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Sectoral meetings

Several times per year, representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations from different countries and regions meet at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva, to participate in tripartite sectoral technical meetings and meetings of experts. Based on the most up-to-date research produced by the ILO, the tripartite representatives meet to debate emerging issues, main trends and challenges of their sector.

Consensus reached during such sectoral meetings results in recommendations for policy and action in the sectors, or adopted codes of practice and guidelines. These recommendations, adopted at the end of the meetings, serve as a basis for the development of national policies and programmes, and provide guidance to constituents at international as well as country level.
 

Ongoing and upcoming sectoral meetings

Technical meeting on decent work in the railways sector
View from a railway bridge of freight trains in the sunset

Technical meeting on decent work in the railways sector

Meeting of experts on guidelines for fair labour market services for migrant fishers
Photo of a fishing vessel.

Meeting of experts on guidelines for fair labour market services for migrant fishers

Meeting of experts on a code of practice on occupational safety and health in aquaculture
Aerial view of fish farms in Scotland

Meeting of experts on a code of practice on occupational safety and health in aquaculture

Past sectoral meetings

Meeting of experts to adopt policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in recycling
Worker at a recycling plant

Meeting of experts to adopt policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in recycling

Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of the Joint Maritime Commission (April 2025)
The Hong Kong pilot ship navigates the APL Boston container ship.

Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of the Joint Maritime Commission (April 2025)

Technical meeting on the promotion of decent work and a just transition, including skills and lifelong learning, in the food and ...
Male worker using laptop amidst production line in juice factory

Technical meeting on the promotion of decent work and a just transition, including skills and lifelong learning, in the food and ...

Conclusions and recommendations of sectoral meetings

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical Meeting on the promotion of decent work and a just transition including skills and lifelong...
Male worker using laptop amidst production line in juice factory

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical Meeting on the promotion of decent work and a just transition including skills and lifelong...

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical Meeting on the Promotion of Decent Work and a Just Transition in the Building Materials...
Concrete mixing tank in a factory

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical Meeting on the Promotion of Decent Work and a Just Transition in the Building Materials...

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical meeting on decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector
Aerial shot of the Merwede canal near the Arkel village located in the Netherlands.

Conclusions and recommendations - Technical meeting on decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector