June 7, 2024-. Cuba was re-elected today as deputy member of the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO), for the period 2024-2027.
With 193 votes, Cuba was the country with the highest support in its regional group.
The vote took place in the context of the 112th International Labor Conference, which is in session in Geneva until June 14. A total of 18 titular members and 28 deputy members were elected.
Since 1959, Cuba has been a member of the Governing Body for 14 terms. Within the framework of the Organization's main decision-making body, Cuba has always valued tripartite dialogue and cooperation with ILO bodies.
The Council, composed of a total of 56 titular members and 66 deputies, meets three times a year and takes decisions on the Organization's policy.
As a founding member of the ILO in 1919, Cuba has played an active role in the work of the Organization, adhering to the principle of tripartism and social dialogue.
The country has ratified 90 ILO Conventions and 1 Protocol, of which 66 are in force. It is a State Party to the 10 conventions considered fundamental; to 2 of the 4 governance conventions; and to 78 of the 177 technical conventions.
Cuba is committed to the promotion and protection of workers' rights and trade union freedoms, and has expressed its willingness to continue working to promote the necessary international cooperation in the ILO, with the aim of universalizing the realization of the goals of full employment and decent work for all. (Cubaminrex)
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