Meeting of experts

R: IC 14-010-100 TO ALL MEMBER STATES OF THE ILO 2 March 2023 Meeting of experts on decent work in agri-food: An essential part of sustainable food systems (Geneva, 8-12 May 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 one observer to attend the Meeting of experts on decent work in agri-food: An essential part of sustainable food systems. The meeting will be held at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, from Monday, 8 to Friday, 12 May 2023. Agenda The purpose of the meeting will be to adopt guidelines on the promotion of decent work in the agri-food sector. Background Documents The Office is preparing draft guidelines in English, French and Spanish for consideration by the Meeting of Experts. The draft guidelines will be shared electronically with all experts, 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 be composed of 24 experts. Eight Employers’ experts and eight Workers’ experts nominated by the Employers’ and Workers’ groups of the Governing Body, and eight experts nominated by the following Governments: Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, the Netherlands and Viet Nam.1 Selected official international organizations, as well as non-governmental international organizations, will also be invited to participate in the meeting as observers. 1 Reserve list: Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines and South Africa.  2. Accreditation If your Government wishes to participate in this meeting as an observer, kindly send a letter of nomination, before Friday, 21 April 2023, with the name, title, and e-mail address of your Government observer by e-mail to [email protected]. 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. Travel arrangements In keeping with the Standing Orders for meetings of experts2, travel and subsistence expenses of government observers 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 your nominated observer requires an entry visa for Switzerland, which is part of the Schengen area, he/she will need to obtain them 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 Standing Orders for meetings of experts, adopted by the ILO Governing Body at its 334th Session (October–November 2018). 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