Sixth meeting of the Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group (2021)

Organised by the ILO

The Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group will meet in plenary from 13:00 to 15:00 (Geneva time) each day from Monday, 13 September – Friday, 17 September 2021. A meeting might take place on Saturday, 18 September if necessary to reach consensus: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---normes/documents/genericdocument/wcms_815993.pdf

Aim of the meeting

At its sixth meeting, the Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group will be reviewing five instruments, and considering the follow-up to be taken to a further five outdated instruments, concerning social security (unemployment benefit, comprehensive sectoral standards and medical care and sickness  benefits).

1. Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988 (No. 168)
2. Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Recommendation, 1988 (No. 176)
3. Examination of follow-up taken to Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (No. 44)
4. Unemployment Provision Recommendation, 1934 (No. 44)
5. Social Insurance (Agriculture) Recommendation, 1921 (No. 17)
6. Social Security (Armed Forces) Recommendation, 1944 (No. 68)
7. Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69)
8. Sickness Insurance (Industry) Convention, 1927 (No. 24)
9. Sickness Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1927 (No. 25)
10. Sickness Insurance Recommendation, 1927 (No. 29)

IOE Role

To support the preparation of the Employer members of the Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group.