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Geneva
In 1986 the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted an Amendment to the ILO Constitution to make the ILO’s governance structure fairer and more inclusive. This high-level event is aimed at promoting the 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the ILO Constitution and is organized following the request formulated by the ILO Governing Body at its 353rd Session (March 2025) and reiterated at its 356th Session (March 2026) to have such an event organized in the margins of the International Labour Conference.
Interpretation available: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, German, Russian.
Opening remarks
Juan Castillo
President of the 114th International Labour Conference, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Uruguay
Speakers
Remo Becci
Chief of Unit, Records and archives management services unit, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Matthias Thorns
Chairperson, Employer's group
Anthony Yaw Baah
Workers' delegate, Ghana
Yacoubou Ambarka Hassane
Government representative from Niger, on behalf of the African Group , Niger
Aminul Islam
Representante gubernamental de Bangladesh en nombre de un grupo de países
Jérôme Cosandey
Head of the Labour Directorate, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland
Edgar Moyo
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe
Marath Baruch Bolaños López
Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare, Mexico
Joel Chigona
Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Malawi
Elmer Schialer
Embajador y Representante Permanente del Perú, Peru
Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi
Ministro de Estado de Asuntos Laborales, Nigeria
Daniel Teressa Shone
Ministro de Estado de Asuntos Laborales, Ethiopia
Faye Prescod
Government delegate, Barbados
Tovar da Silva Nunes
Embajador y Representante Permanente de Brasil
Rita Barreau Kambangoye
Embajadora y Representante Permanente de Gabon, Gabon
Olta Manjani
Deputy Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, Albania
Muftah Elgadi
Viceministro de Trabajo para la Cooperación Internacional, Libya
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Secretary General of the 114th International Labour Conference and Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Closing remarks
Nahida Sobhan
Government Vice-President of the Conference, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Bangladesh
Event details
Date
Location
Tempus conference room, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
114th Session of the International Labour Conference
114th Session of the International Labour Conference
Dialog
Dialog