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R: IC 12-0-17-8-100 TO ALL MEMBER STATES OF THE ILO 7 July 2023 Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work (Geneva, 25-29 September 2023) Dear Sir or Madam, In accordance with the decision taken by the Governing Body at its 346th Session (October- November 2022), it is my pleasure to invite your Government to nominate a representative to attend the Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work. The meeting will be held at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, from Monday, 25 to Friday, 29 September 2023. Agenda The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss opportunities and challenges for the future of work in retail and commerce in the context of digitalization as a vehicle to ensure a human-centred economic recovery, including from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of adopting conclusions, including recommendations for future action. Background documents The Office is preparing a report for discussion in English, French and Spanish, which will serve as a basis for the meeting’s deliberations. The report will be shared electronically with all representatives, advisers and observers ahead of the meeting, and will be posted on www.ilo.org/sector, where other meeting documents will also be made available. Composition The meeting will bring together governments of ILO Member States, eight Employer representatives and eight Worker representatives nominated by the Employers’ and Workers’ groups of the Governing Body, as well as advisers and observers. In accordance with the Standing Orders for technical meetings, 1 each government interested in attending the meeting may appoint one representative, who may be accompanied by one adviser. Alternatively, governments may participate as observers. Selected official international organizations, as well as non-governmental international organizations, will also be invited to participate in the meeting as observers. 1 Standing Orders for technical meetings, adopted by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office at its 334th Session (October-November 2018).  2. Accreditation If your Government wishes to participate in this meeting, kindly send a letter of nomination, before Friday, 25 August 2023, with the name, title and e-mail address of your Government’s representative and adviser by e-mail to [email protected]. Should your Government wish to participate in the meeting as an observer, please specify so in the aforementioned letter, with the name, title and e-mail address of the person nominated. When making these nominations, your Government is invited to bear in mind the resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference, calling upon members to include a greater number of women in their delegations to ILO meetings, as well as the applicable resolutions and targets of the United Nations concerning the promotion of gender balance. Interpretation Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish. Should your Government wish to request interpretation in other ILO working languages, 2 please indicate this by Friday, 28 July 2023. Travel arrangements In keeping with the Standing Orders for technical meetings, travel and subsistence expenses of government participants will be payable by the governments concerned. Please note that the Office neither supplies insurance coverage nor accepts any liability for a participant’s claim in connection with an accident or a medical disorder arising before, during or after the meeting. Participants are therefore responsible for obtaining adequate insurance coverage before travelling for the entire duration of the meeting, including time spent travelling to and from the event. Participants are kindly advised to only travel when in good health. Visas and accommodation I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that if participants require entry visas for Switzerland, which is part of the Schengen area, they will need to obtain them in their own countries well in advance of their departure. Lastly, please note that the Office is not equipped to make reservations for hotel accommodation. A list of hotels offering preferential rates for participants in ILO meetings may be furnished upon request. We look forward to receiving a positive reply from your Government. Yours sincerely, For the Director-General: Alette van Leur Director Sectoral Policies Department 2 Information on the conditions of the use of Arabic, Chinese, German and Russian can be provided upon request. Saatja: Marju Mikkov-Vekaria <[email protected]> Saadetud: 07.07.2023 13:53 Adressaat: <=?iso-8859-1?Q?Liis_T=F5nismaa?=> Koopia: <"SM Info">; Karin Voodla <[email protected]> Teema: FW: Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work (Geneva, 25-29 September 2023) Manused: TMDRS_EN.pdf From: ILO-BIT-OIT <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 11:20 AM To: ILO-BIT-OIT <[email protected]> Subject: Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work (Geneva, 25-29 September 2023) Governments of Member States of the International Labour Organization are requested to find attached an important communication concerning the Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work. 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