Meeting

E INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE 4 ALBERT EMBANKMENT 4 route des Morillons LONDON SE1 7SR CH-1211 Geneva 22 Telephone: 020 7735 7611 Telephone: +41 22 799 6235 Fax: 020 7587 3210 Fax: +41 22 799 6941 Telex: 23588 IMOLDN G Circular Letter No.4645 20 October 2022 To: The Governments of Argentina, France, India, Indonesia, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines and the United Kingdom All other IMO and ILO Member States United Nations and specialized agencies International organizations Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ILO Subject: First meeting of the Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group (JTWG) to identify and address seafarersʹ issues and the human element (13 to 15 December 2022) 1 IMO and ILO have the honour to invite representation at the first meeting of the Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group (JTWG) to identify and address seafarersʹ issues and the human element, which has been scheduled to take place from Tuesday, 13 December to Thursday, 15 December 2022. 2 The JTWG meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format. In-person presence is recommended at the meeting venue, which is the Headquarters of ILO in Geneva, Switzerland (4 Route des Morillons, 1211 Geneva 22). 3 The purpose of the meeting is to discuss, with a view to approval, guidelines for port State and flag State authorities on how to deal with seafarer abandonment cases. Meeting arrangements 4 Meeting arrangements will be in line with the terms of reference provided in the Resolution concerning the establishment of a Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group to Identify and Address Seafarers' Issues and the Human Element. 5 The IMO Council, at its 127th session in July 2022, endorsed the establishment of the JTWG, including its method of work and terms of reference, and appointed the following Governments as IMO representatives to the first meeting of the JTWG: ARGENTINA KENYA FRANCE MARSHALL ISLANDS INDIA PHILIPPINES INDONESIA UNITED KINGDOM I:\C_L\CL.4645.docx Circular Letter No.4645 Page 2 6 The Employersʹ and Workersʹ groups of the ILO Governing Body will appoint eight shipownersʹ and eight seafarersʹ representatives, respectively. 7 The members of the JTWG may be accompanied by a maximum of two experts or advisers each. 8 All other IMO and ILO Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are invited to attend the JTWG as observers, and they may address the meeting with the permission of the Chairperson. Registration 9 The name, title and email address of the eight nominated Government representatives and their experts or advisers should be submitted to the Joint ILO-IMO Secretariat at [email protected] before Friday, 11 November 2022, indicating if participation at the JTWG will be in-person or remote. 10 Other ILO and IMO Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations wishing to nominate observers should also submit their in-person or remote nominations to the same email address before Friday, 11 November 2022. 11 In order to be admitted into the Headquarters of the International Labour Organization, please bring a copy of this invitation with you as well as proof of identity, e.g. passport or identity card. Practical information regarding visa applications 12 Participants to the meeting should reserve hotel accommodation as soon as possible. Those requiring entry visas for Switzerland, which is part of the Schengen area, (or transit visas for countries through which they pass), will need to obtain them in their own countries well in advance of their departure. Participants wishing to visit or stay in France during the period of the meeting should obtain the necessary single or multiple entry visas for France in their home country. ___________ I:\C_L\CL.4645.docx Saatja: Marju Mikkov-Vekaria <[email protected]> Saadetud: 31.10.2022 13:12 Adressaat: SM Info <[email protected]> Koopia: Martin Mändveer <[email protected]> Teema: FW: First meeting of the Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group (JTWG) to identify and address seafarersʹ issues and the human element (13 to 15 December 2022) From: ILO-BIT-OIT &lt;[email protected]&gt; Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 5:44 PMTo: ILO-BIT-OIT &lt;[email protected]&gt;Subject: First meeting of the Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group (JTWG) to identify and address seafarersʹ issues and the human element (13 to 15 December 2022) Please find attached, for your information, a circular letter which has been sent by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with regards to the First meeting of the Joint ILO-IMO Tripartite Working Group to identify and address seafarers issues and the human element (Geneva, 13- 15 December 2022). ----------------------------------------- This electronic message may contain confidential, proprietary or privileged information intended solely for the use of the named recipient. 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