference every three years (the last elections were held in June 2005). The Employer and Worker members are elected in their individual capacity.

The Governing Body has the following committees:

• Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)
• Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee (PFA)
• Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards (LILS)
  • Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises (MNE)
• Committee on Employment and Social Policy (ESP)
• Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues (STM)
• Committee on Technical Cooperation (TC)
• Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization (WP/SDG)

Further details of the procedure and functioning of the Governing Body and its committees can be found in the Guide.